Goldilocks Zone Finder – Find your ideal climate

Post by mkj » Sun, Mar 13, 2022, 5:17 AM UTC

richiebful1 wrote: post #139

jakear wrote: post #87

Those finding fault in this may be better served by the B6ppen climate classification, which is a global index that takes into account not just temperature but also rainfall and whether the rain is strongest in summer or winter. Notably, it shows that the idyllic Mediterranean/Californian climate can also be found in parts of Western Australia, South Africa, and Chile. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_cl…

Is there a good dataset for getting the Koppen classifications of different regions? I can find a lot of pictures of the map, but I'm having trouble finding shapefiles or another GIS format.

Post by culopatin » Sun, Mar 13, 2022, 2:01 PM UTC

nemo1618 wrote: post #28

silisili wrote: post #3

I like data like this - it reminds me of the pleasant places maps[1]. That said - you have to be wary of both types of maps because it doesn't take into account other potentially annoying factors. The biggest being humidity - there's a huge difference between 90 degree phoenix and 90 degree miami. Then there's rainfall, and one a lot of people don't think about - wind. To add - if you're thinking about seriously comp…

Hmm, I can probably incorporate humidity data without too much trouble. Is there a standard way to calculate a "feels like" temperature using humidity? btw, thanks for reminding me of the pleasant places map -- I think it must have been an unconscious influence on this.

Post by llamaLord » Mon, Mar 14, 2022, 5:29 AM UTC

JimDabell wrote: post #161

chockchocschoir wrote: post #141

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As someone who is considering my next place in the world to live for a 5-10 year period, it would be amazing if this website could support world data, not just the US. If needed, I'm ready to help fund the expansion to support more parts of the world :)

Check out Climate Finder: https://nomadlist.com/climate-finder

Post by loloquwowndueo » Mon, Mar 14, 2022, 5:07 PM UTC

mannerheim wrote: post #188

loloquwowndueo wrote: post #179

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defining a scale using the two transition points of a common naturally-occurring substance which is crucial to life and chemical processes makes a lot of sense. Using a random human’s body temperature and a strange random mixture of chemicals as scale points does not make any sense. Might as well pick a random hot day and a random cold day and use that.

Regardless, I don't see how in practice it matters that water boils at a hundred degrees. E.g., never when boiling water have I set a temperature.

Post by loloquwowndueo » Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 5:06 PM UTC

mannerheim wrote: post #198

loloquwowndueo wrote: post #197

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You must not care about the quality of your coffee then.

I'm not sure what you mean. I'm by no means an aficionado, but I've had coffee via automatic drip brew, Keurig, French press, even boiled some water in a small pot and had it like tea a few times. But I've never had to deal with the temperature personally, and that seems rather niche anyway.