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Re: Cities with Nice Weather

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Post by FabHK »

rob74 wrote: post #183
angarg12 wrote: post #59

> We’ll ignore any other weather characteristics like humidity, rain, wind, diurnal temperature difference, etc. I chuckled at this. Ignoring factors like humidity, rain, wind, and number of sunny days gives you a very distorted vision of the weather in a given place.

Well, that's oceanic vs. continental climate for you: a large mass of water nearby (preferably to the East) tends to even out temperature differences, but you also get a lot of moisture. You can't have everything, as they say. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanic_climate I'm quite surprised Quito (capital of Ecuador) didn't come up however: it's near the Equator, so constant temperatures, and at very high altitude,…

Exactly. Quito and (very similarly) Medellin missing? Huge red flag.

The methodology is very clearly flawed; maybe amusing as a programming exercise, but of no value in determining where one wants to live.

Re: Cities with Nice Weather

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Post by benttoothpaste »

dkasper wrote: post #43
hsn915 wrote: post #24

The SF Bay Area has the nicest weather year round, which is probably a strong contributing factor to why the area is so rich. I'm currently in Tokyo. The temparetrue is not the nicest year round, but it feels very natural. There are four seasons. Winter is tolerable and it rarely goes below 0C. It snows about once a year. Summer is hot, just like it should be, but it hardly goes above 32C. The only thing that bothers…

The main problem with the California coast is that the water is so cold. Between NorCal and SoCal there is pretty much an ideal weather zone for everyone.

That cold water is partly responsible for California’s perfect weather. A warmer sea would produce some undesirable weather phenomena like hurricanes.

Re: Cities with Nice Weather

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Post by FabHK »

FargaColora wrote: post #131

Interesting cultural difference on what is "nice" weather. For me, a good city should have seasonality, that is the "joy of life". The changing of the seasons and the cycle through life is what makes me happy. Snowy winter days, the springtime change, endlessly long summer days, and the first cool autumn breeze as the colours change.

I have friend and colleagues in Singapore, which they describe as having two seasons: rainy and dry. They alternate every 15 minutes or so.

After some years, yes, many miss the seasons very much.

Re: Cities with Nice Weather

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Post by mskullcap »

gspr wrote: post #173
the_origami_fox wrote: post #129

Johannesburg, South Africa. A city with many problems but everyone agrees the weather is great. Average temperature per month ranges from 10C to 20C. Extremes are normally between 0C and 30C. (It can feel very cold when it goes below 0C because the housing is not built for that.) Low humidity. It rains less than 90 days a year and most of that is in short, concentrated afternoon thunderstorms in the summer. I'd have…

As a Norwegian, I'm rather used to cold and wind. I was once in Johannesburg in late-winter-early-spring. It's one of the coldest experiences of my life! Indeed, the outdoor temperature wasn't too bad, but the wind was constant and what the fuck why are there like centimeter-wide gaps around doors where the wind just comes howling in so that you have to wear a jacket indoors?!

I am Canadian, I lived in Joburg for 2yrs. You are bang on: huge gaps in doors, windows that can't fully close and uninsulated homes. It was bloody cold in the winter, with my indoor temp being around 10C in the morning! And of course, all sorts of creepy crawlies appearing in my living room (scorpions, prawns) at random times. Loved the cloudless skies, however.

Re: Cities with Nice Weather

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Post by chrsw »

San Diego has the best weather I've ever experienced. I've been there at different times of the year too. I don't live there and don't have any motivation to say that other than just being honest. I don't have any data to support my claim but it's not even mentioned in this analysis. I wonder what criteria ruled it out.

Re: Cities with Nice Weather

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Post by arethuza »

s17k wrote: post #200
yakubin wrote: post #194

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Different people like different weather. For me e.g. Edinburgh has the perfect weather (I'm planning to move there). Where I am currently (Poland), I'm miserable in the summer, when humidity drops as low as 40% and temperatures get above 25°C (up to 33°C, or even 42°C in some godforesaken parts of the country). For me to feel comfortable, 22°C is the max (-5°C is the soft min, but will also take -20°C over 30°C), hum…

I lived in Edinburgh for 3.5 years and rn I have moved back to Poland. The summers in Edi are great for working, most of the time it is very slightly below t-shirt weather. However, the weather oveerall is really bland for my taste. I enjoy the variety of winter snow and summer heat. Also, once in a while it is very windy which is not too pleasant. The air feels fresh as well because it is somewhat windy all the time…

I remember a colleague who I worked alongside in Edinburgh commenting that his first impression coming from Spain was how quickly the clouds move here.

Re: Cities with Nice Weather

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Post by quickthrower2 »

Nullabillity wrote: post #139
thematrixturtle wrote: post #135

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This problem is trivially fixed with blackout curtains. Dealing with lack of sun is harder.

Lack of sun is trivially fixed with lights. Blackout curtains don't form a good seal and always let light bleed through around the edges.

Eye mask too

Re: Cities with Nice Weather

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Post by ekianjo »

yakubin wrote: post #194
rgmerk wrote: post #65

If your methodology for identifying "cities with nice weather" returns Reykjavik in its top ten, either your sample only includes places with terrible weather, or your methodology is completely whacked. Reykjavik is a wonderful little city, but it's cold, extremely windy, and often very miserable. The place with the most pleasant weather I've ever experienced is probably the area around the Gold Coast, Queensland, Au…

Different people like different weather. For me e.g. Edinburgh has the perfect weather (I'm planning to move there). Where I am currently (Poland), I'm miserable in the summer, when humidity drops as low as 40% and temperatures get above 25°C (up to 33°C, or even 42°C in some godforesaken parts of the country). For me to feel comfortable, 22°C is the max (-5°C is the soft min, but will also take -20°C over 30°C), hum…

> Different people like different weather

Not really, rather people get used to where they have to live and then rationalize the fact that they "like it" because they don't really have a choice.

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