What's the best weather in the world?
Aug. 30th, 2005 12:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
guslWhere's the best weather in the world?
I like my weather between 15C-25C degrees (59F-77F), predictable, and not rainy or cloudy.
Dry places, unfortunately, tend to have a lot of variation.
The best candidates are likely to be high places close to the equator:
* My mom's birthplace, Garanhuns, seems pretty good. 9°S, 800m high. It's still a bit wet for my taste (800mm / year). I estimate monthly averages fluctuate between 18C and 24C, which is ideal.
* Bogotá is almost on the equator (4°N), if a bit on the cold side (monthly averages are between 14C and 17C). But it's really high up (2600m).
Unfortunately, none of the above is very attractive culturally.
Los Angeles seems pretty good on the precipitation scale, but probably gets too hot during the summer. Probably similar to Sevilla. Likewise, I think Vancouver is similar to London & Amsterdam: too cloudy.
I'm obsessed with making decision-support software... I know that a lot of people make important life decisions based on weather considerations. Shouldn't they then make an effort to be well-informed about it?
I once bought a "World Weather Guide" book... but I wonder where I left it during my series of moves. It might still be with my family in Brazil.
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UPDATE: http://www.worldclimate.com/ seems like a good resource
IMPORTANT FACTORS, for each month of the year:
* average temperature, by day and by night
* cloud cover, sunshine
* precipitation
I like my weather between 15C-25C degrees (59F-77F), predictable, and not rainy or cloudy.
Dry places, unfortunately, tend to have a lot of variation.
The best candidates are likely to be high places close to the equator:
* My mom's birthplace, Garanhuns, seems pretty good. 9°S, 800m high. It's still a bit wet for my taste (800mm / year). I estimate monthly averages fluctuate between 18C and 24C, which is ideal.
* Bogotá is almost on the equator (4°N), if a bit on the cold side (monthly averages are between 14C and 17C). But it's really high up (2600m).
Unfortunately, none of the above is very attractive culturally.
Los Angeles seems pretty good on the precipitation scale, but probably gets too hot during the summer. Probably similar to Sevilla. Likewise, I think Vancouver is similar to London & Amsterdam: too cloudy.
I'm obsessed with making decision-support software... I know that a lot of people make important life decisions based on weather considerations. Shouldn't they then make an effort to be well-informed about it?
I once bought a "World Weather Guide" book... but I wonder where I left it during my series of moves. It might still be with my family in Brazil.
---
UPDATE: http://www.worldclimate.com/ seems like a good resource
IMPORTANT FACTORS, for each month of the year:
* average temperature, by day and by night
* cloud cover, sunshine
* precipitation