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Rain in western Europe is not associated with summer.. almost everyone you speak to would define a good summer as warm-hot, dry and sunny. Only farmers and thunderstorm enthusiasts, or the odd person who likes rain and cloud for some weird reason would say otherwise in the part of the world
Meh, I don't see the positive to endless sunshine and dryness in the summer. I hate seeing parched landscapes.....green and stormy summers at least makes the landscapes nice and lush and farmers don't have to worry about drought, and no worrying about water restrictions also.
Meh, I don't see the positive to endless sunshine and dryness in the summer. I hate seeing parched landscapes.....green and stormy summers at least makes the landscapes nice and lush and farmers don't have to worry about drought, and no worrying about water restrictions also.
It's more because most of Western Europe has a sunshine maximum, rainfall minimum in the summer months, even north of the Mediterranean areas. Particularly along coastal areas in France and in southern UK places like Portsmouth have much drier and sunnier summers than winters, though still firmly oceanic.
Even here in London we have a precipitation maximum in late Autumn, the rest of the year it is relatively evenly spread out, though fewer precipitation days in summer.. so most people here think of a typical summer as dry and a typical winter as gloomy and wet. On the east coast of the US rainfall is very evenly spread throughout the year, with a lot of places getting a summer maximum and also many places also have a similar sunshine % in winter as they do in summer in stark contrast to here, which probably explains the difference in our perceptions of summer
It's more because most of Western Europe has a sunshine maximum, rainfall minimum in the summer months, even north of the Mediterranean areas. Particularly along coastal areas in France and in southern UK places like Portsmouth have much drier and sunnier summers than winters, though still firmly oceanic.
Even here in London we have a precipitation maximum in late Autumn, the rest of the year it is relatively evenly spread out, though fewer precipitation days in summer.. so most people here think of a typical summer as dry and a typical winter as gloomy and wet. On the east coast of the US rainfall is very evenly spread throughout the year, with a lot of places getting a summer maximum and also many places also have a similar sunshine % in winter as they do in summer in stark contrast to here, which probably explains the difference in our perceptions of summer
Ah, that's true. I thought you meant more in the sense that Western Europeans thought the only good summers are sunny and dry ones.
People seem to have a misconception on Eastern US summers.....sure they're stormy but they are still very sunny. You get the best of both worlds - plenty of sunshine but enough rain to keep things nice and green.
Europe generally looks terrible for warm rain lovers. Most coastal locations in the southern US average more rainfall June-August than the whole year in Valencia.
Europe generally looks terrible for warm rain lovers. Most coastal locations in the southern US average more rainfall June-August than the whole year in Valencia.
Europe looks pretty bad for anyone who likes interesting weather in general, Eastern Europe is far better than Western Europe though.
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Wow, I always thought it was unacceptably cold / gloomy for you - has this past December suddenly put the averages above your minimum standards?
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Dhdh seems to move around a lot.. he lived in Paris not long ago? Maybe he doesn't intend on staying for long. I think he works in finance too so London is a great location for him.
Yeah, I've moved from Paris to Nice to Sydney in just 1 year but this time it is for a really solid work opportunity, so I'm hoping to stay at least a couple years. Weather is definitely gonna be far from ideal but I love the city; incomparably more than Paris. Two different worlds IMO. That plus the fact that my best friend is moving there soon as well, and Nice is only a cheap 1.30 hour flight away I'm also gonna be paid more than I could dream of in France, so weekend trips to Canary Islands or Morocco could be an option to get my warmth and sunshine fix
Btw, I haven't found a place yet, so if anyone here knows someone renting something not too far from St Paul, for around 800-900 GBP/month, I'm all ears.
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but this time it is for a really solid work opportunity, so I'm hoping to stay at least a couple years. Weather is definitely gonna be far from ideal but I love the city; incomparably more than Paris. Two different worlds IMO. That plus the fact that my best friend is moving there soon as well, and Nice is only a cheap 1.30 hour flight away 
I'm also gonna be paid more than I could dream of in France, so weekend trips to Canary Islands or Morocco could be an option to get my warmth and sunshine fix 
