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Post by AJ1013 on Jan 9, 2021 22:27:49 GMT -5
London by far. Colder snowier winters, warmer summers, more variable, and more thunderstorms.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2021 22:31:58 GMT -5
Wellington is the windiest capital city on Earth, with an average annual wind speed of 29km/h at the airport. London ranges from 9-12km/h depending on the location.
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Post by Steelernation on Jan 9, 2021 22:45:52 GMT -5
London easily for being drier and more continental
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Post by knot on Jan 9, 2021 22:47:32 GMT -5
London in a heartbeat. Pretty much entirely for the superior winters.
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Post by jetshnl on Jan 9, 2021 23:25:02 GMT -5
I added the Wellington Airport table and central London data to the first post.
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Post by Strewthless on Jan 10, 2021 0:00:08 GMT -5
London.
Although I suspect this will set off another dull, year-long debate.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2021 8:53:48 GMT -5
London, baby!
It at least pretends to have a summer.
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Post by chesternz on Jan 10, 2021 10:49:02 GMT -5
Tough choice. Both are pretty bad. Wellington has one of the most boring climates imaginable - at least London would get some of those continental heatwaves / cold snaps. But Wellington is quite a bit sunnier. London's sunshine hours from Nov - Feb look horrifying - I would struggle to make it through that period without slitting my wrists. In the end I think I'll have to go with London for being more interesting, having more reliable summer warmth and not being as windy.
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Post by Benfxmth on Jan 10, 2021 10:50:08 GMT -5
Tough choice. Both are pretty bad. Wellington has one of the most boring climates imaginable - at least London would get some of those continental heatwaves / cold snaps. But Wellington is quite a bit sunnier. London's sunshine hours from Nov - Feb look horrifying - I would struggle to make it through that period without slitting my wrists. In the end I think I'll have to go with London for being more interesting, having more reliable summer warmth and not being as windy. This |
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Post by irlinit on Jan 10, 2021 10:58:29 GMT -5
Which is more continental?
I choose London although Wellington has nicer winters, it is just far too samey everyday with little variation from averages and summers that are even worse than ours.
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Post by chesternz on Jan 11, 2021 9:37:06 GMT -5
Tough choice. Both are pretty bad. Wellington has one of the most boring climates imaginable - at least London would get some of those continental heatwaves / cold snaps. But Wellington is quite a bit sunnier. London's sunshine hours from Nov - Feb look horrifying - I would struggle to make it through that period without slitting my wrists. In the end I think I'll have to go with London for being more interesting, having more reliable summer warmth and not being as windy. Interested to see if you would choose Nelson over Wellington - Wellington is warmer than Nelson during summer, and 1C warmer over the whole year, While Weilington is windier, its not that much less sunny, and is certainly more interesting than Nelson. I'd easily pick Nelson over Wellington (or London). The difference between 2000 and 2400 sunshine hrs is pretty significant. But the wind is the main thing - when highs are in the teens most of the year, a little more wind makes all the difference. Although, some sheltered microclimates in Wellington might be better than Nelson (even Lower Hutt is a significant improvement). |
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Post by Speagles84 on Jan 11, 2021 12:26:39 GMT -5
London certainly. Far more variable, and actually has a chance to see snow and cold
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Post by jetshnl on Jan 11, 2021 14:05:27 GMT -5
I thought about doing Christchurch or Nelson against London, but I thought this would be closer TBH. Yeah I’ve based my vote on the above as well, some areas are not as windy and Wellington far sunnier with greater range of vegetation.
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Post by chesternz on Jan 12, 2021 5:27:45 GMT -5
I'd easily pick Nelson over Wellington (or London). The difference between 2000 and 2400 sunshine hrs is pretty significant. But the wind is the main thing - when highs are in the teens most of the year, a little more wind makes all the difference. Although, some sheltered microclimates in Wellington might be better than Nelson (even Lower Hutt is a significant improvement). Yep, certainly plenty of microclimates in Wellington. While it has a reputation for wind, there's quite a variation with average annual wind speeds varying between 9km/h and 45km/h. Hard to say with temperature though - while the warmest stations in Wellington only show 1C warmer highs than Wellington airport, the TV One weather (which has a well regarded Met crew) has really taken to showing 2C+ differences between maximums in the Hutt Valley compared to Wellington ... wondering what the reason for that is? Unfortunately can't ask RWood anymore. How about Christchurch compared to Wellington or London? Christchurch beats Wellington IMO. I'll take colder winter mornings in exchange for greater summer heat potential - ChCh usually gets a few 30+ C days per year, WLG almost never does. ChCh beats London as well because of sunshine - ChCh's 2100 hrs is just barely tolerable to me, London's 1600 hrs is well and truly into suicide territory (especially considering the short winter days at that lattitude). |
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