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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on Oct 18, 2022 16:58:51 GMT -5
That's why even I am picking Christchurch. It actually has a chance of, you know, getting warm in the summer like it's supposed to. That’s the reason why I picked these cities - I wanted to see what heat lovers would prefer. And what is your preference? Very close so far. |
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Post by fairweatherfan on Oct 18, 2022 17:39:42 GMT -5
Nelson's climate looks super similar to Auckland, only it's winters are colder. I'm not sure if sunshine hours would be the deciding factor in a climate battle between Auckland and Nelson.  2400 hrs is still a far cry from 2000 hours for me - That is like 400 hrs of extra sunshine. Different people have different priorities is what I was trying to say, and sunshine hours don't seem to be a big priority for many users on this forum. I suspect that Nelson might win because of cold foamers more than anything else. If you want, you can create a new climate battle to see what people think |
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Post by MET on Oct 18, 2022 18:04:36 GMT -5
Orkland
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Post by Speagles84 on Oct 18, 2022 18:11:25 GMT -5
Christchurch, although its still far from anything I would consider acceptable
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Post by Cheeseman on Oct 18, 2022 21:03:07 GMT -5
Auckland by a hair. They're both similar, especially they're pathetic sunshine hours, only that Christchurch has cooler lows. Should've been between Auckland and Nelson (wanna see if people would sacrifice the warm summers of Auckland for Nelson's decent annual sunshine hours). Nelson's climate looks super similar to Auckland, only it's winters are colder. I'm not sure if sunshine hours would be the deciding factor in a climate battle between Auckland and Nelson. That's even sunnier than the famous sunny subtropical paradise known as Motueka! |
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Post by jetshnl on Oct 18, 2022 21:54:34 GMT -5
Auckland
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Post by chesternz on Oct 18, 2022 22:05:50 GMT -5
Two extremely boring climates. I grew up in Christchurch, so I consider myself something of an expert on the climate there. It's true, they do get snow occasionally but only on average once every few years and it never sticks around for more than a day or two. They also get rare hot days, even recording over 40 C once (highest I've seen is 36 C), but many years don't get over 30 C.
Proximity to the coast is a major factor in both cities. I've seen 30+ C at ChCh airport when it was struggling to break 20 C at the beach. There's a very persistent easterly wind coming off the freezing cold ocean in ChCh that makes it feel much cooler than it really is.
So the only real advantage ChCh has over Auckland is the drier winters. Storms are rare in both cities (and NZ in general). Overall, I pick Auckland for being a bit warmer, but they're both pretty mediocre climates.
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Post by paddy234 on Oct 19, 2022 4:39:23 GMT -5
Auckland is just like a cooler and cloudier Sydney and Christchurch is just a cooler and cloudier Melbourne. I lived in New Zealand for almost 8 years. In Christchurch but worked all over, great place, much sunnier than my home country and slightly warmer than the warmest parts of the UK.
Auckland is nice for temperatures especially in winter and is quite humid. Summers are a bit lackluster in terms of heat but again it's humid. The problem with Auckland as you can see is that it rains significantly more than Christchurch and isn't as sunny. Christchurch may be colder in winter but it's much drier and slightly sunnier so I choose Christchurch. Again compared to Australia these are easily B climates. Not bad especially if you don't like it being too hot or cold but for those sun lovers and consistent hot sunny summer lovers then across the pond is where it's at. Christchurch can get hot in summer with temperatures into the 30's being quite common however like Melbourne it's inconsistent. One day could be a max of 24°C, the next day 20°C, the next day 32°C, the next day 19°C. It just jumps around so you never really adjust to the heat. Auckland is much more consistent
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Post by cawfeefan on Oct 19, 2022 6:27:32 GMT -5
That’s the reason why I picked these cities - I wanted to see what heat lovers would prefer. And what is your preference? Very close so far. This is really close but I'll go with Christchurch for having some variability. I think I'd feel right at home with the changeable summer temps haha. I've been to both cities briefly in summer, and while the temperatures were similar, Auckland definitely felt more humid. |
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on Oct 19, 2022 6:58:10 GMT -5
And what is your preference? Very close so far. This is really close but I'll go with Christchurch for having some variability. I think I'd feel right at home with the changeable summer temps haha. I've been to both cities briefly in summer, and while the temperatures were similar, Auckland definitely felt more humid. I've never been to NZ but I think I prefer Christchurch over Portland, Oregon (lived there before). Better mountains nearby, less winter rain, more summer rain, cooler summers overall, and sunnier winters are a huge plus. Main drawback for me is less snow but it doesn't snow much in Portland anyway. |
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Post by Benfxmth on Nov 19, 2023 13:38:30 GMT -5
It's a tradeoff between worse heat/record high potential in Auckland vs. colder average lows in Christchurch. Both are shit climates, but I'll give the edge to Auckland.
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Post by tommyFL on Nov 19, 2023 17:09:57 GMT -5
Auckland for being wetter and warmer
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Post by Kaleetan on Nov 21, 2023 10:01:01 GMT -5
Auckland because it is warmer and wetter.
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Post by CRISPR on Jan 8, 2024 21:40:26 GMT -5
Auckland for being warmer, wetter and more consistent year-round
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Post by AJ1013 on Jan 12, 2024 7:30:43 GMT -5
Christchurch for being more interesting, though still very boring
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Post by tompas on Jan 12, 2024 7:44:02 GMT -5
Christchurch for being more interesting, though still very boring This |
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Post by Cadeau on Nov 13, 2024 18:21:29 GMT -5
Auckland, but I don't mind Christchurch either.
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Post by Cloudy on Nov 14, 2024 2:40:40 GMT -5
Christchurch for more seasonality and being capable of getting snow
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