Your dream climates

So rather than one specific dream climate, I have a spectrum of climates with similar characteristics that I would be content with. Here are two different versions, a milder one (on the warm end of what I'd be okay with) and a more continental one one the cooler end of things.

Currently, the continental version is my preferred one but my preferences are quite fluid and which one I prefer as well as the finer details of each climate are frequently changing.


Here we have the milder version called Vandsor, as it started out as an amalgamation of Vancouver winters and Windsor summers (though obviously modified quite a bit along the way). This was more or less my dream climate for years but now I prefer things to be a bit more continental.

It features cool winters that are usually above freezing but can occasionally get real cold snaps with several days of sub-freezing temperatures and snow. They're relatively dry in terms of precipitation but also a bit on the gloomy side. 

Spring starts to warmup rapidly in March, with the last frost usually being around early/mid March, and precipitation picks up as well. Summers are warm and moderately humid with regular thunderstorms but are not quite as prone to intense heatwaves as the continental version below. The second half of summer tends to be drier and fall is relatively pleasant and mild and gently descends back into the chilliness of winter.




The continental version is very creatively named North Vandsor. The winters are proper cold ones, with temperatures just below freezing. They can be prone to serious cold snaps but these rarely last more than three or four days in a row before returning to near-average temperatures. The snow tends to be dry and powdery and falls a little bit at a time here and there rather than in major dumps, except for a few moderate snow storms each winter.

The spring warmup is well underway when March rolls around and by April there is no more chance of snow and little chance of sub-freezing lows. The precipitation picks up quite a bit in this season, leading to warmer lows, and the thunderstorms begin to roll in, delivering most of the precipitation throughout the spring and early summer.

Summers are warm and moderately humid, with dew points usually being in the 14C to 18C range on most days, but with occasional dry days and occasional days of tropical humidity sprinkled in as well. Heatwaves can be intense at times, but like winter cold snaps they rarely last more than three or four days before returning to near-normal conditions.

Once August rolls around, things tend to get a bit drier and thunderstorms rarer, though the warmth persists for a little while yet. The first frost will typically occur around mid/late October while the first snowfall will typically occur around mid-November.