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Temperature Preferences
There's a supposed Mark Twain quote, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." It isn't really by Mark Twain, but I don't know who said it—I just know they've never been to McMurdo Station.
Title text: There's a supposed Mark Twain quote, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." It isn't really by Mark Twain, but I don't know who said it—I just know they've never been to McMurdo Station.

Explanation

Ambox notice.png This explanation may be incomplete or incorrect: Fill in the table using data from weatherbase.com (Randall's source!). Do NOT delete this tag too soon.

This is a chart of major (and not-so-major) populated areas showing seasonal temperature patterns. The chart is a guide to where one might like to live depending on how much summer heat and winter cold they enjoy. There are four focused zones:

  • Hate both cold and heat (eg. Quito, Addis Ababa)--Neither summers nor winters are too extreme; Typical in higher elevations tropical regions
  • Hate cold but love heat (eg. Rio, Bangkok, Manila)--Very hot in the summer; typically tropical regions
  • Hate heat but love cold (eg. Moscow, Oslo)--Very cold in the winter; typically high latitudes
  • Love both heat and cold (eg. Seoul, Beijing)--Both summers and winters are extreme

The summer heat axis is determined by humidex, a system that combines heat and humidity to generate an estimate of perceived "summer discomfort".

City Country Continent Average low in coldest month (°C) Average high in hottest month (°C) Hottest monthly average dew point (°C) Humidex Latitude Elevation (m)
Abakan Russia Asia -22 26 13 28.8 53° 43′ N 248
Addis Ababa Ethiopia Africa 10 22 11 23.8 9° 1′ N 2355
Altay China Asia -22 27 8 27.4 47° 52′ N 887
Athens Greece Europe 7 31.8 14 35.2 37° 59′ N 70
Atlanta United States North America 1.3 31.7 20.1 39.4 33° 45′ N 225
Baghdad Iraq Asia 3 43 8 43.4 33° 20′ N 34
Bangkok Thailand Asia 21 34 24 45.3 13° 45′ N 1.5
Barcelona Spain Europe 4.4 28 18 34 41° 23′ N 12
Beijing China Asia -8 30 20 37.6 39° 55′ N 43.5
Berlin Germany Europe -3 22 11 23.8 53° 31′ N 34
Blagoveshchensk Russia Asia -26.2 27.3 16 31.9 50° 15′ N 133
Bogotá Colombia South America 6 19 10 20.3 4° 42′ N 2640
Boston United States North America -5.4 27.6 16.3 32.4 42° 21′ N 43
Brisbane Australia Oceania 9 28 18 34 27° 28′ S 28
Budapest Hungary Europe -3 26 12 28.3 ° ′ N
Buenos Aires Argentina South America 7.4 30.4 16 35 ° ′ N
Cairo Egypt Africa 9 33 18 39 ° ′ N
Calgary Canada North America -13.2 23.2 7 23.2 ° ′ N
Cape Town South Africa Africa 8 25 15 29 33° 59′ S 42
Casper United States North America -10.3 31.2 6.8 31.1 ° ′ N
Chengdu China Asia 2 28 22 37.3 ° ′ N
Dallas United States North America 3 36 19.4 43.1 ° ′ N
Da Qaidam China Asia -23 22 -6 18.6 ° ′ N
Dar es Salaam Tanzania Africa 19 31 23 41.3 ° ′ N
DC United States North America -1.9 31.3 19.1 38.1 ° ′ N
Delhi India Asia 7.8 39.8 24 51.1 ° ′ N
Dhaka Bangladesh Asia 12.7 33.7 25 46 ° ′ N
Dubai United Arab Emirates Asia 14 39 23 49.3 ° ′ N
Dublin Ireland Europe 2.3 19.5 11 21.3 ° ′ N
Duluth United States North America -16.1 23.4 13.3 26.4 ° ′ N
Edinburgh United Kingdom Europe 1.1 19.2 10 20.5 ° ′ N
El Paso United States North America -0.3 35.6 12.8 38.3 ° ′ N
Fairbanks United States North America -27.2 22.6 9.8 23.8 ° ′ N
Fargo United States North America -17.7 28.1 15.1 32.1 ° ′ N
Flagstaff United States North America -7.3 30.9 8.2 31.4 ° ′ N
Geneva Switzerland Europe -1.3 26.5 12 28.8 ° ′ N
Guangzhou China Asia 10 32 25 44.3 ° ′ N
Hailar China Asia -32 25 13 27.8 ° ′ N
Halifax Canada North America -10 22 13 24.8 ° ′ N
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Asia 22 33 23 43.3 ° ′ N
Hong Kong China Asia 14 31 24 42.3 ° ′ N
Honolulu United States North America 18.9 31.1 20.1 38.8 ° ′ N
Houston United States North America 6.2 34.7 22.7 44.7 ° ′ N
Irkutsk Russia Asia -22 24.8 12 27.1 ° ′ N
Istanbul Turkey Europe* 2 27 16 31.6 ° ′ N
Jakarta Indonesia Asia 23 31 23 41.3 ° ′ N
Jerusalem Israel Asia 6.4 29.4 15 33.4 ° ′ N
Jinzhou China Asia -12 27 20 34.6 ° ′ N
Kabul Afghanistan Asia -5 31 8 31.4 ° ′ N
Kansas City United States North America -6.9 31.3 19.6 38.5 ° ′ N
Karachi Pakistan Asia 12 33 25 45.3 ° ′ N
Kiev Ukraine Europe -9 23 12 25.3 ° ′ N
Kinshasa Democratic
Republic of Congo
Africa 20 30 21 38.4 ° ′ N
Lagos Nigeria Africa 23 30 23 ° ′ N
Lahore Pakistan Asia 8 38 24 40.3 ° ′ N
London United Kingdom Europe 1 22.9 12 49.3 ° ′ N
Los Angeles United States North America 13 22 16.2 25.2 ° ′ N
Lubbock United States North America -3.6 33.8 15.9 26.7 ° ′ N
Madrid Spain Europe 2.6 31.2 11 38.3 ° ′ N
Manila Philippines Asia 21 33 23 33 ° ′ N
McMurdo Antarctica -31 -1 -8 43.3 ° ′ N
Melbourne Australia Oceania 5 26 12 28.3 ° ′ N
Mexico City Mexico North America 7 26 11 ° ′ N
Miami United States North America ° ′ N
Minneapolis United States North America ° ′ N
Moscow Russia Europe ° ′ N
Mumbai India Asia ° ′ N
Nairobi Kenya Africa ° ′ N
Needles United States North America ° ′ N
Omaha United States North America ° ′ N
Oslo Norway Europe ° ′ N
Ottawa Canada North America ° ′ N
Paris France Europe 2.7 25.2 12 ° ′ N
Perth Australia Oceania 27.5 ° ′ N
Portland United States North America 1.8 27.3 12.4 45° 36′ N 6
Pyongyang North Korea Asia ° ′ N
Qiqihar China Asia ° ′ N
Quito Ecuador South America 9 20 9 ° ′ N
Raleigh United States North America -0.6 32.3 20.3 20.8 35° 47′ N 119
Regina Canada North America ° ′ N
Reykjavik Iceland Europe -2 12 7 ° ′ N
Richmond United States North America 12 ° ′ N
Rio Brazil South America 16.9 32.9 21 48 22° 49′ S 6
Riyadh Saudi Arabia Asia ° ′ N
Rome Italy Europe ° ′ N
Sabha Libya Africa ° ′ N
Saint Louis United States North America ° ′ N
Salt Lake City United States North America -5.8 33.7 7.7 38 40° 47′ N 1286
San Francisco United States North America ° ′ N
Santa Fe United States North America ° ′ N
Santiago Chile South America 2.5 29.4 ° ′ N
Sao Paulo Brazil South America 12 28 18 39 23° 37′ S 802
Sapporo Japan Asia ° ′ N
Seoul South Korea Asia ° ′ N
Shanghai China Asia ° ′ N
Shenyang China Asia ° ′ N
Singapore Singapore Asia ° ′ N
Sioux Falls United States North America ° ′ N
St Petersburg Russia Europe ° ′ N
Stockholm Sweden Europe -6 17 10 59° 39′ N 60
Sydney Australia Oceania ° ′ N
Tashkent Uzbekistan Asia ° ′ N
Tehran Iran Asia ° ′ N
Thunder Bay Canada North America ° ′ N
Tokyo Japan Asia ° ′ N
Tongliao China Asia ° ′ N
Toronto Canada North America ° ′ N
Turpan China Asia ° ′ N
Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Asia ° ′ N
Urumqi China Asia ° ′ N
Vancouver Canada North America ° ′ N
Vladivostok Russia Asia ° ′ N
Volgograd Russia Europe ° ′ N
Wellington New Zealand Oceania ° ′ N
Wuhan China Asia ° ′ N
Xi'an China Asia ° ′ N
Yellowknife Canada North America -29.5 21.3 7 ° ′ N
Yumen China Asia 21.3 ° ′ N
  • Istanbul spans both Europe and Asia but its city center is located in Europe.

Transcript

[A chart labeled:]
Where to live
based on your temperature preferences
[In gray, the data source is mentioned below:]
Climate data from weatherbase.com
[A chart with two lines with single arrows. Each arrow is labeled:]
Y axis bottom: Cold winters
X axis right: Hot/humid summers (measured via Humidex, which combines heat and dew point)
[Near each of the corners of the chart there is a gray blob, labeled:]
Top left: If you hate cold and heat
Top right: If you hate cold and love heat
Bottom left: If you love cold and hate heat
Bottom right: If you love cold and heat
[The following city names intersect with the top left blob [hate cold and heat] (in reading order):]
Mexico City
Quito
Addis Ababa
Bogotá
San Francisco
Wellington
[The following city names intersect with the top right blob [hate cold and love heat] (in reading order):]
Bangkok
Ho Chi Minh City
Manila
Singapore
Mumbai
Jakarta
Dar Es Salaam
Honolulu
Lagos
Rio [de Janeiro]
Dhaka
Kinhasa
Miami
Karachi
Dubai
Cairo
Hong Kong
Delhi
Riyadh
Guangzhou
Lahore
Sabha
Houston
Needles
El Paso
Baghdad
Dallas
[The following city names intersect with the bottom left blob [love cold and hate heat] (in reading order):]
Reykjavik (with arrow pointing left)
Berlin
Stockholm
Oslo
Calgary
Halifax
Daqaidam
Kiev
Casper
Yumen
St Petersburg
Volgograd
Moscow
Ottawa
Vladivostok
Thunder Bay
Duluth
Urumqi
Altay
Regina
Irkutsk
Abakan
Ulaanbaatar
Blagoveshchensk (also on bottom right blob)
Fairbanks
McMurdo (with arrow pointing down-left)
Yellowknife (with arrow pointing down)
Hailar
[The following city names intersect with the bottom right blob [love cold and heat] (in reading order):]
[Washington] DC
Shanghai
Tehran
Saint Louis
New York
Xi'An
Salt Lake City
Kansas City
Beijing
Seoul
Sapporo
Pyongyang
Sioux Falls
Turpan
Jinzhou
Minneapolis
Shenyang
Fargo
Tongliao
Qiqihar
Blagoveshchensk (also on bottom left blob)
[The following city names do not intersect with any blob (in reading order):]
Nairobi
São Paulo
Brisbane
Los Angeles
Perth
Cape Town
Sydney
Athens
Santiago
Barcelona
Melbourne
Rome
Buenos Aires
Jerusalem
Atlanta
Raleigh
Madrid
Chengdu
Tokyo
Dublin
Portland
Richmond
London
Istanbul
Edinburgh
Vancouver
Paris
Flagstaff
Santa Fe
Tashkent
Wuhan
Geneva
Lubbock
Boston
Budapest
Kabul
Toronto
Omaha


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