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Cool rainy winters and hot dry summers are characteristic of the Mediterranean climate, which is often seen as "pleasant". I thought you would mention that it

Cool rainy winters and hot dry summers are characteristic of the Mediterranean climate, which is often seen as "pleasant". I thought you would mention that it can be hot in CT in Jan-Feb, in the 30-40C range. But it's a dry heat. > Winter is very very cold Since it does not freeze in CT, not that cold. Not even as cold as JHB. > it rains every single day It does not typically constant rain every day in CT in winter (it's nothing like London, Dublin or Seattle in that regard) instead, storms bring strong wind and rain very few days, which abates and clears before the next cold front. I find this preferable to e.g. London's "long months of grey drizzle and dark at 4pm". It's certainly more eventful. Wind speed is also not constant, and depends on where exactly you are, some areas are sheltered, some spots are "high-sided vehicles will blow over when there's a storm".

dbetteridge 4y ago
> I thought you would mention that it can be hot in CT in Jan-Feb, in the 30-40C range. But it's a dry heat Thought you were talking about Perth, Australia there for a sec! The running joke is 'it's a dry heat' when referring to the week long runs of 40+ degrees
- SideburnsOfDoom 4y ago
  "But it's a dry heat" is an old saw: https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/69689/yeah-but-its-a-dry-heat-reference-to-another-film https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/69689/yeah-but-it... I've been in Cape Town on 40+ Degrees C days. It is dry there in summer. Parent comment about the mountain catching fire is "joking but also true(ish)". There's sea on 3 sides of Cape Town but somehow, the summer heat is bone dry. I suppose it would be worse if it was damp.