Culturally, musically, historically, naturally, topographically, and oceanographically (including surfing) you’re in one of the most beautiful and exciting cities on the planet-without the fog.There are many beautiful places in Canada, but these five cities are some of the most picturesque and romantic in the country. But Stellenbosch’s near-perfect combination of mild temperatures, occasional precipitation, and low humidity is also what makes this dry, mountainous region in South Africa east of Cape Town the Napa Valley of Africa.įor people traveling to South Africa or relocating to Cape Town for work or retirement, think of visiting this region as you would if you vacationed to San Francisco. Winter nights get cooler, and June and July can experience more frequent showers. Stellenbosch’s annual weather data make it look like a microclimate supermodel: 71 (average annual high) by 50 (average annual low) by 36 (annual average rain in inches).įrom October to April average daily highs are in the mid-70s to low 80s with low humidity and little rain. But rainforests don’t grow out of deserts so this is a small sacrifice that residents are happy to make every day. If there’s a downside to living or traveling here compared with some of the other destinations on this list it’s that there are two distinct “rainy” seasons in May and June and September and October. The Central Valley’s daily temperature year round averages between 72 and 75 degrees, with summer highs rarely cresting 85 degrees and winter lows hovering at a balmy 64. Combine that with a stable government, rainforests, mountains, and dozens of world-class surfing beaches on the Pacific Coast and it’s little wonder that the Central Valley is the country’s epicenter of expats and retirees. Regardless of temperature the Canary Islands are generally sunny and dry year-round, making the archipelago’s other tagline, the “Land of Eternal Spring”, pretty fitting as well.Ĭosta Rica’s Central Valley region consisting of the capital San Jose and the adjacent smaller towns of Heredia, Escazu, Santa Ana, Cartago, Barva and Grecia hasn’t been a secret for decades now, precisely because the region has some of the best weather in the world. Because of a unique convergence of ocean currents and other “micro-island” effects, the towns specifically located on the Canary Island’s southern and western coasts oriented towards the Atlantic run summer highs barely topping 80 while the winter highs still regularly climb into the low 70s.
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The islands’ official tourism and travel site pretty much sums it up in the tagline on their landing page: “A climate that makes you feel full of life”. One notable yet still largely undiscovered exception to this unreality (for most Americans at least) are the Canary Islands, an autonomous Spanish territory located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the country of Western Sahara in West Africa.
In the winter, northeast island hot spots like Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, and the Hamptons on Long Island are virtually empty and bitterly frigid with no nearby land mass to block the wind.
During the summer, the Bahamas are often stifling hot and swarming with insects and hurricanes. But in many cases from a weather standpoint, the ads don’t reflect climate reality. People always seem to fawn over the idea of “island living” envisioning it to include sunny, 80 degree walks along the beach every day. In choosing the places included in this story, four specific weather criteria were taken into account: average summer and winter temperature, the average daily high throughout the year, inches of rainfall per year, and the percentage of sun (i.e., sunny days) annually. Note to the geographers and meteorologists who might take issue with my methodology (which is undoubtedly heavily weighted on the anecdotal side). 76) because of a few similarly strategically placed mountain ranges in addition to a localized “marine effect”. Ojai, California, barely 30 miles east of Santa Barbara, experiences summer high temperatures that are often 15 degrees warmer (91 degrees vs. Summer temperatures consistently range in the high-70s to low-80s while winters are far milder (mid-50s) than other Italian coastal towns due to the Alps to the west and north which shield the town from cold winter storms and wind. Case in point is Liguria, Italy’s western coastline stretching to Monaco. Microclimate plays the key roll in producing perfect weather.
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