But tbh, I believe my definitions of “hot and cold” are extremely different from what the quiz parameters understands, which is why the climate score likely deformed my results somewhat, with places like Los Angeles missing out as it got a very low score on that climate area.
Whereas for me, LA must be pretty average climate and the cities that got into the top 20 must be either quite too cold for me all year or at least during the winter.
"Hot" seems to be a daytime high temperature between 21 and 32 C, which isn't how I'd define a climate that's "hot" year round but does seem to correspond to an air temperature threshold where you'd want to turn the AC on or roll the windows down while driving.
So, 25 C isn’t “Hot” for me at all, just “Average”. Less than 20 C is “Cold” to me as I’m from Rio.
But when it appeared “Hot all year round” I naturally was more against those options as I tend to associate it to 30 C temperatures for the entire year.
I think that unfairly put down sunny options such as LA based on climate when that’s not what I understand as “Hot” at all, otherwise it would be ahead most of those cities as I do favor places with beaches.
My personal way of understanding temperature based on my experiences living in Rio and in Europe:
Less than 10 C - Cold as hell, don’t even feel like going outside or showering.
10 C - 15 C - Still quite Cold, uncomfortable but way more manageable that it doesn’t influence humor or daily routine.
15 C - 20 C - Comfy Cold, my favorite type of temperature
20 C - 25 C - Average Temperature, the best for daily routine
25 C - 30 C - Hot but not necessarily uncomfortable, great temperature to go to the beach
30 C - 35 C - Hot as hell and uncomfortable, but something I’m kinda trained to manage
More than 35 C - Unbearable. Reason why I hate Summer in Rio
I always thought I was a Winter person my entire life but that’s because I grew up in Brazil. In Spain it was the opposite, Summer was absolutely fantastic while Winter was too depressive, which I disliked.
Brazilian Winter = European Summer, in terms of what I enjoy.
What's the coldest weather you've experienced? I've worked outside in -9 C before, which was a very interesting experience (and definitely not something I'd want to repeat.)
That's it? 16F is the lowest you've been in? LOL.
