What would be your ideal UK climate if you could control the weather?
Posted by KeyLog256@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 217 comments
Was thinking with the weather this week - it is bright sun, clear blue skies, high teens in temperature, not much wind, a light breeze here and there in more exposed areas.
If you could simply set the weather, what would you have, considering the wider needs of the country.
I like hot weather, 30c is "just right" for me, but I know a lot of people (especially on Reddit for some reason) "struggle" with the warmer temperatures. So I'd accept 20c and leave it there in the day.
20c in the day, just a touch cooler at night, warm enough to sit out in. Bright blue skies all day, the odd fluffy white cloud here and there.
But then between 2am and 4am, the clouds build up and it absolutely hammers it down. Not enough to cause flash-floods, but enough to keep everything green and pleasant due to the lack of rain and clouds in the day.
It's like this all year except for two events - last half of July and most of August it rises to 25c in the day, 20ish at night. You know when it's coming so you can plan around it. This concludes with massive thunderstorms for a few days in September.
Then in winter we get two weeks where it goes below freezing with decent heavy snow. Christmas week. Again, we know it's coming so we can plan around it. It isn't crippling, but it looks lovely and is "proper" snow you can enjoy, gives us a white Christmas year on year.
So what would your take be?
Wolvington52@reddit
Dark overcast conditions with a drizzle. Perfecto.
Apprehensive-Stop748@reddit
20C is the temp for me. It is extremely interesting how when people live in an extremely cold or extremely hot climate for a long period of time and how every cell in their body rejects the predominant temperature pattern. For instance, I live in a very hot climate. I cannot stand it. It sometimes goes up to 50 C. So heat even 25C starts to get me sad, uncomfortable, and annoyed.
But my friends from the UK feel the opposite they say things like you should enjoy the hot weather because most of the time you have to pay to go into hot weather you should enjoy it if it’s in your local area. I don’t get that at all, I become happy when the weather is cold.
Throwawaythedocument@reddit
As it presently is here in Merseyside, or just a smidge warmer. Clear skies, some white clouds. Warm in the sun, but not so much that a hoody and jeans are not unbearable. Pleasantly cool in the shade and office. Not so warm and humid that my hayfever decides to make me dead to the world.
hp19891@reddit
Rain during weekday working hours, 8:30 - 12:00 & 13:00 - 17:00.
Glorious sunshine for the rest of the time. Saturdays have an extra blast of warmth continuing until 10:30pm.
Nights are cool, never over 16 degrees.
December has snow instead of rain during working hours - roads remain clear and people don't absolutely lose their minds driving in it.
One-Cardiologist-462@reddit
Outdoor daytime slightly humid and warm at 28*c.
Night time would be 24*c.
But everywhere indoors would be air conditioned at 19*c.
I'd like there to be more tropical rainstorms too - heavy rain and thunder for a few hours, and then back to sunshine.
(not drizzle all day long)
For me, I love the change.
ie. when leaving a cool building to hitting a wall of warm humid air. And the reverse too - stepping into a cool air conditioned building after being out in the hot and humidity.
DrH1983@reddit
That night time temperature in particular sounds horrible.
DrH1983@reddit
Ideally around 20-21c in summer, but clear blue skies most days Heavy rains would occur, but only at night when I'm in bed.
There would be occasional light showers in the days though, but not more than once a week.
Winter would be 0-5c, with clear blue skies most days, but snow would be common.
MaximusSydney@reddit
20°, nice and sunny with a light breeze. Heavy rain all day once a fortnight, a massive thunder storm once a month. Snow for 2 days in December. 2 weeks of 25°-30° weather in the summer.
Obvious-Water569@reddit
You've given this some serious thought haven't you?
MaximusSydney@reddit
Ha well I used to live in Sydney and the weather in the winter there always stood out to me as being pretty perfect. Nice sunny days around 18° 👌
GoldenKettle24@reddit
as a Brit who spent a few months in Sydney during their winter, it shocked me how few Sydneysiders carry an umbrella as a matter of course.
danabrey@reddit
Can I ask, do people generally get fewer winter illnesses in the warmer climes?
mitchley@reddit
As a man about to travel to Sydney in August, this reassures me.
MaximusSydney@reddit
Nice! It will be amazing. Just note it actually may feel colder inside when you are there, their buildings are not set up for the cold so you might get pretty chilly in bed!
GargaryGarygar@reddit
I remember getting to Sydney to live and having to buy flannelette pyjamas and sheets at night in the winter as there was no central heating or double glazing!
Shakis87@reddit
Cold in bed? Perfect!
solar-powered-potato@reddit
I'd want more than 2 days of snow, but the rest sounds pretty good!
The only other change I'd make is, assuming I directly control the weather, every morning I'd roll a d100 and, every time it's a 1 we have a proper miserable shit of a day. Freezing rain/hailstones if it happens in winter. A badly overcast day of heavy clouds that give you a headache in spring. A sudden down shift in temperature and shitty drizzle that fogs up your glasses and ruins any plans for a day out randomly in summer.
Using a d100, it should only occur a few times a year but we need those to give us something to bitch about, as is British tradition.
chaoticchemicals@reddit
I see your D100 and raise you our Weather Cube, it's a sliding scale and takes half an hour to change, you can't go from snow to heat in one step, it's incremental. We keep forgetting we've got it or we forget to change it. When we found it we initially tried to shove it in a hole in a sarcophagus just because 🤣
elbapo@reddit
I would add to this- in general low humidity. 30⁰ and high humid is hell. 30⁰ low humidity is nice.
Poch1212@reddit
Thats Madrid
iMac_Hunt@reddit
I love the heat but the UK isn't built for 30° weather. Personally I'd keep it at 25° max.
ContentWDiscontent@reddit
With reliable light-mid levels of rain at least 3 nights every week so things can grow, but at least one night a week with clear skies for stargazing.
tyger2020@reddit
I love how oddly specific this is, but I completely agree
garyisaunicorn@reddit
This is actually perfect
Poo_Poo_La_Foo@reddit
Urgh 25-30 is tooooo hot for poor lil me.
Andries89@reddit
Could we change the heavy rain all day once a fortnight into light rain once a week, but only during the night. This will be better for the soil and farming and I would never have to see the rain because I'm asleep at night
MaximusSydney@reddit
Hmm how about light rain once a week during the night but heavy showers for half a day once every 3 weeks?
I love me some rain!
Andries89@reddit
Okay yeah deal 🤝
KeyLog256@reddit (OP)
Actually this sounds wonderful.
hypertyper85@reddit
I'd say 20 is perfect for me. With not much wind. The weather has been nice this week except it's been really gusty (I'm in the midlands) so much so I wanted to start going back out on my bike for a cycle but the thought of the unpleasant headwinds put me off.. nahhhhh.
Fowl_Eye@reddit
15°C for spring with light rain every couple of days so plants are able to grow, 20°C for summer with average humidity and thunderstorms every two weeks with average amount of rain in between, 5°C for autumn with light rain on average, -5 to -15°C in winter (Biased because I love winter) with a very good chance of snow all through out December and light snow on some days in January.
yukizasa@reddit
Exactly what we have now
Melodic-Lake-790@reddit
35 degrees year round
spriggan75@reddit
It’d be boring if it was always the same. The best thing about spring is that it comes after the winter. It’s the sense of reprieve, the feeling of something changing, the idea of ‘newness’ that stimulates the mind and soul.
And honestly, what would we all talk about?
Mikon_Youji@reddit
16° during the day, 10° at night, zero humidity.
JohnnyRyallsDentist@reddit
27 c and sunny every day. Rain showers every night.
stebotch@reddit
Rain between midnight and 3am. Sun up at 6 with a nice clear day between 18-20 degrees and sun set at 8 always with a gentle breeze all day long.
griffaliff@reddit
I'd tweak a few things. More uninterrupted sunshine in summer, temperatures peaking in the high twenties with the odd day of heavy rain as it's refreshing, plus the occasional big thunderstorm as they're great to witness. Spring and autumn are fine as they are, winter I'd just have fewer days of consistent overcast as it's quite depressing after a while, more heavy snow too as it's fun. Selfishly, I find it quite entertaining watching the country struggle and temporarily fall apart when it snows as it doesn't affect me.
LadyNajaGirl@reddit
I’m with you on the 30°c sunny weather. I’m always cold and just love the heat!
HeriotAbernethy@reddit
19° with a balmy breeze and cloudless blue skies, and overnight rain on Monday and Tuesday nights.
Recent-Win6972@reddit
Depends what you're doing. 30 degree days would get old pretty quickly if you're doing hard physical labour.
MahatmaAndhi@reddit
25C during the day. Rain at night to keep the plants fed.
Recent-Win6972@reddit
Too hot if you work outside all day
HeavyDroofin@reddit
Cold but always sunny enough that it balances out, that always feels like good days
Adorable-Boot-3970@reddit
Not much wind??? It’s been blowing a fucking gale where I am all week!
MisterD90x@reddit
46c all the time, night and day for laughs.
BppnfvbanyOnxre@reddit
Ha. I worked in Qatar for a bit. My car was showing 46c when I came back late from the office \~22:00 daytime it must have been somewhat warmer. The was too much for me.
MisterD90x@reddit
Wow to be fair as a ginger anything over 25 is a bit much, something the temp to 46 I've screwed myself over really..
The highest I've been in was 48c in Turkey.
Malibu_Milk@reddit
I’ve done some of those mentally hot temps in Turkey. I remember one June it was so hot we couldn’t leave the apartment during the day. Spent the day inside with air con on full blast! Ventured out in the evenings but melted.
Afraid-Priority-9700@reddit
Have a lovely time in sunny Mali!
KeyLog256@reddit (OP)
Sounds like you need to move to Iraq!
Padfoots_@reddit
literally how it is now. not too hot or cold, can still wear a jumper, don't mind if it rains showers but this weather is perfect.
SoundsVinyl@reddit
I shall steal New Zealand’s weather thank you they can have ours.. take it! Now!
Own-Priority-53864@reddit
hot in the sun, cool in the shade.
Cooling breezes in the midday, warming breezes in the evening. Heavy rain at least once a month, a grey drizzly day every other wednesday
pijjp@reddit
No more than 18, no less than -5. Some cloud, rain snow hail what ever just not hot! And a nice breeze!
Fando1234@reddit
3 degrees warmer in spring/summer. 3 degrees colder in winter. Let's have some proper weather!
Just-Literature-2183@reddit
I would get rid of winter. and have a longer spring and autumn and have the summer a perfect 28 degrees with a slight breeze every day.
FilmFanatic1066@reddit
I don’t care about the heat so much I just want more hours of sunshine in a year
bladefiddler@reddit
Daytime 15-20°c, dry and bright with sparse patchy cloud and a very light breeze.
Night time 10°c and it can piss down between about 2am - 3am as much as required to keep everything green.
I'll have that year round please.
kotare78@reddit
I live in Hawke’s Bay, NZ, the climate here is bang on for me. It doesn’t get too hot or cold and gets plenty of sunshine. We get four distinct seasons and summer is reliable and longer than in UK. I think the most similar place in Europe would be San Sebastián but with more sun and less rain. It’s described as the Mediterranean of NZ but in reality it is more temperate, like a sub-Mediterranean climate.
TheMegaCity@reddit
I'd like 25-30° from April to October, a gentle warm breeze. Rain from 2am to 5am. From Halloween onwards I'm wanting misty and crisp. It may snow at Christmas but at no other point. Grey weeks on end would trigger govt mandated bottle of whisky weekly for every adult in a household.
TheAdmiralDong@reddit
A few of my friends have left the UK for warmer places and they all have the same complaint: They miss defined seasons.
They miss cold winters, warmer springs, lovely summers, and cooler autumns. As long as the weather falls in line with distinct seasonal patterns, I'd be beyond happy already compared to the mush of warm or grey seasons we've had the last few years.
BppnfvbanyOnxre@reddit
Lived on the equator more or less for 8 years, didn't miss winter, cold weather in the slightest.
MillyMcMophead@reddit
We lived in southern Spain for a few years and it's true, you do miss proper seasons. I used to get really excited every time we had a bit of 'proper' weather.
We've got it fairly well balanced up here in Aberdeenshire. Snowy winters, not too hot summers and fabulous spring and autumn. We get a lot of sun here and it's really quite dry. I'm from SE England and don't miss that awful 'down south grey' that goes on for days.
Serious_Shopping_262@reddit
Moved to Australia for a few years and this is how I felt. Winter there was sort of like April in England. Not hot or cold. Summer heat was a bit oppressive tho
BppnfvbanyOnxre@reddit
28c daytime, 22c nighttime dry and sunny most days with clear skies.
durkheim98@reddit
It's the humidity, nothing to do with Reddit.
Extreme_External7510@reddit
Yeah, it really depends where you are and what you're doing.
25 is lovely on a beach, but shit while crammed onto a bus while commuting to work
ContentWDiscontent@reddit
In the countryside, long periods of dry, hot weather mean everything dies off and goes an ugly yellow-brown - not especially enjoyable either.
KeyLog256@reddit (OP)
In this fictional scenario where you can control the weather, you can control humidity too.
durkheim98@reddit
I'll take some extra breeze too.
Chungaroo22@reddit
Ideally the sort of climate they have in Los Angeles/Southern California.
But without the earthquakes, wildfires, guns, magas, Hollywood assholes, even more extreme wealth inequality, unaffordable healthcare etc.
TheGreenLineBus@reddit
How on earth did you still find a way to chat shit about America in a thread asking about weather 🤦♂️
formerlyfed@reddit
Classic British inferiority complex
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TheGreenLineBus@reddit
Yep it’s pathetic and very rampant on any UK sub unfortunately
uratitbro@reddit
✈️ 🏙️
lucylucylane@reddit
It’s so easy
vms-crot@reddit
This, plus drought, are part of the territory when it comes to that weather.
UniquePotato@reddit
Permanent hose pipe band and scorching heat nearly all the time? No thanks
banjo_fandango@reddit
British vuvuzela symphony orchestra
Andries89@reddit
So Spain basically
Master_Elderberry275@reddit
Portugal or Northern Spain I'd say. The inner areas are too hot. Also without the youth unemployment and British tourists.
Creative_Ninja_7065@reddit
Bit less rain and no more tropical nights. Otherwise it's pretty good!
springsomnia@reddit
The current weather we have here in London at the moment. Not too hot, not too cold, but bright blue skies and sunshine and it’s warm when you are in the sun.
TimeForGrass@reddit
Yeah I'll have what you're having. Sounds idyllic, rain sounds at night are belter. However I would have the occasional dry night so I could go on bug long summer night drives.
gehejenrk@reddit
Mornings from 6 until 10 below 5 degrees, then rest of the day at around 23-24 with only occasional wind, then cooling to around 12 from about 10pm
-TheHumorousOne-@reddit
23 throughout the year, lovely and warm. We will lose many Gingers but the ones which remain through natural selection will be something special. Some of the best models, professors and Athletes will all be Ginger.
Intelligent-Iguana@reddit
A sunny 10 - 15°c most of the year, and 5 - 10°c in winter. A little bit of rain and not too windy would be perfect.
I've been sitting out in the sun every morning this week with my coffee and it's been lovely.
mrvlad_throwaway@reddit
yes 13⁰C is perfect in the UK anymore and it just feels like you are in a bloody oven.
when I go to hot countries where its over 30⁰c is still doesn't feel as sticky as uk summers.
ComprehensiveSale777@reddit
I love sunglasses and light coat weather!
Intelligent-Iguana@reddit
Tshirt weather for me! 😂
Alert-Performance199@reddit
Yeah I'd take this week's weather. It's nice. Not hot so the house doesn't get so hot it's hard to sleep at night. But still warm and can wear shorts and a hoodie.
Trips-Over-Tail@reddit
I would alternate snow and heatwaves every other day.
FinalEdit@reddit
24 minimum. Maybe 28. I could walk about in t-shirts and shorts, not worry about heating costs during the night and I would be perpetually fucking joyful.
Plus the gardening....ohhhh...yeah. I suppose I'd need some rain for that but whatever.
PotatoOld9579@reddit
Sun with a breeze during the day and Light rain at night so everything stays green 😊
caroline0409@reddit
Not much wind?! Where are you? The wind is strong and cold in SW London.
TheMegaCity@reddit
Yeah that breeze is chilly! (Also SW London)
KeyLog256@reddit (OP)
NW England.
The wind is coming from the east at the moment, which is unusual, hence the unusual weather.
So yeah, right up the Thames Estuary. Sounds unpleasant.
SnooBooks1701@reddit
Constitency, I don't mind what it is as long as we get consistency rather than randomly swapping between weather systems
GratisLM@reddit
April to September:
23c during the day with slight to no breeze, else 25-26c with a moderate breeze. 16c during the night.
October to November:
18c during the day. 14-15c at night.
December to January:
16c 24 hours a day.
February to March:
36c during the day. 41c at night. Occasional blood downpours.
MLMSE@reddit
In the old days before cavity wall insulation i wouldn't mind a bit of sun.
But now, any sort of sun and the heat just builds and builds inside the house every day the sun continues.
So i will go with 0'c. At least i can sleep well when it's cold.
Some-Air1274@reddit
I quite like a continental climate. So lovely warm summers and cold winters.
Say 26c during the summer and then -1,-2c in winter.
Cheesefiend94@reddit
20-25 degrees. Light breeze.
gob_spaffer@reddit
I would pause the climate to a sunny spring day in March, such that the air temperature stays within 12-18 degrees, is generally sunny, tho the occasional white broken cloud is allowed. Warm enough to have a bbq in the afternoon but not too hot that you can go for a nice morning jog with the crisp air.
LocaliserEstablished@reddit
This week but 5-10 degrees warmer
MrsKebabs@reddit
I like our current climate. We have very safe weather with no natural disasters (except flooding in certain areas) it gets nice and warm in the summer, but not too warm that it's dangerous, it gets nice and cold during winter but again not really to a dangerous level. The only thing I'd really want to change about our current climate is I'd like a bit more snow in winter and a bit more sun in summer, but other than that, our climate is perfect
topher2604@reddit
I'd say around 22°C, sunny mornings, maybe a little cloud cover in the afternoon, sunny evenings, and then after about midnight it's allowed to rain. Night time temperatures around 10-15°C would be great.
TonyOrangeGuy@reddit
Catalonias weather would suit me nicely, not too cold in the winter, summers are quite warm but not stupidly 45° warm, little bits of rain here and there, the odd thunderstorm, snow and frost an absolute rarity. Would have picked the Basque Country but it rains way too often for my liking, it’s like iberias Manchester
coffeewalnut05@reddit
I would keep the weather exactly as it is, only increase the sunshine hours a bit.
IndividualCurious322@reddit
Light mist, drizzly rain, and a calm breeze.
vms-crot@reddit
I like what we have.
I like to have a warm summer and a cold winter. But not too hot or too cold. We get plenty of rain so we have water for crops and flowers.
Right now I'm looking outside at glorious sunshine and blue skies. It's not really warm, being only 10C but it's pleasant.
Maybe I'd make the short days a little longer. Lack of daylight in the dead of winter is a bit of a bummer sometimes.
Foddley@reddit
I wouldn't change a bloody thing ❤️
One-Staff5504@reddit
30 degrees Celsius with air con everywhere
OutsideGood2007@reddit
Any temperature from 20 degrees would suit me fine!
Jester7s@reddit
Temps of around 28c-32c. A nice cool offshore wind with a consistent 4ft to 6ft swell at the beach. Sea temperature of around 25c. Perfect.
Appropriate-Bad-9379@reddit
Proper seasons again and no more “ heavy rain in the North!”
Hes_anarc2005@reddit
Clear blue, sunny skies (no shitty spraying going on), temps around 22-24c with a v slight cool breeze. Temps at night about 14-15c and when it does rain, it’s rain that’s loud enough to make you fall asleep to the sound of it 😎
Kapika96@reddit
30+ every single day. Mostly sunny, but with light or extremely heavy rain sometimes.
SCP_XXX_AR@reddit
i'd probably just let the farmers decide for me (yes im boring)
Jimbodoomface@reddit
I'd have rain all Monday and Tuesday and you can do what you like with the rest of the week. Not a fan of all you miserable bastards taking the rain away. It gives me such peace.
Suburbannightmare@reddit
17 and sunny. That is my absolute JAM. Once it gets over like, 21 or 22, i get very ratty and my sleep quality (which is non-existent anyway) gets even shittier.
WarmTransportation35@reddit
20 degrees all year round with light breeze and winter going as far as hoodie weather.
murdermeinostia@reddit
Nice and sunny but 13 degrees max in spring, 20-24 degrees max in summer and cool at night, 5 degrees max in winter, it should absolutely chuck it down at least a week of every month and we should have regular lovely windy storms. Absolutely fucking love rain, me. Hate driving in snow so that can be Xmas and boxing day.
SomeHSomeE@reddit
20C clear and bright most of the time but with a couple of periods of sunny 30C, ideally not too muggy. Winter I'll let it get cooler, maybe 10C as long as it stays bright and sunny.
It's allowed to rain sometimes but as long as the weather commits to it and it rains properly, not just 3-4 days of miserable grey drizzle. And ideally forecast accurately a few days in advance.
Kiss_It_Goodbyeee@reddit
I don't mind rainy days. When else are you going to want to have a pyjama day and binge watch TV? It would be awful to do that on a glorious day.
What I hate is when it's glorious all week and then pish at the weekend. Also communiting in the rain is bad.
So my rule would be rain is allowed on weekdays 10-3 or at night 2-4am, plus a shitty Sunday 2-3 times a year.
I like the seasons so I want a warm/hot summer (25-30) and a cold winter (-5 - 0). Can't beat a cold, crisp winter's day with snow. The worst is 3 degrees, wind and rain.
knighthawk989@reddit
The late summer, early autumn climate
smitcal@reddit
This weather is incredible. It just sucks so fucking much that I’m in bed ill.
KeyLog256@reddit (OP)
If it helps, it isn't quite as warm as it looks, and someone from London has said that the wind in the south is nasty and cold, which makes sense as it's coming from the east and it is only just April.
So in bed ill, if you have the curtains open and can at least see how nice it is, is probably for the best.
Hope you feel better soon. Good news is some models suggest it might (very very possibly don't-get-your-hopes-up-though) continue like this for a good while and gradually get a bit warmer, so you still have plenty of time to enjoy it.
smitcal@reddit
That has cheered me up a bit. Thank you
KeyLog256@reddit (OP)
I'm sat working and have the curtains open, window open a crack, and it's lovely. I did have to load some stuff out of the car earlier (but only like an hour ago, so it was midday, not like 7am) and in the shade on that side of the house it wasn't warm. Inside with the view of the sky, doing work, talking shite on Reddit, that's where it's at!
jelly-rod-123@reddit
I would sign a contract now for Jan - Nov 23 degrees, and December can be whatever -10 BRING IT ON !
Kind_Shift_8121@reddit
I would make it seriously unpredictable just to freak people out. Also, I would use it for comedy purposes. Dan from the office needs to pop to his car, sleet! Mrs hangs the washing out, snow. Grand national, fog descends with one furlong to the line.
BeastMidlands@reddit
Spring: 10C to 25C
Summer: 25C to 40C
Autumn: 10C to 15C
Winter: -2C to 10C
Rabanski@reddit
40C? Are you even human?
Malteser88@reddit
40C in Southern Europe is an average heatwave. It sucks.
BeastMidlands@reddit
More human than any of these blue-blooded summer wimps
Rabanski@reddit
I think you’re cold blooded pal
OptionalQuality789@reddit
40°C?!
That is unbearable heat to almost all life. Anything over 30°C is deeply unpleasant.
KeyLog256@reddit (OP)
They manage in Dubai, by basically turning it into a tacky shopping mall.
BeastMidlands@reddit
Skill issue
tyger2020@reddit
Ideal climate?
Winter: like between 5-10 degrees.
Spring: 10-15 degrees.
Summer: 20-30 degrees.
Ideally consistently sunny and dry throughout summer, too.
Sea-Climate6841@reddit
A nice balmy 16°
KeyLog256@reddit (OP)
16 is nice for walking, but way too cold for most people to sit outside at a pub, etc.
starsandbribes@reddit
16 in pure sun is fine for sitting in a beer garden, but when you’re shaded its too cold.
Related but I think there should be local apps for which beer gardens have direct sunlight and at which times
KeyLog256@reddit (OP)
There's an app called "Photopills" which I've used for sunlight predictions in photography/videography, and it puts the sun's path on Google Maps imagery, so you could technically use that. Can adjust the time and date too.
EasyPiece@reddit
Agreed.
Serious_Shopping_262@reddit
22 degrees. Alternating days of rain and sun. No wins whatsoever. Snow in winter.
InducedChip89@reddit
18-20 degrees, nice and bright.
TheBluePapaBear@reddit
5 degrees, bright blue sky.
fridgezebra@reddit
as it is right now. Daily peak of 15 to 22 degrees C, sunny but not too hot. It can rain once a week. Let's make it thursday. Some breeze is good. and low humidity
Sorrelish24@reddit
18-22 degrees, light breeze, rain overnight for the garden.
Jesterstear99@reddit
20 degrees, permanently overcast skies.
Warm enough to not need a coat, light enough to see properly, but no bright sun to permanently be "in the wrong place" to shine in my eyes and prevent me from seeing whatever it is I'm trying to do, or heat the car and house up to oven temperatures.
SilyLavage@reddit
More or less the weather we have, honestly.
Yes, I know it rains a lot and winter can be a bit miserable, but when I'm abroad in hotter climates I really, really miss how green the UK is. When we have a serious heatwave and everything goes brown it really affects me because of how wrong the landscape looks.
Warm-Marsupial8912@reddit
23, light breeze (always behind me when I'm on my bike obviously) the odd fluffy cloud. Rain overnight. All year round please
levinyl@reddit
25-28 degrees C - Perfect!
gagagagaNope@reddit
What we have is pretty damn good as a mix. Very few extremes of anything.
Old_Introduction_395@reddit
I like proper seasons. If it gradually gets hotter from April, the higher temperatures don't seem so extreme.
Hot summers, up to 27°, but cooler at night. Gentle rain overnight once a week.
Autumn should be fresh and crisp, winds to take the leaves off the trees, but leave the trees standing.
Winter, some frosts are good, to kill off bugs. Snow in the parts of the country that know how to deal with it.
Can we get rid of February, grey and miserable, and go direct to Spring, blue skies, sunshine, increasing warmth.
melanie110@reddit
25 and a gentle warm breeze would suit me perfect
Bloxskit@reddit
Warm (20C) with a gentle breeze, not completely blue sky - just with a few spotted white clouds.
pajamakitten@reddit
Start with a cool morning, say 9C; rising to 20C by noon, with a light breeze and the odd cloud in the sky; evenings would be 12C; rain would come overnight but be gone by 4am.
thebarrcola@reddit
Honestly I like the variation in seasons and the climate in general here. If I got to make one little tweak I’d maybe just make winter a little shorter and have autumn and spring last a little longer each.
s_dalbiac@reddit
I'd go along these lines:
Because I care about climate change and global warming, at the times of year where I'd make it warmer than it is now, I'd keep the average minimum/nighttime temperatures as they are now. At the times of year where I'd make it cooler, I'd make the drop apply to both maximum and minimum/nighttime temperatures.
llksg@reddit
I am subscribing to your weather OP, please and thank you
Legitimate-Leg-4720@reddit
I wish it were something like Darwin, Australia. Such a beautiful climate!
cjgmmgjc85@reddit
Mid twenties blue skies. Rain over night from 1-5 am. Illegal for it to rain in the day.
KeyLog256@reddit (OP)
The good thing is in this scenario, you are the only one in control of the weather, so if it did rain in the day, you'd be the one arrested and charged.
cjgmmgjc85@reddit
Hahaha 🤣🤣
buy_me_a_pint@reddit
Some rain, but has to be at least 15-20c during the day, and around 10c at night.
Smart_Joke3740@reddit
Dry, sunny, cold winters like parts of Canada.
Warm, dry, sunny weather for the remainder, increasing in temp in the summer months.
Severe thunderstorm once a month for rainfall purposes.
StrongEggplant8120@reddit
aint nothing quite like a warm day with a good breeze whilst out walking, the coast gets this allot and its beautiful. hot and still days arent thqat great unless by a river or lake.
TokyoMegatronics@reddit
super low humidity and more than 25C at all times apart from winter where i want it to snow and be fucking freezing
Mel-but@reddit
15°c all year round, rains only when I'm asleep, sunny with moderate clouds so the sun is never blaring. Also no wind
Grand_Ball8149@reddit
Pretty much exactly as it is, or has been the last couple of years (not the sh*tshow that was summer 2022). I enjoy the varied seasons when they’re not too extreme :)
KeyLog256@reddit (OP)
We didn't have a summer last year, so I'd definitely not take that nightmare again.
Grand_Ball8149@reddit
Yeah true wasn’t the best but there were some sunny days? 😆
But last year compared to 2022 which would you prefer? 🤔
Thrilltwo@reddit
Similar to what we have now, but focus the nicest weather of each week on Saturday and Sunday instead of weekdays
KeyLog256@reddit (OP)
That would be quite good actually, but spare a thought for those working in hospitality as I used to. Warm weather on a busy Saturday. Still gives me a shiver.
pikantnasuka@reddit
It would always be warm. It would rain regularly but mostly at night.
KeyLog256@reddit (OP)
You'd like Vietnam.
Norman_debris@reddit
I moved from the UK to southern Germany and I've found my perfect weather.
Winter: Cold, but not too cold. –5° to +5°. A few snowy days, a fair few rainy days. Not windy.
Spring: 10° to 20°. Unpredictable. Wet and rainy days followed by warm dry days.
Summer: Weeks and weeks of nice warm weather. A few epic thunderstorms.
Autumn: Basically British summer.
Thestickleman@reddit
High 20s and blue sky with pretty much no wind everyday from like May till September.
Then high teens and mainly dry and blue sky's during winter
SilverellaUK@reddit
Can we add dry heat to the warm bits? It's the humidity that gets me.
KeyLog256@reddit (OP)
Your scenario, you could absolutely control humidity!
404pbnotfound@reddit
May all year
Andr0idUser@reddit
Blue Sky 15°c - 20°c
Polz34@reddit
I've always hated the heat, probably because of all my extra padding 😂
For me 18-22 degrees is just right, I can go out and about and not become a sweaty mess. Should mention I am also a lady of 'a certain age' so think that doesn't help! Fortunately I work in an office with one other person who is also female and a few years older than me, so in the summer we turn our office into a fridge so we can both be comfortable for a few hours at least!
KeyLog256@reddit (OP)
Must admit, I do like a freezing cold airconditioned space when it's warm out - a great place to go to get some cool, but then also makes it feel warmer when you leave.
I do remember on that one day we had when it was 40c+ and I drove home from a cool office, with my aircon blasting on full pelt, cold as it would go, windows all shut, recirc on. Was practically shivering when I got home.
Then I turned the engine off and could immediately feel the heat on the window next to me. It almost made a "thud" noise as I had the horrible realisation "that, was a mistake." I now had to get out of the car and face it.
LuHamster@reddit
Toronto summers
25-30c all summer from June to September.
It feels amazing because it's not stuffy, it's dry heat and no where near as humid as the UK.
The skies are blue and the sun is always shining.
Pleasant-chamoix-653@reddit
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Sudden-Possible3263@reddit
Warm and sunny through the day with rain at night, we could have set days each year for snow, fog, hailstones, or whatever, I'd have the wind turned down.
poshbakerloo@reddit
Cold snowy but bright winter (with gritted roads!), sunny cool spring, hot sunny summer - with 1 rainy day per week to keep things green, cool breezy autumn with bright autumn colours on the trees!
Status-Mousse5700@reddit
4 defined and consistent seasons would be nice
perrosandmetal78@reddit
Today is nice for me. Bright and sunny, around 14 or 15 C. Good walking weather.
Lessarocks@reddit
Same here! I’m having a coffee right now in the middle of my two hour walk. It’s glorious in London this morning
lexx2001@reddit
In summer I’d have it no higher then 20c in the day and have a fair few days rain too, preferably I’d have it anywhere between 3-15c the whole year
Snout_Fever@reddit
I am not a warm weather animal, so about 18C absolute maximum in summer, 10C Autumn and Spring and just below zero in winter and I'd be happy.
Far_Bad_531@reddit
Rain in the night for the gardens and the trees …. Nice sunshine and ambient temperature in the day. It can be windy in November for a day to get the last of the leaves of the trees…. Oh and it can snow on Christmas Day if it likes
Imaginary-Quiet-7465@reddit
Right there with you, I love the heat! Can handle 30 degrees quite easily but I’d say 26 is my most comfortable. No breeze either please.
Geek_reformed@reddit
I'm good with 30° weather when I am holiday, but when I'm working and trying to do day-to-day life it's too hot. The lack of air con is obviously a major factor in that.
I'm good with low 20s for the summer.
I don't mind the clear cold days of winter. Minus numbers overnight so we get frost then in the <5° range. I am not a fan of the weeks of grey skies we had this winter.
Mid to high teens for Spring and low teens for Autumn.
PralineMinimum8111@reddit
I actually don’t care too much but humidity can fuck right off
Obvious-Water569@reddit
22 degrees, sunny with a light breeze year round.
I'm not a fan of winter.
ConcentrateNervous64@reddit
I literally said the same thing. Great mind's think alike
ConcentrateNervous64@reddit
22 degrees sunny, slight breeze. Happy days
Shawn_The_Sheep777@reddit
Like today. Sunny, blue sky, a bit of a breeze
blainy-o@reddit
25°, sunny, with a nice breeze.
Equivalent_Parking_8@reddit
20°C blue skies no wind all day. Light to medium rain overnight to keep everything alive, and save having to water the garden.
Scarred_fish@reddit
10-14 degrees and overcast with a gentle breeze from Spring - Autumn with occasional showers.
-4 to 6 in winter, drier with lots of cloud.
Lounge-Fly@reddit
20°c is perfect
MDK1980@reddit
Never higher than 25C in summer, snow over Christmas.
useittilitbreaks@reddit
23 degrees C or thereabouts, clear blue skies (though I’ll accept days where there are puffy clouds) and little to no wind. When night comes the temp drops to around 10, with some rain overnight sometimes.
Similar in winter but with lower temperatures, and air still enough for regular fog/mist to form. Regular light snow. Rain minimal, again mostly overnight.
I hate wind basically.
ding-dongo@reddit
26degrees sunny. All year, every day.
defylife@reddit
It needs to be a solid 25c (remember temps are measured in the shade), to even consider going to the beach.
I'd say temps varying from 20-27c
MrDibbsey@reddit
A steady 18° in Summer, 14° in Spring, 5° in Winter and perhaps 8-9° in Autumn.
KeyLog256@reddit (OP)
We're pretty much there in fairness!
Leading_Exercise3155@reddit
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