# Autumn Weather Year Round? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 16, 2016, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-weather-year-round/774844 "2016-12-16T06:51:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mrdeals](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-weather-year-round/774844/1 "2016-12-16T06:51:31Z")
My geographic location is bitterly cold right now, and making me long for autumn weather. Are there any places in the world with year round temperatures that hover between 40 and 70 Fahrenheit? ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-weather-year-round/774844/2 "2016-12-16T07:07:43Z")
San Francisco. That’s an average, it does get into the 80s often in summer. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-weather-year-round/774844/3 "2016-12-16T07:29:41Z")
England: > **[Climate of the United Kingdom | England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_the_United_Kingdom#England)** > > England generally has higher maximum and minimum temperatures than the other areas of the UK, though Wales has higher minimum temperatures from November to February, and Northern Ireland has higher maximum temperatures from December to February. England is also sunnier throughout the year, but unlike Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, the sunniest month is July, with an average of 193.5 hours. It rains on fewer days in every month throughout the year than the rest of the UK, and rainfall total... ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-weather-year-round/774844/4 "2016-12-16T09:44:42Z")
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I arrived there prepared for tropical weather, but most of the year, it’s in the low 70s day and the 40s overnight. I had to borrow warm clothes until I could buy some. For some reason, when I travel, it never occurs to me to check out the climate before I go. Maybe closer to your target would be Bogota, Colombia, with every month’s average hi-lo near 68 and 48. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-weather-year-round/774844/5 "2016-12-16T11:21:17Z")
If you want perpetual autumn, Britain is for you. I find the weather here very boring - give me a proper continental climate with baking summers and freezing winters any day. Admittedly here in southern England it might still be a bit extreme for you: most summers have a few days in the high 80s or occasionally low 90s. It’s rare to have daytime highs below 40F even in winter, although it gets down to maybe 20F overnight a few nights a year. For real lack of extremes you probably want a coastal location in northwest England, or Ireland. Cold winter weather and hot summer weather are both moderated by the Atlantic. Bring an umbrella, though. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-weather-year-round/774844/6 "2016-12-16T17:57:47Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > San Francisco. That’s an average, it does get into the 80s often in summer. “The coldest winter I’ve ever spent was summer in San Francisco” – Mark Twain ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-weather-year-round/774844/7 "2016-12-16T18:09:02Z")
Try The Isle of Man, with an annual monthly max of 12.8C (55F) and a min of 7.6C (45.7F). They do get quite a lot of rain though. > **[UK climate averages](https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages)** > > UK climate averages ---
**Author:** ![Endopotential](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6de8d8/32.png) [@Endopotential](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Endopotential)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-weather-year-round/774844/8 "2016-12-16T18:16:44Z")
The Silicon Valley in California has pretty consistently mild weather. Redwood City’s city slogan is “Climate Best by Government Test” > **[What does the "climate best by government test" sign at the Redwood City...](https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-climate-best-by-government-test-sign-at-the-Redwood-City-Caltrain-station-mean)** > > Answer (1 of 2): From http://redwoodcity.patch.com/articles/is-redwood-city-still-climate-best - > > The origins of the "Climate Best by Government Test" motto are shrouded in mystery. Local folklore holds that Redwood City is one of three locations,... The Canary Islands and northern Mediterranean coast of Africa were runners up. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-weather-year-round/774844/9 "2016-12-16T18:19:23Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Maybe closer to your target would be Bogota, Colombia, with every month’s average hi-lo near 68 and 48. Plenty of places in mountains in the tropics will answer the requirements of the OP. I prefer places that get a bit warmer during the day, like[Cerro Punta](https://www.worldweatheronline.com/cerro-punta-weather-averages/chiriqui/pa.aspx) Panama, where the temperature is 86-93 F during the day and 72-73 F at night. Higher elevations above the town will be cooler. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-weather-year-round/774844/10 "2016-12-16T18:39:05Z")
According to my wife, Huanuco, Peru is “Land of Eternal Spring” staying on average between 50-80F. Of course, that’s an average and today’s high is 90F just to prove me wrong. ---
**Author:** ![MedellinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@MedellinMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MedellinMike)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-weather-year-round/774844/11 "2016-12-16T19:53:21Z")
Another vote for Bogota. I’ve been in both December and July. Not much difference in the temperatures either time. Actually if you’re looking for year round consistency Colombia is a great choice. Bogota, elevation 8,600 ft, autumn year round, 40F low, 70F high all year round. Medellin, elevation 4,900 ft, spring year round, 60F low, 80F high all year Cartagena, elevation 7 ft, summer year round, 70 F to +90F all year. Year round winter is tough to find there though (except for a couple of mountain tops). ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-weather-year-round/774844/12 "2016-12-16T21:14:19Z")
Southern California near the beach is close. It’ll be into the 70s. If you want 70 as the absolute max, the whole west coast of the US from about halfway between LA & San Fran all the way up to the Canadian border will do it. Or inland partway up on the first mountain range. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-weather-year-round/774844/13 "2016-12-18T14:24:06Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Southern California near the beach is close. It’ll be into the 70s. If you want 70 as the absolute max, the whole west coast of the US from about halfway between LA & San Fran all the way up to the Canadian border will do it. > > Or inland partway up on the first mountain range. This is called the fog belt for a good reason … it’s always foggy in summer … no one mentioned wind yet but the North Coast does get to 60-70 mph with gusts over 100 mph every few winters … and we measure rainfall in feet, not inches …