Originally Posted by Moses2013 (Post 12153767)

Well even London gets fewer rainy days and sunshine amounts are only slightly higher in Halifax depending where you are in London (1600 vs 1950). Fact is that it won't be life changing and other things can make the difference. Maybe a house with garden that gets the sun can make the difference, shorter working hours but just for the weather don't even think about it. If you want to test the weather, Bognor Regis is an example.

Originally Posted by Howefamily (Post 12154447)

Are you in NS Moses? For us, the difference in weather is life changing. We are outside all summer in our pool that's heated by, believe it or not, the sun.

Originally Posted by Howefamily (Post 12154447)

Are you in NS Moses? For us, the difference in weather is life changing. We are outside all summer in our pool that's heated by, believe it or not, the sun.

Originally Posted by Howefamily (Post 12154201)

Thia makes me smile. I lived not far from Bognor Regis (Worthing and worked in Littlehampton) for 6 years and have lived in NS, admittedly not in Halifax but up the road near Enfield for almost 6 years.


I can say, without a doubt, the following:


NS has considerably more sun
NS has fog but not noticeably loads, and its foggy over rivers but then you drive out of it, and its foggy over the harbour - all at certain times of the year...( Spring mainly)
Its hot in the summer
When it rains it deluges but rarely is it just gloomy overcast and drizzly
We have snow and ice and sun in the winter.


It has considerably more sun and less rain that in Bognor Regis. But you can follow stats if you prefer, what do I know...

Originally Posted by Moses2013 (Post 12154675)

Just don't agree that someone moaning about weather in the UK should move there for weather alone. Maybe rent a place in a sunnier part of the UK first to see if your mood improves before ending up unhappy again. That the whole of the UK is always grey like DandNHill said and it never clears up is nonsense.

Originally Posted by christmasoompa (Post 12154704)

Yep. Below are a couple of pics of my garden and road taken at 7.30am this morning with the sun coming up as I got back from walking the dogs, now it's bright blue sky and sunshine, no grey. Admittedly we live in one of the driest/sunniest/warmest parts of the UK, but for us summer hols are lovely. Anybody that thinks the UK is all rain and grey is in danger of generalising about the whole place......something they seem to hate when it's done to NS. ;):lol:

FWIW, I have only spent a week in NS (Halifax), half of the time was bloody awful fog and grey and miserable, the other half was freezing cold, bright blue skies and sunshine. No rain at all though, although it was January so a few snow flurries.

As I've said before, anybody that lets the UK weather stop them doing stuff isn't 'outdoorsy' anyway IMO, and that's unlikely to change with moving to Canada. We'll happily all go for 8 mile walks in the pouring rain, just as we would in -15, but we are a family that spends most of our free time outdoors.

Originally Posted by DandNHill (Post 12154841)

This post has all turned in to a boxing ring!

Originally Posted by DandNHill (Post 12154841)

This post has all turned in to a boxing ring!

My view is that I much preferred the weather in Nova Scotia to West Sussex. The summers are warmer, sunnier and drier in NS. The winters are brighter too with many beautifully clear days.
Of course the weather can be wonderful in the UK but so many outings were spoilt by the rain.
Of course as Christmasoopa says you shouldn't let the weather stop you from going out and enjoying yourselves but in reality it is usually more fun going out on a dry sunny day!

Originally Posted by Moses2013 (Post 12154681)

So that does prove that it's not the weather that made you happy then:lol:. You were maybe unhappy in that location, had long working hours, more traffic, so didn't really notice the weather. And don't forget that every area has micro climates, weather is different every year, houses & gardens get different amounts of sun.


While I was living in Germany, we had snow 4 years in a row and then there was no snow the following 5 years.

Originally Posted by christmasoompa (Post 12154866)

Hardly! It's not even a disagreement at the moment, never mind a boxing ring. :lol:

Different strokes for different folks that's all, I much prefer the weather in the UK as I don't deal with humidity well, so a NS summer would be my idea of hell. Everybody has a different idea as to their ideal climate, for me the UK is pretty close, if we could just have a bit more snow then it would be spot on.

Originally Posted by christmasoompa (Post 12154866)

Hardly! It's not even a disagreement at the moment, never mind a boxing ring. :lol:

Different strokes for different folks that's all, I much prefer the weather in the UK as I don't deal with humidity well, so a NS summer would be my idea of hell. Everybody has a different idea as to their ideal climate, for me the UK is pretty close, if we could just have a bit more snow then it would be spot on.

Originally Posted by Moses2013 (Post 12154884)

Ironically weather data proves that Portsmouth weather station has actually had sunnier summers than Halifax weather station. Between April-September, Portsmouth has seen more sun over the last 30+ years.


I definitely agree with different strokes for different folks but why shouldn't we focus on the facts if someone asks.