bil

Now now dickie, play nice. I have said many times that the joke is there is more rain here and it comes down in lumps. Sure, July and August are a bit of an endurance test, but the winter while wetter is a lot nicer. It doesn't start till December, and ends before March. 3months with the heating on as compared to the fact that in the UK it came on in September and off in April.

The UK NEEDS those cosy homes or winters would be unliveable.

You do seem like those expats who move abroad and then go back to the UK, you know the ones that desperately try and convince themselves that the UK is perfect in every way.

It won't wash. The weather here isn't perfect. i'm not so stupid as to claim it is. However, I look back at the UK with its short bursts of insipid watery sunshine, it's endless grey days, and the drizzle, and the often pitiful levels of rain spread over long periods so that everything was permanently damp. Naaah, if you are happy there, fine, I really hope you are, but me, I'm fine here. Part of it is that I like Spain, I like the language, and I like the people. The weather for all that it has some faults, is a bonus. Twice a year in spring and autumn I have better weather than in UK summers, so I get better than two summers a year. That's pretty damn good, don't you think?

bil

Yo Dick!

Just seen newspaper headlines on a programme from the UK saying "Flash flood devastation as monsoon like rains hit"

What was that you were saying again?

Dick Dasterdly

Sounds just like that wonderful spring-time down your way.
Every time I switched the Spanish news on there seemed to be another town under water with rivers flowing right through ppls houses.

Absolutely beautiful day here.
I've been out walking since early on and just come in for a coffee.

Never mind bill, I hope you come through your endurance test ok.

Stiff upper lip and all that , eh what ?

bil

As you say, there's good and bad.

So which towns were those? Sounds like there's a lot of them from what you say...

jimenato

Strange weather last night.

At about midnight sitting on our north east facing terrace Mrs. J saw two very spectacular Perseids (at least she said she did). I went to bed and was woken up some time later by the most almighty crash of thunder. Finding the space alongside me empty I went out to the terrace to find her sitting in the rain watching the most amazing lightning storm over Estepona.

Today, hot sunny and humid.

WRT the previous posts comparing UK/Spain weather - there's no contest. It isn't perfect but Spain wins hands down. I like hot.

bil

Exactly. Only a fool says that a particular country has the perfect climate, especially a country like the UK which is so reknowned for its bad weather. I'd rather have the heat too, as on balance, the climate here wins hands down for me.

Domino

Singapore, 30m north of equator, beaches, good food, good weather, plenty of sun, when it rains it steams as it hits the ground

hang on why am I here ? ?

bil

Humidity levels? A friend of mine spent many childhood years following his RAF father around that region. He said that before the monsoon rains hit, the humidity would hit 99%, and you could almost wring the water out of the air.

Domino

humidity high, yes,
dhoby rash, yes (if clothing not washed properly)
mould on stored clothes, shoes etc, yes
you learn personal hygiene very quickly.

I spent 5 years out in that area and it was best in Singapore.
looking at it now on Google it has changed beyond recognition, but they have kept all the old cemetaries as a reminder of the Japanese invasion horrors.

bil

Definitely not one of my fave destinations...

Lynn R

I didn't like Singapore either, I hated the humidity which seemed much worse than in Thailand or Malaysia, and they have knocked down everything interesting about the place. You could be in any city anywhere in the world, totally lacking in character IMO.

Relampago

For me, the best climate is one that is since September to mid-June next year. I don't know other countries, but the stations here are very marked, of the beautiful days of autumn (my favorite, although I was born in spring, concretly in early April) with its tones ocher and yellow, fresh and clean air; the winter, that is cold but also has very beautiful days, blue, as autumn; or spring, an explosion of colors ... I have no great sympathy for the summer, but I recognize that it is very questionable, because when was a children I liked, and it's an excuse for tourists and vacations. But it is something extreme and I don't like

Concluding, I say that at least for me, the best weather, and at least in my country, is that is since September to June of next year

stevesainty

You must find a better translator Relempago.

usted debe encontrar a un mejor traductor Relempago

Relampago

I think that's understandable what I put

stevesainty

maybe, I understood the sentiments. Forgive me if you are offended, it is not meant.

tal vez, entendí los sentimientos. Perdóneme si usted es ofendido, no lo quieren decir.