A Comparison of the Climates in Three Locations in the World

London is in a temperate zone of the world, average temperatures don't vary far from freezing in the winter to quite warm in the summer. The temperatures average around just above freezing in the mid-winter, around January, to about 22°C at the peak of summer, in July and August (Henson 272). Average rainfall ranges around 988 mm in January to around 315 mm in July (Henson 272). Throughout a year, London may get an average of 25 days when snow has fallen. Since London is in a temperate zone – the North Temperate Zone, to be exact – the Summer Solstice is either on 20 or 21 June of every year; and the Winter Solstice is on either 21 or 22 December of every year (Silverstein 29 – 30). Sunrise and sunset times are pretty evenly distributed across the year; with mid-March clocking in at 06:14 for sunrise and 18:04 for sunset, mid-June having sunrise at 04:44 and sunset at 21:16, mid-September's sun

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Verkhoyansk is a place in Siberia which has a much different climate when compared to London and Sydney, fully due to its Polar Region status. Rainfall is less than London and Sydney; with the highest average rainfall at about 150 mm for the months of July and August each and the lowest average rainfall being around 10 mm for the months of January through April (Henson 353). Verkhoyansk gets more snowfall than London and Sydney combined, with an average of about 127 days out of every year when snowfall has taken place (Henson 353). I focused mostly on average temperatures, rainfall, snowfall, as well as usual sunrise and sunset times in each of those locations. Season-wise, the sunrise and sunset times don't differ much from London's. Sunrise and sunset times are very different from London's and Sydney's as well. Average temperatures greatly vary, with the warmest average summer temperature being about 21°C in July to the coldest average temperature being around -48°C in January (Henson 341). Since Verkhoyansk has such unique sunrise and sunset times, I am showing more months than what I listed for London and Sydney.

Sydney, another city in a temperate zone – this time the South Temperate Zone – has similar temperature ranges as London, with approximitely 26°C (in mid-December) being the highest on average found in a year and about 7°C (in mid-July) being the lowest on average for the year (Henson 353). rise being at 06:04 and sunset at 19:14, and mid-December's sunrise occurring at 07:57 and sunset at 15:52 (Henson 272). Since Sydney is in the South Temperate Zone, the seasons begin at opposite times of the year from London; with summer starting on either 21 or 22 December and winter beginning on either 20 or 21 June of every year (Silverstein 30). Rainfall is a little higher in Sydney when compared to London, with highest monthly average of 1778 mm falling in March to lowest monthly average of just under 500 mm for the month of July (Henson 353). Sydney never gets snow on average, which is a moderate difference from London, which gets an average of 25 days every year with snow (Henson 353). Sunrise and sunset times are different from London's because of its Southern Hemisphere location; with mid-March's sunrise at 06:54 and sunset at 19:14, mid-June's sunrise at 06:58 and sunset at 16:53, mid-September's sunrise at 05:56 and sunset at 17:46, and mid-December's sunrise and sunset at 05:38 and 20:02, respectively (Henson 353).

I have just compared the general climates of three locations in the world: London, England, United Kingdom; Sydney, Australia; and Verkhoyansk, Siberia, Russian Federation.

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