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What do expats/immigrants from UK and Ireland think about Seattle? Does it feel similar to the English/Irish weather or is it worse? Also Scandinavians ? Been meaning to ask this question for a long time.

I would imagine for people from UK and Scandinavians Seattle and PNW weather isn't too depressing?

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I'm from East England and moved to San Francisco for 12 years and have now lived in Seattle for 2 years.

Here is the secret of Seattle, why people live here: the summer is absolutely bonkers nice.

For example in the last 2 years, temperatures over 60 degrees, temperatures over 70 degrees, days with over 0.2" rain:

May: 9, 1, 7

June: 20, 5, 7

July: 31, 9, 1

August: 30, 10, 1

Sept: 23, 4, 5

It also remains super warm all evening. It's just great! But yes, being from windy gray England means Dec-Feb where it is very very grey doesn't bother me at all, I don't even notice it.

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