Comparing Portugal to Cedartown Ga.

[ktrain]

Just out of curiosity I googled the temp range in Portugal to compare it with Cedartown Ga.
It's really not that far off, we occasionally dip lower than they do, and get higher than they do typically.

Really it comes down to the humidity...in the peak of summer the humidity is relentless here.
Southern Portugal has the temp range nailed down for perfect fig production.

I suppose our swings in either direction and the wetness is what tips the scale.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

Hmm? That is interesting. Now I am wondering if any Capri can grow in your area with out die back.

 

[JMF75]

Yes sir the humidity and i believe their summer months are drier so it's perfect for figs.

 

[ktrain]

Yes sir the humidity and i believe their summer months are drier so it's perfect for figs.

Yeah, when we get small dry spells and have figs ripening they are definitely at their best flavor and aesthetics.

 

[ktrain]

Hmm? That is interesting. Now I am wondering if any Capri can grow in your area with out die back.

May have to test this out.

 

[bushdoctor82]

Plus Waylon never had a song about Portugal - at least not that I know of.

 

[ktrain]

Plus Waylon never had a song about Portugal - at least not that I know of.

Lol...that's true, but Cedartown now....
Love that music.

 

[TorontoJoe]

I’ve often felt that proximity to bodies of water play a significant role in buffering things… Even if temperatures take a quick dip they generally don’t remain as long.

I can’t speak for Portugal… But if you consider the Peninsula of Italy… The width of the country is approximately half that of the distance from Atlanta to Charleston… And it has large bodies of water on both sides, not just one.

One thing you’ll notice there as well.… At least in the south… Fig trees are everywhere until you get right up into the mountains, but closer to the coastline they’re absolutely everywhere and as you move further inland, there’s less density. you start to see many more conifers that you wouldn’t see on the coast.

Nothing scientific… Just personal observations

I’ve been in Atlanta in the dead of summer and there’s some liquid air for sure.

 

[Figgerlickinggood]

@ktrain you know when I first read the title to this thread I thought you were comparing them because maybe you were considering moving there. Amazing how a brain functions at 5:30 am without that first cup of Jo.

 

[ktrain]

@ktrain you know when I first read the title to this thread I thought you were comparing them because maybe you were considering moving there. Amazing how a brain functions at 5:30 am without that first cup of Jo.

If I was alone....sure thing, but I don't think my wife and daughter would like it. lol

 

[ktrain]

I’ve often felt that proximity to bodies of water play a significant role in buffering things… Even if temperatures take a quick dip they generally don’t remain as long.

I can’t speak for Portugal… But if you consider the Peninsula of Italy… The width of the country is approximately half that of the distance from Atlanta to Charleston… And it has large bodies of water on both sides, not just one.

One thing you’ll notice there as well.… At least in the south… Fig trees are everywhere until you get right up into the mountains, but closer to the coastline they’re absolutely everywhere and as you move further inland, there’s less density. you start to see many more conifers that you wouldn’t see on the coast.

Nothing scientific… Just personal observations

I’ve been in Atlanta in the dead of summer and there’s some liquid air for sure.

Lol...liquid air, that's why we're called Atlantians! LOL

I was actually looking at Italy's climate too...but I believe you're right about the bodies of water.
And the width of the country...so weird to think of it compared to Atlanta to Charleston.
I know Ireland is only 300 miles north to south and 200 mile east to west.
Could fit inside Georgias borders.

But their weather....sheesh, changes literally like the wind.