Weather und Wetter

Guten Abend!  To start, the weather in Europe and especially Germany shares many similarities as well as some very distinct differences between the United States.  First, regions of Europe differ in the sense that the northern coastal regions like northern Germany and France have moderate climates where the temperature doesn't have a lot of variations between seasons.  Places like Russia, Norway, Sweden and other northern countries have colder and wet climates, while southern countries like Italy, Spain, Greece, or the south of France have warmer climates.  In the United States, the pacific northwest and new England areas also have moderate to colder climates, while the southern states like Georgia, Florida, Virginia, and North/South Carolina are warmer but more humid.  In Europe, the central countries that have variations between seasons could resemble the Midwest.  Also, the mountainous countries of Switzerland and Austria resemble states like Colorado.  In Michigan, there is a lot of variation in temperature between seasons, and each season might affect people differently.  For example, during the winter everyday tasks like driving can be severely complicated due to a lot of snow, the food might vary seasonally as well, such as lighter food during the summer and heavier foods in the winter.  Free time is spent differently during seasons, with things like snowboarding in the winter and swimming in the summer.  Differences between the weather in Germany and the United States might be the fact that in Germany the weather changes more abruptly when the altitude between the northern coastal regions and the mountainous regions of Bavaria, Austria, and Switzerland.  In the U.S, the difference in climate between northern/central states to the southern states is more gradual.  Overall, Germany and the United States have pretty similar climates.

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/climate/Germany.htm