🇿🇦 Cape Town vs 🇺🇸 Glendale

Mediterranean — hot dry summers (Southern Hemisphere), mild wet winters

Cape Town has a classic Mediterranean climate but in the Southern Hemisphere — summers are December–February (hot and dry) and winters are June–August (cool and wet). The Cape Doctor (southeast wind) can make summer days dramatically windy. Table Mountain creates local weather patterns.

Glendale in the Northwest Valley is home to State Farm Stadium and sits in the low desert with full Phoenix heat. The Loop 101 corridor has significant commercial development that amplifies the urban heat island. Summer heat waves in Glendale can exceed 115°F and the city lacks the terrain features that buffer some other valley communities.