{"id":7988,"date":"2020-07-16T18:33:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T18:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=7988"},"modified":"2020-07-16T18:33:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T18:33:09","slug":"which-type-of-climate-do-you-ideally-look-for-when-living-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/which-type-of-climate-do-you-ideally-look-for-when-living-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Which type of climate do you ideally look for when living abroad?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many people would love to be living next to the Mediterranean Sea. It truly has one of the most perfect climates. Not too cold in the winter, and nice, very warm in the summers (not to mention a lot of sun!). However, not all of us are so lucky to work at an international school there. Plus, typically the salary and benefits are lower there, so that is not ideal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you think to rather take a job in Moscow, Russia? You can probably make a lot of money, but you will need to be prepared for a cold, dark and snowy winter for many months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How about a stint on a tropical island like Cura\u00e7ao or the Bahamas? Many teachers are curious about the island life, but some who take jobs there don’t last for more than 1-2 years; too isolating and hard\/expensive to even get off the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As we’ve stated before, when you search for jobs at international schools, you will need to consider a number of factors like: money, career, location, love life, weather, etc. These are all pretty important when deciding to live abroad, but which ones are more important than the others for you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can only be so lucky to find a place that meets our wishes in all the factors, but that rarely happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So, if you had a few offers to work in different cities and countries around the world, would you prioritize the city that had the most ideal weather and climate for you? Maybe after working for 10-15 years in a cold climate, you will finally choose the school that is on the Mediterranean Sea!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Luckily, International School Community has a comment topic on our school profile pages related to this topic of the host city’s weather year round. In this comment topic, our members can share what their experience has been working at various international schools around the world. There are a total of 604 comments<\/strong> (July 2020) that have been submitted by our veteran international school teachers in this specific comment topic (one out of the 66 in total) called – “Describe the city’s weather at different times of the year.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few of those submitted comments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In general the temperature is very temperate. The monsoon is long and will last from July- October. Winter is also cold with January being the coldest month. The school is generally closed for a good part of December and all of Jan so that you miss the worst of the cold…” – Woodstock School<\/a> (Mussoorie, India) – 142 Total Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Generally speaking, the weather is very pleasant in Shenzhen. August (when new teachers have just landed) tends to be sticky and hot so be mentally prepared for that but it gets better in Sept\/Oct. January tends to be the coldest, and can go down to as low as 7 at night. In other words, you need a variety of clothes…” –
International School of Nanshan Shenzhen<\/a> (Shenzhen, China) – 88 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Doha is hot and dry. The weather is intensely hot in May, June July and August. Sept tends to be humid and October and November tend to have a few wet or cloudy days. The temperature then eases for the winter period. December is often 20-25 daily and around 15-20 at night which can feel quite chilly. January and February stay quite cold but the heat begins to return in March and April…” – The English Modern School (Doha)<\/a> (Doha, Qatar) – 75 Total Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Spring is short, maybe 2 months, same for autumn. The weather in these seasons is lovely. Summer is from May to September and it is HOT. Humidity will be 90%+. You will want to leave in the summer and you have to use AC throughout these months. Winter is 3 months and can be cold. Air quality usually declines during the winter and the wind direction changes and blows the pollution down from Beijing. I have an electric blanket on my bed as most apartments only have AC for heating and it is expensive and ineffecient….” – Lycee Francais de Shanghai<\/a> (Shanghai, China) – 38 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The weather is pretty great year-round. Rainy season lasts from May-ish until November time, but largely this only affects the evening with large thunderstorms etc. Outside these months, you can rely on weeks of no rain, lots of sunshine etc. Even in rainy season, the days are usually sunny and hot…” – Edron Academy A.C (El Colegio Britanico)<\/a> (Edron Academy A.C (El Colegio Britanico) – 14 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many people would love to be living next to the Mediterranean Sea. It truly has one of the most perfect climates. Not too cold in the winter, and nice, very warm in the summers (not to mention a lot of sun!). 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