Thats funny.  I wonder if the same coworker from Atlanta would make the same comment about a city like Chicago?  I&#x27;ve spent years in both Chicago and Toronto in the past and it seems like the climate is almost identical.  Toronto maybe being a touch colder in the winter, but not by much.  Summer I remember was almost identical (hot and humid).  Chicago also has that classic continental climate, as does most of the upper midwest.<p>Actually, I think the climate on the south side of Lake Ontario is a bit warmer and wetter (thus the lake effect snow).  The cold air is moderated a bit as it crosses over the lakes, but it also picks up all that moisture.  In fact, I think the windward side of all the Great Lakes are similar and might be in different climate zones vs the leeward side of the lakes.  I know in Western Michigan for example there is a bit of a fruit belt because of this.