Where should I live? (Los Angeles, San Diego: work, moving to, proximity)

[Mattias]

In my future, I might move to S. California, but where in California?

• This is where I like to live:
• Not too dry
• Not humid summers
• Few very hot days
• Some days with thunderstorms/heavy rain
• Many chilly evenings
• Most summer daytime high's temp. into the 80's.
• At least 5 rainy days per months during wet season
• Not too far from somewhere where it snows
• Close to Los Angeles & Beaches
• At least one or two rainy days during dry season
• Plenty of palm trees (Rather have more palms than regular trees)

[sav858]

Originally Posted by Mattias

In my future, I might move to S. California, but where in California?

• This is where I like to live:
• Not too dry
• Not humid summers
• Few very hot days
• Some days with thunderstorms/heavy rain
• Many chilly evenings
• Most summer daytime high's temp. into the 80's.
• At least 5 rainy days per months during wet season
• Not too far from somewhere where it snows
• Close to Los Angeles & Beaches
• At least one or two rainy days during dry season
• Plenty of palm trees (Rather have more palms than regular trees)

what is "too dry"?

The only thunderstorms that occur regularly are in the mountains and deserts, but it gets hot there and the desert is probably too dry.

most nighttime temps stay at 70 or below near the coast.

the wet season varies from year to year, some years there will be at least 5 rainy days a months, some years there aren't.

it doesn't rain during the dry season which is why it's called the "dry" season

If you want it in the 80's during summer you should live around 5-10 miles inland but not farther than that b/c it can get hot.

Just look somewhere between LA and San Diego a little inland. You're asking for a lot and you're not going to find a place that meets all the criteria.

[Adriatica]

That's a tall order and no particular place meets all those criteria. I was thinking Ventura/Ojai/Santa Paula, maybe.

Also, "not too dry" and "very few hot days" are not terribly compatible with "plenty of palm trees". Palms like hot weather.

[Mattias]

Originally Posted by Adriatica

That's a tall order and no particular place meets all those criteria. I was thinking Ventura/Ojai/Santa Paula, maybe.

Also, "not too dry" and "very few hot days" are not terribly compatible with "plenty of palm trees". Palms like hot weather.

Well I hate a place with such a low precipitation

[MtnSurfer]

Originally Posted by Mattias

Well I hate a place with such a low precipitation

Then why LA seriously? That is where I am from and lived for 40 years before moving to CO and as others have said it is not going to match your perfect weather scenario. But the reality is very few if any places will. I grew up in the South Bay (Hermosa, Manhattan, Torrance Beaches) which is south LA County. And the weather there is about as mild as it comes - not too humid, not too hot or cold. But after 40 years I found it a little boring to say the least. Actually all of S. Cal. weather is a little too 'dry' for my taste.

So here is what I suggest:
1. Broaden your net to include Central and N. Cal. coasts as well.
2. Or lower your set of weather/palm tree requirements for close proximity to LA.
3. Or pick another state which is less dry with the other things in your list like Florida, Hawaii, etc... Just remember no place is perfect - just a trade off of different sets of pros/cons.

The further north you go the less dry it becomes and hence more green. And for the ultimate green with better precip head way up north above SF all the way to Oregon. It really comes down to how much you 'Love LA.' How far north are you willing to go to get less dry conditions? But not too humid and palm trees just don't go together.

[cannoli38]

Maybe Santa Monica could work.

[EscapeCalifornia]

You're going to have to give up on the rain if you live in LA. We're about one climate type wetter than a desert here. And summers will be hotter than the 80's unless you live right along the coast and pay through the nose but then you'll have more humidity to deal with. Thunderstorms in the LA basin are very rare.

[Mattias]

Originally Posted by cannoli38

Maybe Santa Monica could work.

Summers are mild there (Low 70s)... I want 80's.
And less precip

[CA central coast]

Originally Posted by Mattias

Summers are mild there (Low 70s)... I want 80's.
And less precip

If you're gonna be that strict with your criteria, then all I can say is...good luck.

[sav858]

Originally Posted by Mattias

Summers are mild there (Low 70s)... I want 80's.
And less precip

go about 5-10 miles inland from Santa Monica if you want 80's