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Rain drizzles all the time in Seattle and in winter it's bone chilling cold. People are nasty. Anywhere is better.
That's what I would figure. Overnight lows in DEN are below freezing from November to April but it doesn't feel nearly as cold as it would even in say NYC. I got off the plane from Florida last night and forgot to pack a heavy coat (it was 36 when I got to Union Station in Denver) and was only slightly uncomfortable commuting back home between buildings and cars.
Recall when I was living in L.A. and it dropped to the low 40s - boy, did that feel cold (and you wouldn't think so but it did.)
Temps east of the rockies are unstable outside of summer. Case in point, Rochester, NY, the "normal" high in January is 31°, but typical daytime temps will range from around 52° on a very warm day to the single digits or teens for a very cold day; so with a normal high of 39 in January, Philadelphia is bound to see daytime temps in the 20's and 30's for at least half the days that month
Yeah-it can swing warm or swing cold in Winter. Most of Spring and Fall are usually moderate in temps tho-like 60-80, the end and beginning of each is where it can drop much colder.
I guess it depends on whether you like consistency or surprise hah. I could probably live with a consistently warm and sunny climate but I would probably miss thunderstorms/lightning and snow-and sometimes the intense weather can be exciting, heavy downpours turning into sunny days or potential hurricanes and blizzards giving you an unexpected day off when it wasn't needed. There are pros and cons to all, and pros and cons to those pros and cons. Southern California is said to have the best climate in the US but to me the ocean and night time temps are often too cold all year.
Hell no. Seattle's winters are much milder than Denver's. Even a "humid cold" 35 degrees feels warmer than a "dry" 6 degrees with high winds. You can put lipstick on a pig with the "dry cold" but... Denver still gets dumped on with snow and it gets bitterly cold no matter how "dry" of a cold it is. Yes Denver can have some warmer days during the dead of winter but it can also snow in May and September. Denver's arid continental climate is extremely volatile compared to Seattle's oceanic climate which is far more reliable and moderate. This is an easy choice and it's Seattle. You may deal with a bit of ice now and then but rarely snow, and you'll never get to those near zero or subzero temps Denver can get.
And Denver can still get the "humid cold" sometimes too depending on what system is moving through. It's a highly variable climate.
Plus, the whole "dry vs humid cold" debate is nonsense. The "humid cold" feeling colder only happens because there tends to be more cloud cover to block out the sun's rays compared to drier conditions.
TO me, Denver feels cooler until about mid afternoon, then they feel similarly cool. I definitely prefer Denver's climate due to the drier and sunnier nature even if it is a bit chilly at night in the winter.
Denver is a beautiful city with clearer skies however its definitely colder than Seattle.
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