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There's little difference I suppose but I've gone through summers in DC and the humidity was terrible and I suspect NYC wouldn't be quite so oppressive in the summer than DC or Philly. Admittedly these 3 or so close that you can mix and match them without a huge difference. LA & SF are by far the best climates on this list IMO, the rest are a coin toss.
You could also flip the argument and say DC and Philadelphia winters are less harsh. The freezing line is generally around Philadelphia, so NYC area could get 12 inches of snow and Philly/ DC get rain.
Places in New Orleans got down to 19F this morning, same as places in Houston. This is despite the lake to the north in New Orleans that should have moderated temps.
DC to Philly is the sweet spot of east coast weather IMO. Of course, any winter benefits are paid back with summer pain. But it's not all that different really.
Places in New Orleans got down to 19F this morning, same as places in Houston. This is despite the lake to the north in New Orleans that should have moderated temps.
Houston and New Orleans are not alone getting real cold in lower latitude: Mexico and all the way down to Costa Rica get this nonsense cold blast from the arctic front slamming everywhere From Denver east.
LA and San Diego looks and are warm with all those tropical plants, and they're reasonably far south. They are actually warm with only cool spells once in a while with temps rarely going below 40. They're are nowhere near as far south as Houston and New Orleans. Whey you land in L.A: very balmy looking with all those palm trees. Whey you land in Houston, which is way, way far south of L.A.: eerie cold vegetation looking that screams cold weather despite being around 80 in the winter sometime and being so far south. Something looks fishy in the Houston/New Orleans area: warm at times in the winter with cold weather setting in terms of natural landscape. Temps plunge into the 10's!!!!!!!! Their weather are psycho!
To be safe: L.A. and SD are really the best warm weather cities year round with no severe cold snaps.
It is. It's been over 20 years since these temps were reached.
Jacksonville went down to 19F during this century as well, but in the last decade (2003).
It was -2 in early 80's in these southern cities. Their highs were only 20 degrees, matching Seattle's all time coldest day but 2 degrees colder on the low temps in 1982. I was talking about Houston!
Americans tend to move where jobs exist. Those who are done working and in retirement likely move South. But that's not always true either.
This . The overwhelming reason why humans have moved to anywhere else, all through history, is economic. Factors such as climate, politics, culture, etc. are far less significant.
Many retirees do not stay down south. There is the term "halfbacks" in real estate that refers to those that retire to Florida from the northeast, but after several years move halfway back settling in Maryland/Virginia/Carolinas.
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. The overwhelming reason why humans have moved to anywhere else, all through history, is economic. Factors such as climate, politics, culture, etc. are far less significant. 
