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I'm living the dream and living in the Midwest/Great Lakes region. I recognize that the other regions of the country have nicer weather and, in some cases, more scenery, but the overall amenities offered in the Midwest for the cost is unmatched anywhere else in the country. I feel lucky that weather doesn't deter me as much as it does for many people, otherwise i may not be able to handle living here. There are always days/weeks each year (especially winter, but also sometimes summer) where I question why I live in such a climate, but the weather changes again and I'm happy again. I'd find it very difficult to not have multiple seasons.
The ideal climate for me includes 4 distinct seasons, with a snowy and cold enough winter to enjoy outdoor recreation in the ice and snow, but with periodic thaws, pleasant long (3 months) springs and falls, and warm summers that are mostly mild at <85 degrees but has numerous days with 85+ weather for enjoying outdoor recreation at pools and beaches. I prefer some humidity over dry air (asthma, skin) but like most people don't like stifling humidity. I like big summer storms but hate rain-out days (days where it rains/drizzles constantly all day), and I love big snows. Aside from cities within the Midwest, the cities that meet these criteria the best are NYC, Boston and Denver, but none of them are perfect either (well, NYC/Boston are very close for outside the Midwest cities). Basically I want Minneapolis with milder (but still sub-32) winters and more thaws, or Chicago/Omaha/Detroit/Cleveland with better winter outdoor recreation options (again, sub-32 consistently to support ice rinks and sledding/ski hills).
If you are in the upper Midwest, periodic thaws are not to be found. Second, WINTER is longer than three months! I know that from time in Chicago and a native there joking about how short spring season is. You might like big snows but YOU are in the minority on that for sure, not only in the U.S. but basically world wide. Second, BOSTON has long winters. NYC is not too far behind. Denver is more of what you seek because its numerous sunny days help to melt the late winter snows fast.
If you are in the upper Midwest, periodic thaws are not to be found. Second, WINTER is longer than three months! I know that from time in Chicago and a native there joking about how short spring season is. You might like big snows but YOU are in the minority on that for sure, not only in the U.S. but basically world wide. Second, BOSTON has long winters. NYC is not too far behind. Denver is more of what you seek because its numerous sunny days help to melt the late winter snows fast.
Boston, toooo damn cold and unwelcoming people.
NYC, tooo damn cold, costly,crowded and crumbling in 40% of the city proper.
If money were no object, and it had decent water supply, Southern California would have 30 million people because of its weather and great scenery. I have a cousin there. Nowhere on earth can you both go skiing in the morning (Big Bear lake) and drive two hours west and play beach volleyball the same day.
Hard for me to pick a specific town because no place is perfect but regionally, the west coast of north America from Cabo San Lucas in Mexico to Beautiful British Columbia, Canada is as scenically beautiful and clean.
I'm in the north Texas area. Not as busy as the east coast, not as scenic as the west coast, not as historical as Chicago but a nice blend of all. What's unique for an inland area is the number of lakes for recreation is substantial.
Uh, posters critique on this forum ALL THE TIME. And when you say winter is three months long in the upper Midwest, then I'm going to call you or anyone else on it. It's like someone in Phoenix trying to say summers are three months long.
It does not matter if you have a job or family living nearby, I am just wondering why you owuld pick to live in a particular part of the country if you had nothing holding you back.
Not far from here. There's a little town called Haines about 80 miles north of here that is the center of the outdoors universe. It's about the only place I would consider besides Juneau
Easy to answer, Kailua, on the Windward coast of Oahu, Hawaii. I’ve been there many times and it’s my favorite place on the planet.
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