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My wife and I are spoiled here in Colorado to have weather we really like. We also want to live in another place before we settle down. I've lived in a very humid place and hated it, and she's lived in a very snowy place and hated it. We are looking for a place that doesn't have bone chilling winters or humid summers. We are also very partial to sunny days. Colorado meets these requirements of course, but where else would you suggest? We could stand a little more humidity, just not lots of it. From what I've read, the Pacific Northwest doesn't have enough sunny days to be realistic. Pheonix is too hot. We are also partial to NOT living in California. I think San Diego might be perfect, if it were in a different state. So... Suggestions?
What's so bad about California? There's places here that would certainly fit your criteria.
I would probably suggest Northern New Mexico, but you probably want some place even more different than that.
Seriously, if humidity is a big concern, you're stuck in the western half of the US.
If you want a big city with big city amenities with no to minimal humidity then you're stuck with Phx, Vegas, Albuquerque, El Paso, and CA cities. I don't get why you're so hostile against CA. San Diego really is the perfect city you're seeking. There are smaller cities in AZ in the higher elevations that aren't too hot and don't get that much snow like Prescott. Maybe you guys should just remain in Colorado....
What's so bad about California? There's places here that would certainly fit your criteria.
I'm interested in hearing more about those places in California, but the state is massively in debt and the cost of living is extremely high. Part of my business is in firearms, and California is not the ideal place for that.
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I would probably suggest Northern New Mexico, but you probably want some place even more different than that.
Not necessarily. Which places? I've been through Albuquerque and Santa Fe on I-25
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Seriously, if humidity is a big concern, you're stuck in the western half of the US.
For sure? I was hoping you guys could tell me about some nice areas in the east like the Appalachian Mountains that wasn't humid or somewhere I'm not aware of.
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If you want a big city with big city amenities with no to minimal humidity then you're stuck with Phx, Vegas, Albuquerque, El Paso, and CA cities.
I'm not necessarily wanting a big city with big city amenities. I would want a big city to be within 1-2 hours max.
For sure? I was hoping you guys could tell me about some nice areas in the east like the Appalachian Mountains that wasn't humid or somewhere I'm not aware of.
I'm not necessarily wanting a big city with big city amenities. I would want a big city to be within 1-2 hours max.
Another might be Raleigh,NC Little snow or very cold weather and you aren't a prisoner to the A/C as long compared to points south.. Maybe three brutal months at most compared to parts of FL where it lasts 8+ months.
Doesn't Raleigh get humid though just like everywhere else on the East Coast?
Raleigh does get humid, but not like "everywhere else on the east coast". Everyone tends to forget there are areas in the east at higher elevations that aren't as humid. The Appalachian mountain range extends from Asheville, NC northward to Maine. Much of that area experiences lower summer temperatures and significantly less summer humidity than the major cities/coastal cities.
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