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I am looking to move sometime between this Thanksgiving, and next Summer (summer 2016). I currently live in the south and want to move to a place where it gets very little to no humidity. I'm fine with heat, just not humidity. I like being outdoors and in nature and would prefer more of a small town rather then a larger city. Any ideas?
I would suggest the intermountain west or pretty much anywhere from Denver west. Denver, SLC, Boise, Las Vegas, Phoenix, ABBQ. All of those cities have really low humidity compared to the east coast and the south.
For smaller cities check out places like Burlington VT, Portland ME, Ft Collins CO, Logan UT, Billings MT, Eugene OR, Corvallis OR and Olympia WA. Many seem to think low humidity is exclusive to the western half of the country, but there is a good bit of the Northeast and even intermountain east where humidity is not that high in the summer. I would add places like Asheville NC and Boone NC to your list, but securing employment can be difficult due to the desirability of the area and proximity to large population centers. The others mentioned shouldn't be as much an issue most likely.
For smaller cities check out places like Burlington VT, Portland ME, Ft Collins CO, Logan UT, Billings MT, Eugene OR, Corvallis OR and Olympia WA. Many seem to think low humidity is exclusive to the western half of the country, but there is a good bit of the Northeast and even intermountain east where humidity is not that high in the summer. I would add places like Asheville NC and Boone NC to your list, but securing employment can be difficult due to the desirability of the area and proximity to large population centers. The others mentioned shouldn't be as much an issue most likely.
Yeah, everywhere back east gets humid but New England and the southern highlands have relatively cool summers so it's not THAT bad. And actually parts of the West Coast can get pretty humid, as well as southern Arizona so the idea the West has *no* humidity is pretty inaccurate.
Judging from your user name, I'd suggest Bend, Oregon. Tons of outdoor activities: hiking, road/mountain biking, mountaineering, kayaking, camping. Lots of mountains and lakes and forests.
Oh, and the best part? No humidity! When many people who live over on the damp, west side of the state come to Bend, many of them end up with nosebleeds, due to the very dry air. It dries out their nasal passages so much. You do become adjusted to the dry climate, however.
I've always thought the Midwest, but the Rocky Mountain areas for sure. And the desert regions.
Much of the Midwest, especially the lower Midwest gets pretty humid in summer, but there are often breaks when dryer air moves in for a few days. Some years are much worse than others.
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