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Mild summers, 4 distinct seasons, plenty of snowfall in most areas, and not prone to natural disasters A nice transition between deciduous forest and northwoods forest types, and enough rainfall to support a wide variety of wild flowers as well as cultivated plants.
I have a personal preference for this area since I love water of any kind and outside of the big lakes these states are also filled with numerous smaller lakes, rivers, and creeks. I also enjoy the cloudiness in many of the eastern cities in this region and variety of weather throughout the area.
There's no options for Upper Midwest, so I voted for the next best thing... New England. Fall and winter up north are amazing.
Yeah, wasn't sure how to handle the Upper Midwest.
It's kind of a hybrid between the Plains (Dakotas / Iowa) and Great Lakes (MN / WI) depending on the location, thus isn't defined by one specific climate.
I'm always amazed at people that love extreme hot, cold, humid climates....I mean, that's their opinion but I just don't understand why people want to be uncomfortable but they evidently do. That being said, for me the California coastal climates wins this walking away....I would pick 5-10 miles inland around San Diego but really inland a short distance from San Fran on down into Mexico is really excellent.
I'm always amazed at people that love extreme hot, cold, humid climates....I mean, that's their opinion but I just don't understand why people want to be uncomfortable but they evidently do. That being said, for me the California coastal climates wins this walking away....I would pick 5-10 miles inland around San Diego but really inland a short distance from San Fran on down into Mexico is really excellent.
It’s not the Canary Islands. SoCal gets wildfires, earthquakes, extreme heat waves even close to coast. But it’s definitely the mildest climate in the country.
That said, not everyone is interested in a monotonous climate. Some people like four seasons. Or thunderstorms. Or just a more diverse climate.
It’s not the Canary Islands. SoCal gets wildfires, earthquakes, extreme heat waves even close to coast. But it’s definitely the mildest climate in the country.
That said, not everyone is interested in a monotonous climate. Some people like four seasons. Or thunderstorms. Or just a more diverse climate.
Everywhere has some negatives, sure. I lived for 18 months in the most monotonous climate you can imagine in Arequpa, Peru where every month of the year the daily high averages between 71F-77F and every nightly low averaged between 41F-48F and sunny virtually always....I loved it.
Everywhere has some negatives, sure. I lived for 18 months in the most monotonous climate you can imagine in Arequpa, Peru where every month of the year the daily high averages between 71F-77F and every nightly low averaged between 41F-48F and sunny virtually always....I loved it.
Yeah, Arequipa feautures a fabulously mild and sunny climate.
My point is that it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. Four season climates are attractive to many people.
Whoever voted for Rocky Mountain Front Range is delusional, it's the high desert - way too dry. Cali coast for the lower 48, no if ands or buts. That's why it costs so much to live there.
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A nice transition between deciduous forest and northwoods forest types, and enough rainfall to support a wide variety of wild flowers as well as cultivated plants. 
