Where in the northwest is there both sun and overcast skies? (Bend: fit in, school)

[eeford]

Hi there,

I am REALLY wanting to move to the northwest, either OR or WA and I love cool, wet, rainy weather, ocean, mountains etc., but since I also suffer from SAD and I've heard the northwest gets 9 months of overcast skies per year I am worried about falling into a funk after being there for awhile. My problem is that I do not fit into a 100% "sun-loving" or "rain/cloud-loving" category- I need both to be happy and healthy. I'd move to CA if I could afford it. Ideally I'd like to have temperate weather all year round, and an equal amount of sunny, partly cloudy and overcast days. I get depressed if it's all sun/heat (MI summers) or all overcast (MI winters) for most of the year. I prefer an area that never drops below freezing and doesn't go above 80. So, that said, is there anywhere in the northwest that I could live that comes close to meeting these requirements? I know this is a tall order, but I don't care about any other variables really, just the climate. I'll live anywhere. Please, if anybody has any comments, suggestions or advice, let me know. I am having such a hard time researching this, I'd prefer to hear it "from the horse's mouth" as it were. I am looking to move in a year's time when I am done with school. Thanks very much!!!

[freedom]

In order to meet your temperature requirements the souther Oregon Coast would do just that.
Brookings up to Coos bay.

[eeford]

I appreciate your response. If anybody else has anything to add, please feel free. I'm open to any and all possibilities.

[seashelly]

In the North Bend/Coos Bay area, it even rains sometimes when the sun is shining. Makes for awesome rainbows. As for the temperature ranges you mentioned, stay along the Coast. Even 15 minutes inland, it can get hot during the summer months.