Snow and cold and highschools in Nevada City, Grass Valley areas (Los Angeles: home, high schools) - Sacramento - California (CA) - City-Data Forum

jamnkats · 07-05-2014, 03:47 PM

We're thinking of moving to the foothills and currently live in Mexico on the Caribbean so we're very used to hot and I'm quite worried about the cold in teh foothills. I read that NC is less cold and less snow than GV but if you're coming from a very hot area (we run the AC in December and January as well here) is there really that much of a difference? Also how are the middle and high schools in those areas and Auburn? We're moving to the US for secondary education for our youngest two children (12 and 14) and university for our oldest 2 (19 and 17).

ferretkona · 07-05-2014, 05:18 PM

Not much snow for years now.
Grass Valley and Nevada City get snow but only a foot or so. Most winter nights in the 20's, days in the 50's.

hydro · 07-06-2014, 11:46 PM

Division1 high school- no university nearby

hydro · 07-06-2014, 11:47 PM

Division1 high school, sierra college (very good as far as community colleges go)- no university nearby.

enigma99a · 07-07-2014, 01:11 AM

If you want heat, maybe you should go to Burbank (N. Los Angeles). Then you get to run your A/C in December and January during heat waves

enigma99a · 07-07-2014, 10:06 PM

Or Anaheim.. Record high is 91F in December (33C) 95F in January (35C) with averages never dropping below 70f any day of the year. Or Palm Springs, CA which can hit 100 degrees almost any day of the year.

But GV is going to be cold, so I don't know why you would move to the N. California foothills if you're worried about cold. Auburn is a bit warmer and closer to the valley with a decent high school. Rocklin and Loomis have very high rated high schools and are a lot warmer too.

KC6ZLV · 07-08-2014, 01:36 AM

You will see some snow up there on an average year. Temperatures overall are very similar. The biggest difference between Sacramento and Grass Valley is the precipitation.

Woof · 07-08-2014, 01:46 AM

You can compare climates at the main site of this forum: http://www.city-data.com/city/Grass-...alifornia.html The climate information is way down on the page.

nmnita · 07-08-2014, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by enigma99a

Or Anaheim.. Record high is 91F in December (33C) 95F in January (35C) with averages never dropping below 70f any day of the year. Or Palm Springs, CA which can hit 100 degrees almost any day of the year.

But GV is going to be cold, so I don't know why you would move to the N. California foothills if you're worried about cold. Auburn is a bit warmer and closer to the valley with a decent high school. Rocklin and Loomis have very high rated high schools and are a lot warmer too.

I assume you live there and have for years right? Wrong? No, temps are not in the 70s at night in Burbank or Anaheim; Yes, there will be a winter heat wave caused by the Santa Ana winds, but the temps are no anywhere the same as the Caribbean.. As you mentioned record high: there is a huge difference between record and normal. Have you spent any time in the Caribbean?

As for GV area, compared to the Caribbean, yes, it is very cold, but they don't get much snow and the days, even winter are very livable.

OP: schools are fine, but there is no university. The closest would be Sacramento.

jamnkats · 07-08-2014, 09:28 PM

thanks all. we're considering the foothills because we've always liked the scenic beauty of the area and my husband used to be a recreational gold panner and knows the foothills pretty well. course that was 4 kids and 20 years ago. we're looking to find pretty much what we have here in mexico but with better education. we find it incredibly safe here and my eldest comes home from town at anywhere from midnight to 1am (from his girlfriends

) and we don't worry. kids roam around every day and we don't worry. schools are great up through secundaria and then prepa really kinda sucks. so the eldest two are out of prepa and looking at university and the eldest of the girls will finish secundaria next year so we're looking.

we have no pollution at all and reading the forums reminded me of the homeless you have. so that's kind of a bummer to think we will be surrounded daily by people asking us for money? we are used to fresh food and simply made (whole ingredients not processed) and my husband and I road bike (and I swim and run). i work from home and we're currently running the numbers to see if he'd need to get a job too.

so that's what we're looking for
simple life, nature, places to swim,bike,run, good high schools, nice kids, accepting families, safe environments, lower CoL. i'm going to freeze regardless of where i go and the kids are fascinated by snow so maybe it is time to make that jump.

i'm looking at Paradise also but not sure of the schools there.

oh geez i forgot - lots of sun important also.