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Originally Posted by agrossi
What area/ towns have the most mild winters and the least precipitation ? looking to retire in 3 years and have narrowed choices to NC , Charleston Sc or Hilton Head/ Bluffton
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looks like you're limiting yourself to the coast. most people tend to think that Charleston and Hilton Head are a good deal hotter than Myrtle Beach, Wilmington, and the outer banks.
i live in Wilmington, and i agree. I find that the big difference is the constant breeze we have, that didn't seem characteristic of Charleston at all. Plus it doesn't get quite so humid here along the NC coast, as it does in Charleston.
but in general, anywhere along the coast, from Hilton Head on up to the North Carolina outer banks, will be similar. Hot summer weather lasts until August/September and you will have highs in the 70's that persist until December. on the flip side, our cold months are December, Jan, and February, and cold weather will persist occasionally up until March or April. In Spring and Fall, people often comment how crazy the weather is, a high of 80 one day, and a low of 30 the next.
when you come in from the coast, and go inland a ways (Columbia, Greenville, Raleigh, etc.), it becomes drier year-round. Also it is generally hotter in the summer peak and colder in the winter trough, when you live inland.
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