The Perfect Climate (hottest, averages, temperatures, Chicago)

[Isabella]

Originally Posted by Evey

I missed that part, I was thinking of the weather. Sorry!

I got all caught up in the weather part too!

[Isabella]

I did some searching and this is what I found:

Las Cruces, New Mexico; El Paso, Texas; Abilene, TX; Hot Springs Village, Arkansas; Little Rock, Arkansas; Greenville, NC; Moab, Utah and Nevada.

[Mark S.]

Originally Posted by Isabella

I did some searching and this is what I found:

Las Cruces, New Mexico; El Paso, Texas; Abilene, TX; Hot Springs Village, Arkansas; Little Rock, Arkansas; Greenville, NC; Moab, Utah and Nevada.

None of these fit the "not too hot" criterion. I've been to Las Cruces, El Paso, Abilene, and Arkansas. They give new meaning to the world hot. It's not just hot there. It is HOT. And in Arkansas, you've got that high humidity as well.

[dullnboring]

Southern California has the most consistently beautiful weather in this country without a doubt. Any area with beautiful weather is going be expensive just by virtue of it being a more desirable area to live in as everyone loves gorgeous weather. If Southern California had the same cost of living as North Carolina, it would probably have 50 million MORE people living there.

Of course, if you're willing to move outside the U.S. to a lesser-developed nation where the dollar will go far, it's manageable. If you move to the West Coast of Mexico, anywhere in Baja California, you get to have the same weather as San Diego with only a fraction of the cost. Pretty much any place in the U.S. outside of Southern California, you pretty much have to pick at least one poison to deal with for part of the year at least, whether it be humidity, desert heat in summer, or rainy winters. No place is perfect. Except New Zealand

[cleosmom]

I'd have to agree to the fact that there is no perfect weather area that isn't expensive.

Of course for me there is. I live in an area that has four seasons and yes I love the snow And Idaho is quite affordable, hence perfect for me

[Steel Man]

Try Shangri-La! There is no perfect climate. I lived in Hawaii for 4 years and some people would consider that the perfect climate. But, there are no seasons at all...always warm...always insects. Lived in Southern California my first 19 years. Nice weather, yes...but smog. I also lived in Japan and a small island known as Okinawa. Perfect weather, no.

What I am getting at is that nowhere has perfect weather. So, you adapt to your surroundings. If that doesn't work, then turn on the heater or A/C.

[elfyum]

For me it would be Death Valley but only the summer part...
Perpetually HOT & DRY!!!!!!!!!! Heaven for me!!! I know, I know - Hell for most!!!

[ColdCanadian]

Originally Posted by elfyum

For me it would be Death Valley but only the summer part...
Perpetually HOT & DRY!!!!!!!!!! Heaven for me!!! I know, I know - Hell for most!!!

Nice!

Part of the reason I put coastal SC southward down is to me it does not normally experience extreme heat. But I don't expect anyone's idea of extreme to be the same as mine. I have experienced heat index of 110 F there and didn't mind it, hence, I wouldn't call it extreme.

For me, it won't even feel hot under heat index of 100 F. And to me that's only a little hot, or noticeably hot, where I might have a bead of sweat roll down my face once in an hour or two. I have yet to experience outdoor heat that is even a little difficult for me to deal with.

Again, everything is relative but Hawaiians would say they have seasons too. In Honolulu, January is only 79 F in the day and 65 F at night and in July averages 87 F in the day and 75 F at night. I was surprised how to learn how cool it was in winter.

If I wanted to live in the tropics, I would much prefer a Jamaican style winter around 85-88 F day and and 70-72 F night. Did you know that most parts of coastal Hawaii have record lows around 50 F? Around Jamaica, their record lows are probably around 60 F. Imagine having a very breezy home without heating and a morning low of 52 F? BRRR!!!...

[Chaparral]

Depending on what you would consider "too hot", the Albuquerque/Rio Rancho area here in NM would seem to fit your climate & expense criteria. We might get a few days over 100 each year, but the usual high temps in the summer are closer to the low-to-mid 90's. Not quite as "perfect" as Southern Cal, but far more affordable!

[SunnyDog]

Miami has the perfect climate from Mid October-Mid May. 76-84 and mostly sunny and dry then. Summers aren't actually all that hot, daytime highs usually mid-upper 80's, never see triple digits. The summer humidity levels, however, are the stuff of legend.

A good plan would be living Oct-May in Miami Beach, and then June-Sept. in Aspen or Lake Tahoe. Need lotsa $$$ for this plan though.