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I used to make fun of snow birds, but now I think moving with the seasons is a good idea. Theres no perfect kinda place I can think of. Many places people mentioned are to humid and have to many bugs for me.
Phoenix in the winter and northern AZ at a high elevation for the summer months.
I'm fortunate enough to love steamy and tropical summers so Florida is perfect year round.
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Originally Posted by Adi from the Brunswicks
Worst on the east coast will be Boca Raton, Florida.
Miami and Honolulu are the best climates in the United States, among major US cities. Both mega-thermal climates with Miami being tropical and Honolulu semi arid. Honolulu could use more rain in its lowland area, but I would still take it over San Diego and Los Angeles anyday.
Miami is only semi-tropical. Honolulu is tropical savannah (Koppen As)
Miami is only semi-tropical. Honolulu is tropical savannah (Koppen As)
Honolulu is a semi arid climate. It doesn't get enough rain in its lowland areas for it to be classified as tropical. One of the requirements for tropical is for it to be a non arid climate. Miami hit just 70.00+ in of rain for its second consecutive year today. Last year Miami received over 80 inches of rain. Honolulu receives nowhere near that amount of precipitation in its lowland region. Even the Hilo PHTO station received less precipitation than Miami for the second consecutive year with lower annual lows and highs for 2013.
Honolulu is STILL tropical, according to Trewartha and even Koppen. The Koppen As classification is used in Honolulu (and other areas of the state of Hawaii) and many parts of Africa for the Tropical Savannah climate because of the summer rainshadow effect. It may not be as wet as other tropical climates, but is tropical nonetheless according to Koppen himself. Miami, on the other hand, is more moist, but doesn't meet the temperature requirements to truly be tropical, as it has seen snow flurries and 27F before. True tropical places don't get below 50F at sea-level, and Miami does a few times each year.
Honolulu is STILL tropical, according to Trewartha and even Koppen. The Koppen As classification is used in Honolulu (and other areas of the state of Hawaii) and many parts of Africa for the Tropical Savannah climate because of the summer rainshadow effect. It may not be as wet as other tropical climates, but is tropical nonetheless according to Koppen himself. Miami, on the other hand, is more moist, but doesn't meet the temperature requirements to truly be tropical, as it has seen snow flurries and 27F before. True tropical places don't get below 50F at sea-level, and Miami does a few times each year.
But Miami is Koppen Am (Tropical Monsoon), while Ft. Lauderdale is Koppen Aw(Tropical Rainforest). The snow is disputed, and might have not occured. But thats Miami. Miami Beach and the Keys are definitely tropical.
The snow has occurred-at least the snow in January 1977. The 2010 January snow is disputed, as are other reports of snow. To me and others, South Florida and Northern Bahamas are still only semi-tropical. Koppen's system is flawed in grading it truly tropical. Honolulu, on the other hand, is still undisputedly tropical (As according to Koppen). Especially going by Trewartha.
The snow has occurred-at least the snow in January 1977. The 2010 January snow is disputed, as are other reports of snow. To me and others, South Florida and Northern Bahamas are still only semi-tropical. Koppen's system is flawed in grading it truly tropical. Honolulu, on the other hand, is still undisputedly tropical (As according to Koppen). Especially going by Trewartha.
What about the Keys?
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