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I know weather isn't everything. There's two cities (Minneapolis, and Seattle) that I really like, however moving there would be a tough sell for me because of the bad weather.
Nyköping has one of Sweden's better climates, and let's just say that staying within the confines of my language area of Sweden and parts of Finland, then climates aren't too good anyway. I'd only say the sole thing climates can do is rule themselves out (Kiruna, Gällivare, Luleå etc).
I know weather isn't everything. There's two cities (Minneapolis, and Seattle) that I really like, however moving there would be a tough sell for me because of the bad weather.
Seattle has amazing summers. Nothing but blue skies and sun and not too hot (apart from the occasional heat wave). Sure the rest of the year is grey and rainy but the temps are mild and you can still do stuff outside if you don't mind the rain. Not sure where you are from but the rain here is not a downpour you get like on the east coast that will drench you in seconds, more like a drizzle so you don't really need an umbrella. A raincoat works fine. Or if you like winter sports head into the mountains. Tons of snow there if that is your thing. I'm sure Minneapolis (Minnesota in general too) is all about winter sports but I never lived there personally.
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I voted "climate is everything". For me, the climate can affect how I feel, my overall mood, life's activities, etc. so much that it really is that important for me. We purposely moved to an area that had 4 seasons. We knew that it could get hot in the summer so we live on top of a mountain to reduce the humidity (and temps) enough to keep it bearable.
I grew up in southeast Louisiana. The extreme heat and humidity were horrible. 9+ months of it was just too much. When deciding where to move, the climate was one of our first priorities. In southeast LA, we barely had a winter. Now I have a beautiful fall and winter with enough snow to enjoy but not really become a nuisance. I kind of love the cold now.
Climate in a somewhat important variable IMHO, I prefer warm temperate or subtropical climates over highly volatile continental climate zones like Indianapolis, so my long term goal is to relocate to subtropical Dallas/Fort Worth Texas after I finish college, in my opinion, Subtropical Fort Worth Texas is way better in terms of climate than highly erratic continental Indianapolis, which is why I want to relocate down here in a few years; Fort Worth still has four seasons(albeit muted in distinctive qualities compared to Indianapolis), yet Fort Worth can grow palm trees outside year round, which I could only dream of doing in Indianapolis.
Climate is quite important but not the most important IMO. Finances and support networks are more important think but it's still high up on the list. That's why I am waiting to retire to move to my ideal climate so I can also move to a place with a low cost of living so my pension will stretch further.
Good luck keeping a house in a flood zone or dry arid zone. Drown or fire hazard.
I dislike snow..yet each year I shiver thru the icy snow filled winter's...blah!
Let me suffer thru surf breezes and sunfilled days. I'm sure self sufficient homes like sun and wind.
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