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Yes, but think of how mild it was over the past several weeks.
Last week was nice... but I wish I didn't still have to deal with cold in May; especially uncomfortably-chilly daytime weather.
The worst thing for me about it is in this kind of climate,
you can't plan events that isn't good in cold weather in advance, 8-9 months a year.
Last week felt like the "calm before the storm"
but I would feel better if I could "let my guard down" against cold 6 months a year.
Most people who're satisfied living here don't mind the "general indoor culture", but I can only take so much of it.
^^ I just realized my main problem with chilly weather is that around this time of year, I have no interest in dressing "very-warm" yet I still expect to be able to go outside and at least ignore the temps without a coat and hat.
Maybe it's because of where I grew up,
but for me having weather you need to plan on "how to cool down" is fun, or at least interesting.
I enjoy needing to select lighter-weight clothing, or finding ice for drinks.
I can see how 85 F could be annoying to people in Florida or Texas with a similar attitude,
but towards heat instead of cold... Like "...Why is it STILL 85+ F?..."
(Toronto can only be 85+ F for 2-3 weeks straight, in the longest of heat waves)
My views on 40's F during the day in May are mostly "irritance." (I can handle it, but hate it)
If I liked wearing winter clothing, my problems with cold would be mostly-gone.
Well, since you've pretty much excluded the only state (CA) that could possibly provide the sort of climate you're looking for, the best fit to your critera I can think of would be the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Summers are probably a little too hot and humid for your liking, and the winters possibly a bit chilly on some nights, but I really think this is the best compromise.
Climate averages are as follows:
Jan 35 51
Feb 37 53
Mar 43 60
Apr 51 68
May 59 75
Jun 68 82
Jul 72 86
Aug 71 85
Sep 67 80
Oct 56 71
Nov 48 63
Dec 40 55
OP here, Ok, let's up the the max temp to 80, and Florida is out, I was there in January, still way to hot, well humid really.
As many others on this thread have already pointed out, there are lots of locations around the world which could meet this criteria although not many in the US. Outside of California, the southern Oregon coast could meet this criteria as Brookings/Harbor for example has never recorded a subfreezing high temperature ever. Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Harbor, Oregon, United States of America
Overseas, any high altitude tropical climate should fit the bill. Places like Quito, Ecuador, Bogota, Colombia, Mexico City, Mexico, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Well, since you've pretty much excluded the only state (CA) that could possibly provide the sort of climate you're looking for, the best fit to your critera I can think of would be the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Summers are probably a little too hot and humid for your liking, and the winters possibly a bit chilly on some nights, but I really think this is the best compromise.
Climate averages are as follows:
Jan 35 51
Feb 37 53
Mar 43 60
Apr 51 68
May 59 75
Jun 68 82
Jul 72 86
Aug 71 85
Sep 67 80
Oct 56 71
Nov 48 63
Dec 40 55
I think it looks very nice and mild.
Here's a map:
One of my favorite places!
I have been to the Outer Banks in every season and it has a pretty good climate. A nice long, hot, sunny summer (which starts in May and ends in late October)…mild subtropical winters (just about zero snow, average winter lows above freezing, frequent 60 F mild winter days)…and there is always a steady because your 30 - miles out to sea. Tropical cyclones usually swing east of the Banks, but they do get hit once in a while. It can be fun watching the palms swing in the wind (lol).
They have some of the tallest coastal sand dunes in the United States on the Outer Banks…Jockeys Ridge is 245-feet high the last time I was there (winds and seas change it often). It’s a fun, sandy, and windswept place: The wind and blowing sand is such a constant –that the last time I stayed there, there was even fine grains of sand inside the window sills of the hotel. On a 90 F day in the dunes…you feel like your’re lost in Saudi Arabia – lol.
West side of Jockeys Ridge (the smallest part-lol):
East Side of Jockeys Ridge (the higher side):
Wright Brothers National Mem (sight of first flight in the USA - they picked this spot in 1900 because of the steady winds):
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