Possible move to Albuquerque (Santa Fe, Rio Rancho: renting, home, university)
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There's an Ask the Bugman column that used to appear in the Albuquerque Journal when I lived there five years ago. You could email the columnist --Richard-- and ask him specific questions. His email address is https://askthebugman.com/author/askthebugman/
Thanks, this gives me some good things to consider if I am offered a job in ABQ, especially on areas to consider moving too. Of course,I would be planning a visit before making any decision.
Coming from Northwest Indiana, I think that it will be an improvement in general. In looking at the climate for the area, it looks like it can get hot in the summer, but cool in the winter with average yearly snowfall of around 10". I would like a more moderate climate for sure. Northwest Indiana in the winter can get below 0 many times, but averages between 20 - 40 with about 30-40" of snow a year. And in the summer it can get hot and humid with temps in the mid-upper 80s, and almost a non existent spring. It seems to go from cold/rainy to hot/humid. Autumn here is the only really nice season.
Also, what was brought up is bugs. The one good thing about harsh winters is that it seems to kill off most bugs so they don't have the chance to infest. And I have a huge fear of spiders..
In looking at the climate for the area, it looks like it can get hot in the summer,
I never considered the weather unduly hot in Albq., this is probably because it's dry and more tolerable. I think you'll find Albq summers better than your Indiana summers.
I wouldn't classify Albq as "cool" in the winter. I would classify it as Cold. Particularly once the sun goes down. Still, I think you'll find winter more enjoyable overall due to the abundance of sunshine.
As I mentioned earlier (or maybe different thread), very little in the way of critters and bugs in Albq., especially when compared to other places in the U.S. that are more notorious for that.
Considering that the average high/low in January in ABQ is 46/36 whereas here it is 30/22, that's cool from where I am coming from! I think just the amount of sunshine would be a welcome change. It seems we get very few nice days here per year.
Considering that the average high/low in January in ABQ is 46/36 whereas here it is 30/22, that's cool from where I am coming from! I think just the amount of sunshine would be a welcome change.
normally Albuquerque frequently sees overnight temperatures in the teens in the winter.
More like the 20s these days, but yeah, it typically freezes consistently at night from early November all the way through early March.
I have a goldfish pond that froze over for a couple of days this last winter for the first time in about four years. The daytime temps are usually 40/50 degree range and sunny.
People who relocate here from anywhere tend to find the winters are colder than they expected. They are not used to such a large difference between daytime and nighttime temperatures, often more than 30 degrees. But the sunshine does make up for it when people come from less sunny areas.
I remember reading that in Albuquerque you use your heater 3x more hours than you use your cooler per year. I have lived here with no cooler but I wouldn't want to be without heat!
Oh yeah-- the first time one of my Boston friends came to Albuquerque for a visit, it was April and it snowed here while it was in the 70's in Boston. He thought he was going to be treated to a warm and sunny vacation but got tricked. It happens.
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