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How often does it get over 100 during the summer & for how long during the summer can you expect those kinds of temps? If its just for a few weeks during late June, July, & early August, I think that I could live with that.
I went to a convention in Las Vegas, NV for a week during the week following Labor Day & it was over 100 every day. That is a bit late in the season for those kinds of temps for me.
Mark
You won't find the Vegas style temps in Boise, especially that late in the season. I think overall your desires are pointing to Boise. As for feeding your hobby, you'll be in a great area to take day trips.
You mention Carolinas or Virginia, while beautiful, I don't think I'd want to live in the humidity they can get.
I found for the most part that if it did get close to 100 degrees it was only for maybe an hour or two late in the afternoon. Not like Vegas or Phoenix where it hits 100 by 8 AM and stays that way until after dark. Even on the warmest days in the summer I still could open up all the doors and windows for a little bit in the morning to help cool off my house.
How often does it get over 100 during the summer & for how long during the summer can you expect those kinds of temps? If its just for a few weeks during late June, July, & early August, I think that I could live with that.
Average is something like 8 days a year with highs over 100. Last year was a lot more (hottest overall June-August on record). A couple of years ago we hit 100 twice. So it varies a lot.
Welcome to Boise. I grew up in NYC and moved here over 20 years ago. There are quite a few folks from NY and NJ here. We have all you want. We lack great food including pizza. We have 4 distinct seasons, winters in the valley are mild. 20 minutes away is a ski resort. Call with questions. Rich
We had one year it only got over 90 twice, years ago. Usually, though, I would agree we usually have 8-12 days of 100+ for a while in the afternoons (14 I think this year). Not as bad as Vegas or Phoenix, but hotter than most places at our altitude and latitude. One year we had like 26 days that were over 100, but that is rare. July and August are typically the hot months, but if you learn anything about Boise it should be that the weather is unpredictable. I think this year, we hit 100 in late June and stayed there through almost all of July, but then August was a bit cooler. The hottest part of this summer was before the 1st of July weekend.
Welcome to Boise. I grew up in NYC and moved here over 20 years ago. There are quite a few folks from NY and NJ here. We have all you want. We lack great food including pizza. We have 4 distinct seasons, winters in the valley are mild. 20 minutes away is a ski resort. Call with questions. Rich
Rich, you'll have to come over and visit Idaho Falls, we have a decent NY style pizza here. Small local chain with three locations
Rich, you'll have to come over and visit Idaho Falls, we have a decent NY style pizza here. Small local chain with three locations
Boise has several local pizza joints that claim to be "New York Style Pizza". The clincher is if they are actually the real deal or not, or if they just use the city in their name. My favorite pizza in Boise is Tony's Pizzeria Teatro downtown and is great for Neapolitan style pizzas and probably has the best on line reviews of any pizza place in Boise. The owner is related to Gino who runs his Italian restaurant in Meridian. I believe both are from Italy and they know how to cook.
If you want somewhere in Idaho that is a little less dry than the Boise area, you might consider north Idaho. Round about 25 inches of rain per year up there. It would also be less hot in the summer, but colder and I'd guess more snow in the winter. In the Coeur d'Alene area you'd be roughly a half hour from the Spokane Airport, which has good service. It's a smaller city, with the usual tradeoffs that some with that, but you'd be right in the middle of some great outdoor recreation opportunities and fantastic scenic beauty.
BTW, I grew up in NJ, lived and worked in southern California since college, and will be retiring to our home in Sagle (about an hour north of Coeur d'Alene) in 2-3 years time.
We were both pilots BAe146-100's and have lived all over - uprooting the kids every few years, never settling down. I was born in Maui and it's way too expensive to live there. DH was born in NE Georgia. His hands are crippled with arthritis and so we are currently in high elev NM - but longing for green areas again. We lived in Colo and Wyo - but the water problems exist there as much as here. Before our move here, the last posting was in NW Montana. Always found it nicer in in Sandpoint and CDA. Not too crazy about high deserts anymore. Would rather live somewhere in Idaho - where the humidity isn't too high and where we can get decent medical - not VA.
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We have 4 distinct seasons, winters in the valley are mild. 20 minutes away is a ski resort. Call with questions. Rich
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