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Atlanta for me. Winter only has short spells of cold, ice & gloom. Outside of the pollen, spring is gorgeous. Summer is hot but not unbearable (like in southern Georgia or Texas) and has frequent thundershowers. Fall is amazing dry air with beautiful foliage.
The Southeast has the best weather if you are looking for 4 seasons. You get awesome spring and falls, hot but not awful summers, and cold but not Alaska cold winters.
The lower Midwest is a runner up. You get similar seasons, but the winters are colder and snowy.
I think some people are confusing best unique four seasons weather with best three seasons weather. If it hardly ever snows or stays cold enough for the snow to stick on the ground, that hardly constitutes a winter. The argument should be about which city has the best of each season with the right combination of precipitation and humidity to make each season as nearly ideal as possible. If that means simply a milder winter, in some people's opinion, that's fine (as long as it's still a winter).
I'm going to vouch for either the Spokane/Coeur d' Alene area of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho or possibly Boise as far as mid sized (around 700,000) cities with a true 4 season climate. I grew up in the former area and we had reliably warm, sunny summers with next to zero humidity. Fall is beautiful in the forests surround the area, and spring is always welcome as winters can get quite cold and snowy on occasion. Not a bad thing though with all of the ski areas close by.
I think some people are confusing best unique four seasons weather with best three seasons weather. If it hardly ever snows or stays cold enough for the snow to stick on the ground, that hardly constitutes a winter. The argument should be about which city has the best of each season with the right combination of precipitation and humidity to make each season as nearly ideal as possible. If that means simply a milder winter, in some people's opinion, that's fine (as long as it's still a winter).
But why does a snow pack need to be possible for there to be a "winter"? If most trees are dormant and it's below forty at night, then I think it's still winter.
But why does a snow pack need to be possible for there to be a "winter"? If most trees are dormant and it's below forty at night, then I think it's still winter.
I have considered that. That's getting to the point where it's just barely a fourth season but is starting to merge into the others. If that would be considered a winter, is there anything good about the season at all? Too cold to do warm weather activities outside, but not cold enough for any winter activities. Just, a cold, dead season in general. You might be getting a beautiful spring and fall, while compromising with a hot summer and worthless winter.
I guess my point is just that you want to be far enough north where all the seasons are distinct and have their own benefits, but not so far north that summer is only occasionally hot enough for swimming, etc...
Just want to differentiate best four seasons from best weather in general.
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