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Speak for yourself. Not everyone in Texas loves the heat. It's HOT here. Taking off clothes still doesn't help. I've been through a July with no A/C and stripping and box fans wasn't cutting it.
Best/worst is subjective.
I for one am a cold weather fan. The more accessories I can wear the better. I LOVE seeing my breath breathing outside. 30s-40s as a high is LOVELY.
I could so take 3 months of continuous cold cold weather. I've been living in continuous months of hotter than hell and I'm more irritable and depressed in the summer. My mood is more calm in the winter.
I use to want to live in Denver but that would have me committed. Snow and sunshine = stupid and annoying for me. Gloomy weather is actually pretty IMO and snow doesn't mix with the sun shining.
Whatever city gets the most evened out weather is my vote for best. 3 months snow/cold as the North Pole, 3 months breeze crispy fall, 3 months 80s-90s summer and 3 months of mild 60s-70s of spring. Give or take a month but whatever city(s) that gets snow AND heat is perfection. If it gets both then it's tolerable because IMO you have some relief if you hate the snow or relief if you hate the heat.
I live in Houston. I get no relief from the heat on a continuous basis. Winter is sporadic. It gets cold but over a 3 month period of a few days here, a day here, a hour here. A months straight of a continuous weather type then a 180 switch is perfect IMO.
You'd like most weather in the "North" (Upper Midwest and Northeast).
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To me, Dallas was the worst combination of hot, drought-stricken, stormy, prone to insects and periods of deep freeze I could imagine. It even edged out Houston for being miserable.
San Francisco is the exact opposite-- seven months of Spring and three months of Fall, with a month of Summer in April and again in October to keep it amazing. From May to September we are also treated to a nightly show of fog rolling in through the Golden Gate, which cools the air and provides a little moisture for the plants, since it never rains during that time. Large groves of eucalyptus trees scent the air on warm days. The air is clear and clean. Skies are typically cloud-free. There's usually a cool breeze from the west-an ocean breeze, that counters the warm sun.
Today, for instance--we took in a Giants day game. It was 68 degrees and sunny at game time, but because there were no clouds, the sun was hot. It was T-shirt and shorts weather. By 2:30pm, our seats were in the shade and it was much more comfortable. Now, at 8:30, the sun has set and the breeze is coming in off the Pacific. It is 62, with very little humidity. It smells clean and fresh. I have my window open with no A/C and my apartment is perfectly comfortable.
1) El Paso, TX - 4 seasons, but none opressive in the least; winter highs in the high 50s to low 70s and summer highs top out generally only in the low 100s with no humidity and cooldowns at nights.
Someone needs to teach you what winter weather is like, if you're counting that as "four seasons."
As for everyone picking San Diego as "best" ... if what you're looking for is the same, nice, weather year round, you're right. If you like the change in the seasons, it's deficient.
Seattle and Portland's risk of soil liquefaction in an earthquake!
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Jesus you Seattlites need to get over yourselves! Seattle's weather is far from the best, it's pretty terrible actually. Yes it's mild but it's on the colder side of mild compared to LA or SF. It's dreary and drizzly and gray a LOT, and it's never cold enough to skate or ski outside (nearby) and it's rarely warm enough to swim (comfortably) outside.
Plus, I could certainly be happy with year round pleasant weather,over 8-9 months of dreary skies and drizzle or rain,and having to get your Vitamin D from a pill sure isn't healthy physically or mentally!
Best (in order)
Providence, RI - Four seasons, nothing too extreme, a fair snow but not too much of it. Thunderstorms in the summer.
Boston, MA - Much like Providence, but some years there's a touch too much snow. Almost perfect.
Boise, ID - Almost perfect, a touch too dry.
Spokane, WA - Almost perfect, but lacking regular summer thunderstorms.
Omaha, NE - Weather can get a little extreme from time to time, but it generally represents what I'm looking for.
Worst:
Bakersfield, CA - Absolutely the worst in the country. Heat + humidity from the farms + pollution + lack of natural vegetation + no snow
Phoenix, AZ - Second worst. Hotter than Bakersfield. Not as polluted. Nicer sunsets.
Las Vegas, NV - Slightly cooler than Phoenix
El Paso, TX - Ditto
Speak for yourself. Not everyone in Texas loves the heat. It's HOT here. Taking off clothes still doesn't help. I've been through a July with no A/C and stripping and box fans wasn't cutting it.
Best/worst is subjective.
I for one am a cold weather fan. The more accessories I can wear the better. I LOVE seeing my breath breathing outside. 30s-40s as a high is LOVELY.
I could so take 3 months of continuous cold cold weather. I've been living in continuous months of hotter than hell and I'm more irritable and depressed in the summer. My mood is more calm in the winter.
I use to want to live in Denver but that would have me committed. Snow and sunshine = stupid and annoying for me. Gloomy weather is actually pretty IMO and snow doesn't mix with the sun shining.
Whatever city gets the most evened out weather is my vote for best. 3 months snow/cold as the North Pole, 3 months breeze crispy fall, 3 months 80s-90s summer and 3 months of mild 60s-70s of spring. Give or take a month but whatever city(s) that gets snow AND heat is perfection. If it gets both then it's tolerable because IMO you have some relief if you hate the snow or relief if you hate the heat.
I live in Houston. I get no relief from the heat on a continuous basis. Winter is sporadic. It gets cold but over a 3 month period of a few days here, a day here, a hour here. A months straight of a continuous weather type then a 180 switch is perfect IMO.
Nothing in my post said anything about loving the heat. I was referring to the likelihood that most native Texans wouldn't be able to tolerate a upper Midwestern winter. I enjoy the cold as well, but not at the level I would get in Minneapolis.
I've also survived Texas summers with no A/C. I don't know about you, but staying hydrated and sleeping nude seemed to do the trick.
Jesus you Seattlites need to get over yourselves! Seattle's weather is far from the best, it's pretty terrible actually. Yes it's mild but it's on the colder side of mild compared to LA or SF. It's dreary and drizzly and gray a LOT, and it's never cold enough to skate or ski outside (nearby) and it's rarely warm enough to swim (comfortably) outside.
You're entitled to your opinion though.
Yeah, I used to think so too but Seattle actually has something that resembles more of a proper summer topping out at around 76 for average highs in Jul/Aug. Not the best, but better than SF IMO. San Francisco is annoyingly mild, barely hitting a 70 degree average high in its warmest month, September. If I lived in the Bay Area I'd have to live in Alameda County or somewhere a bit further inland. I do agree about LA though...I really loved the summer when I lived there.
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