Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I've lived at least 2 years each in Dallas, Austin and Phoenix. I'd rank Phoenix the best because when it's really hot, it's dry, and when it's humid (a little humid) in the summer, it's cooler. It's still hot, but not miserable like Austin and Dallas.
I know we are just ranking summers, but I have to say that Phoenix is lovely 8 months of the year, and perfectly pleasant poolside on summer nights. Dallas and Austin were lovely for about a month in the fall. It was colder than I'd like in the winter, then on the first 80 degree day I would be so happy that it was warm...until I went outside and it would be so muggy I'd turn right around. I'd stay inside most of the spring and summer because of the humidity. I'd take Phoenix for weather any day.
Atlanta has a mild climate and the summers aren't that long. It's still cold here. I wore a winter jacket this morning. It was in the 40s with screaming winds, and even by midday it was still brisk with the wind. Tonight will dip into the 30 and we will get lows in the 40s all week. you get a few days in March/April that touch 80 in the heat of the day. Usually that means it's in the 60s most of the day and 80 for about half an hour around 4pm.
It doesn't typically get hot until May and cools off by October. The hot months are not that humid. Once the temperature hits 85, the humidity tends to plunge. Dew points in the mid 70s, which are exceptionall common in someplace like Tampa, is quite rare in Atlanta and might only happen a handful of times in the entire summer.
Occasionally you will get some truly oppressive hot HUMID days in Atlanta summers with heat indexs 105+ but they are quite rare. It won't happen every summer. Most hot days in Atlanta the low is like 68 at night, not 78. The high is 90 and the heat index is like 93. It's not that humid like Florida, where that 90 degrees will have a heat index of 107.
Nashville is colder than here. Dallas is hotter. Houston is way hotter. Charlotte is about the same.
Atlanta has a mild climate and the summers aren't that long. It's still cold here. I wore a winter jacket this morning. It was in the 40s with screaming winds, and even by midday it was still brisk with the wind. Tonight will dip into the 30 and we will get lows in the 40s all week. you get a few days in March/April that touch 80 in the heat of the day. Usually that means it's in the 60s most of the day and 80 for about half an hour around 4pm.
It doesn't typically get hot until May and cools off by October. The hot months are not that humid. Once the temperature hits 85, the humidity tends to plunge. Dew points in the mid 70s, which are exceptionall common in someplace like Tampa, is quite rare in Atlanta and might only happen a handful of times in the entire summer.
Occasionally you will get some truly oppressive hot HUMID days in Atlanta summers with heat indexs 105+ but they are quite rare. It won't happen every summer. Most hot days in Atlanta the low is like 68 at night, not 78. The high is 90 and the heat index is like 93. It's not that humid like Florida, where that 90 degrees will have a heat index of 107.
Nashville is colder than here. Dallas is hotter. Houston is way hotter. Charlotte is about the same.
Atl, east Tennessee, and west nc have been lucking out from extreme heat events lately. Not sure why.
Pnw, Southwest, and upper midwest have been feeling the brunt of summer heat for the past few years. Northeast hasn't had it too bad, but even they've felt it worse than ATL. Next few years are going to be interesting.
None. It's either "dry" but excessive heat (AZ, NV) ...
That's a myth. It isn't that hot in Nevada; it rarely gets above 115.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
