Possible move to Denver or Colorado Springs in a year--Pros and Cons?

[lurtsman]

Originally Posted by davidv

The number 1 characteristic for Denver's and Colorado Springs' climates is dryness (both are in the rain shadow of the Rockies - read about the rain shadow here).

The number 2 characteristic is its sunshine.

The winters are sunny, cold and dry and the summers are sunny, hot and dry.

In the winter, the days are not particularly cold (highs in the 40s and maybe low 50s), but the heat is quickly lost at night (lows in the teens and 20s). In the winter it is not uncommon to get at high in the 60s and maybe the low 70s during the winter time. The winter is very windy at times, but often the winds are warm (chinook winds) and will increase the temperature in the city.

In the summer, daytime highs are in the 80s and 90s with nighttime lows in the 50s and 60s. In July, we usually get a flow of moisture from the southwest which will produce daily thunderstorms in the afternoon. It will be 90s before the clouds roll in, 70s during the storm, and back into the 90s after the storm leaves. The storms typically do not last more than an hour from start to finish.

Rep up for rain shadow link. I've almost finished reading the entire wikipedia entry and discussing it with my wife. Fascinating. I love our rain shadow. When I was looking for a city to move to, we didn't know what a rain shadow was, but because I checked the climate for almost every major city in the country, we were able to record which ones had great weather (which to us involved limited to moderate summer rain and a dry winter (snow optional). It's great to learn the science behind it.

[Ann2016]

Hi Italian Flower, I went to college in the San Fran Area near Berkeley, I went to Calif State East Bay in Hayward, just north of San Jose and across from San Fran, I loved it but its very expensive unless you share.

I am now in Tallahassee Florida i don't like it, was in Clearwater florida and liked it ok but i sold my place there and looking to settle somewhere else. I don't care for Tallahassee at all and my lease is up in 5 months considering texas dallas houston or maybe denver or Colorado Springs. Anyone have any advice? I grew up in NJ.

I have a masters in health care admin and do secretarial work. I am bored to death in Tallahassee and can't wait to leave but i need good job opportunities and quality of life, friendly people etc. I have attempted to move to texas a few times but always backed out for some reason. lol

Any advice would be appreciated.

[StarrySkiesAbove]

Originally Posted by Ann2016

Hi Italian Flower, I went to college in the San Fran Area near Berkeley, I went to Calif State East Bay in Hayward, just north of San Jose and across from San Fran, I loved it but its very expensive unless you share.

I am now in Tallahassee Florida i don't like it, was in Clearwater florida and liked it ok but i sold my place there and looking to settle somewhere else. I don't care for Tallahassee at all and my lease is up in 5 months considering texas dallas houston or maybe denver or Colorado Springs. Anyone have any advice? I grew up in NJ.

I have a masters in health care admin and do secretarial work. I am bored to death in Tallahassee and can't wait to leave but i need good job opportunities and quality of life, friendly people etc. I have attempted to move to texas a few times but always backed out for some reason. lol

Any advice would be appreciated.

This thread is old and the original poster, Italian Flower has not posted since 2012 so I don't think she will see your question. You might want to search some of the threads for info and then start a new topic with specific questions you might still have.

[Colorado Rambler]

^^^

Took the very words off of my keyboard!

This thread is 5 years old. Ann needs to look at the more recent threads here of which there are a plethora, and start a separate thread of her own if she still has questions.