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Denver
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
Prescott/Prescott Valley
Albuquerque
Boise
Bend
I know that Denver,Cheyenne,SLC would not work since OP wants very little snow if any.Maybe somewhere like El Paso,Texas or Las Cruces, New Mexico could work because they have mild winters with little to no snow but idk if the summers would be too hot or not.
This all points back to the Pacific Northwest from Northern Cal to Western WA. Take your pick. While some consider me to be a "Washington" homer, I would actually recommend Eugene, OR in this case.
This. Sacramento is about as good as it's going to get! Also Albuquerque as someone mentioned. Denver almost would work but there winters can be rough, and would never classify as mild. They do get tons of sunshine however. Maybe Asheville, NC.
Yeah you're pretty much limited to the PNW/Northern CA, what kind of temperature ranges are you looking at, what do you consider 4 seasons?
I have lived all my life here in So. Cal (about eight miles inland from Seal Beach), and while the climate is generally mild, I dislike the lack of distinct seasons. Our fall is pretty short and basically just an extension of summer (a bit cooler though), and winter is mild with plenty of warm, sunny days. We average about 15” of rain in a normal year. It’s not uncommon for it to be 80°F on Christmas and/or New Year’s Day, which to some folks is great, but to me that sucks.
Anyways, for the longest time I have wanted to move someplace with four distinct seasons — not severe seasons mind you, but real, pronounced seasons. I wouldn’t mind a bit of snow and cold in winter and some hotter temps in summer, as long as each respective season is not severe and prolonged. Here in So. Cal, summer seems to last about 6 months each year, and the constant warm-ish, sunny weather gets old.
I do not like humid weather though, so I doubt I would like anywhere in the Deep South. And I think I would probably prefer a bit more cold than cold — but not Minnesota type of cold.
I'd almost say cities in CO, except that there are occasionally mosquitoes (despite the severe dryness).
As far as 4 seasons go, are you okay with places that have all 4 seasons, but are they very lopsided? Again, CO has four seasons, but is weighted like: 6 months winter, 2 month springs, 4 summer, and 2 months fall. Winter goes on way too long in my opinion, and summers are very hot and dry.
It seems like the more you have all seasons, the more you have to be tolerant of extremes.
Update: I just saw the "very little snow" or none note. Definitely rules out CO!
Except that would be 14 months.
I'd say 6 months winter, 1 1/2 months spring, 3 months summer, 1 1/2 months fall
But it can also be 70 degrees on Valentine's Day, and snow on Mother's Day, so you never really know what you're going to get.
I am looking for the answer to this same question. We've lived and traveled all over the US and Heaven, for us, was Golden, Colorado. Clear and Sunny year round, no humidity, zero bugs, beautiful winters where the snow falls then melts, and year-round outdoor recreation. Unfortunately, we can't afford to live there anymore (median home prices in Golden are >750k now.)
One area I haven't yet visited is the PNW. Can I get an honest description of what these cities are like in the summer? Our goal is to either travel during the winter, or have a winter home, so I'm mostly interested in summers.
I've studied weatherspark, etc, but would love some local experience. From maybe May - October, is it sunny and dry? Do people want to be outside at restaurants, coffee shops, etc? If you're out in the woods biking or camping, is everything wet or is it dry like the Rockies? We live in the Annapolis area now and everything just always feels wet...even in the woods, it's a thick, wet, vegetation. In case you can't tell...we want dry!
And don't get me started on the mosquitoes that force us inside during the summer.
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