Coldest Cities in the USA (living in, title, best climate)

[hickoryfan]

Everyone is not a fan of warm weather. There are many that do not like the humidity of the South in the summer. Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Fargo, Grand Forks, Buffalo, are cold cities that come to mind.


Do some of you do research and find a favorable cold city to live in? Or, do you live in a cold city because that is where you are from? Is there any appeal to live in a cold city?

[Cleverfield]

Duluth, MN is a pretty cold city even in the summer because of its proximity to Lake Superior. A lot of people like to live in cold weather cities because of proximity to winter sports. Duluth in particular has an abundance of that nearby, with a lot of backwoods skiing, ice fishing, snow showing, ice climbing, snowmobiling, etc. It's also in a very beautiful location and it has a pretty nice downtown area, and nice people. If I had to pick a really cold city to live in, I think I'd pick Duluth.

[lrfox]

Originally Posted by hickoryfan

Everyone is not a fan of warm weather. There are many that do not like the humidity of the South in the summer. Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Fargo, Grand Forks, Buffalo, are cold cities that come to mind.


Do some of you do research and find a favorable cold city to live in? Or, do you live in a cold city because that is where you are from? Is there any appeal to live in a cold city?

Looking for the coldest cities in the winter does not help you escape the heat/humidity in the summer. Places like Chicago, Boston and Buffalo can be pretty hot and humid in the summer. And places in the south that are hot/humid in the summer are typically comfortable and not nearly as humid in the winter.

If you want to avoid heat/humidity altogether look for temperate dry climates. The Bay Area, Denver, etc. The Bay Area has frequent fog/drizzle closer to the ocean, but just a few miles inland is a different world - Oakland has some of the most consistently comfortable weather I've experienced year-round. Denver still gets hot in the summer, but the humidity doesn't compare to the south or the northeast/Great Lakes cities. Winters are not as cold as you might expect if you're not familiar.

Best climate I've experienced year round? Mexico City. The weather there is perfect almost all the time and I HATE too hot/humid.

[Turnerbro]

Billings MT. It can get steamy in the Summer, but it's a dry heat. 90 degrees doesn't feel bad there.

[TTracerJeff]

I don't mind winter weather but am not at all a fan of hot summers! (spent a summer living and working in DC and the heat and humidity were oppressive) Therefore, cities in the Upper Midwest and around the Great Lakes are my preferred cool-weather big cities.

The following list can be found on currentresults.com:

Coolest Weather
Large cities in America with a daily mean temperature for the year of less than 52 °F (11 °C)

City Daily Average
F °C
Minneapolis, Minnesota 46.3 7.9
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 47.9 8.8
Rochester, New York 48.3 9.0
Buffalo, New York 48.4 9.1
Chicago, Illinois 50.0 10.0
Denver, Colorado 50.3 10.1
Detroit, Michigan 50.4 10.2
Hartford, Connecticut 50.6 10.3
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 51.4 10.8
Cleveland, Ohio 51.5 10.8
Boston, Massachusetts 51.5 10.8
Providence, Rhode Island 51.7 10.9


Also from currentresults.com:

Average August temperatures for US cities.

High °F Low °F City High °C Low °C
88 71 Atlanta, Georgia 31 22
97 75 Austin, Texas 36 24
85 65 Baltimore, Maryland 30 18
91 71 Birmingham, Alabama 33 22
80 65 Boston, Massachusetts 26 18
78 61 Buffalo, New York 26 16
88 67 Charlotte, North Carolina 31 20
82 63 Chicago, Illinois 28 17
86 63 Cincinnati, Ohio 30 17
81 63 Cleveland, Ohio 27 17
84 64 Columbus, Ohio 29 18
96 77 Dallas, Texas 36 25
86 57 Denver, Colorado 30 14
81 63 Detroit, Michigan 27 17
83 61 Hartford, Connecticut 28 16
95 75 Houston, Texas 35 24
84 64 Indianapolis, Indiana 29 18
91 73 Jacksonville, Florida 33 23
89 70 Kansas City, Missouri 31 21
102 79 Las Vegas, Nevada 39 26
84 64 Los Angeles, California 29 18
88 69 Louisville, Kentucky 31 20
91 73 Memphis, Tennessee 33 23
91 77 Miami, Florida 33 25
79 63 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 26 17
81 62 Minneapolis, Minnesota 27 17
89 68 Nashville, Tennessee 32 20
91 75 New Orleans, Louisiana 33 24
83 68 New York, New York 28 20
93 71 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 34 22
92 74 Orlando, Florida 33 23
85 68 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 30 20
104 82 Phoenix, Arizona 40 28
81 62 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 27 16
81 57 Portland, Oregon 27 14
81 63 Providence, Rhode Island 27 17
89 68 Raleigh, North Carolina 31 20
88 67 Richmond, Virginia 31 20
96 65 Riverside, California 36 18
79 60 Rochester, New York 26 15
91 58 Sacramento, California 33 14
91 63 Salt Lake City, Utah 33 17
96 75 San Antonio, Texas 36 24
76 67 San Diego, California 25 19
68 55 San Francisco, California 20 13
82 58 San Jose, California 28 15
76 57 Seattle, Washington 25 14
88 69 St. Louis, Missouri 31 21
90 76 Tampa, Florida 32 25
85 71 Virginia Beach, Virginia 30 22
87 70 Washington, DC 30 21

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

The winner is Leadville, CO

[westsaeed]

Milwaukee WI

[cornsnicker3]

I loved living in Duluth and hated to leave. I really do find it to be one of the best summer cities in the US. What really sets it apart is the variety of thunderstorms and sunny days that keep the season interesting. It has the temperature mildness of Seattle with the weather variety of Denver. All of that with an immense lake, the outdoors, and a fantastic community.

[CCrest182]

I read somewhere that Fargo is the coldest city in the mainland U.S.A.

[cornsnicker3]

Originally Posted by CCrest182

I read somewhere that Fargo is the coldest city in the mainland U.S.A.

I believe it is International Falls, MN that holds that title for contiguous US.