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The problem with humidity for a lot of people, like myself, is migraines. I live in NJ just 11 miles from NYC and the humidity causes intense migraines. My cousin lives in Phoenix and moved there to get away from the humidity and the headaches they caused him. He has had 2 in the 2 years he's been there!
Colorado Springs,CO. is the place to go for low humidity in summer /winter.I smoked for 40 years +
and summer humidity makes it hard to
breathe.Lived in Denver back in 70's(from N.W. Ohio)
and fell in love with sights and climate.
Anyone who says Portland and Seattle have no summer humidity is wrong. Yes, people back east would find it dry, but you do have muggy days. Some days are actually pretty uncomfortable.
Sounds like the PHX metro area is what you're looking for. It's cheaper than SoCal, and winters are just as mild, if not milder. Native Arizonans refer to the summer weather as humid, but that's because they don't know what humidity actually is . Just remember, even though summers have dry heat, 110+ degrees in the day and 90 degrees at night can be pretty uncomfortable.
Albuquerque is also nice, 90 degrees of dry heat most summer days and occasional snow in winter. And it's way cheaper than California AND Arizona.
I'm surprised the DFW isn't on here. It's winters snow only once and it melts the next morning, sometimes doesn't even snow. The average winter day ranges anywhere in the mid 60's to mid 30's and a few days you will have lows in the 20's but never lower than 20 and highs in the 50's. I'm from the valley in Cali but to other people they say it barely has a winter. The summers are HOT, it's literally the 3rd hottest region in the country just behind the mojave and chihuahua deserts. Fact. But the humidity mid day in summer is usually at around 30%. Somedays it will feel like Arizona and somedays like Florida but more on the dry side but it doesn't feel like the desert.
We live in KY. It is very humid here during the summer. It rains nearly every day and the temps are in the high 80's most of the time, however, it feels like the 90's. It is miserable here in the summer. The winters are not so bad, not too much snow and it melts pretty quick. We are looking at the Phoenix area but the water shortage is concerning us. Albuquerque or Amarillo are sounding good. My husband has lung problems and the humid air is very bad for him. If anyone needs to know about KY or TN let me know I have lived here most of my life.
Just so everyone is aware. Humidity is relative to temperature. As temperature increases, So does the atmosphere's ability to absorb moisture. So if its 60 degrees with 85% humidity, it actually can be less humid than somewhere that is 80 degrees with 65% humidty. So without doing some math, you will want to compatr places with the same temperature ranges.
And a rule of thumb is that the closer you are to the coast, the higher your chances of having higher humidity. Further inland decreases your chances of higher humidity. Cheers.
You should check out the Denver area. The winters are fairly mild for its latitude, with many days in the 50s in the middle of winter. Snowfall doesn't stay on the ground for more than one day most of the time and the summers are not humid at all. Also, you won't be too far from family and friends in Nebraska.
That's if you can deal with mercurial weather! Yikes! Lived there briefly! 75 one day, 30-40 degree drop the next day, and up and down, up and down, like a wild roller coaster ride!
But then, that can happen throughout the Plains states, they're famous for that!
I've gotten addicted to these g-r-a-d-u-a-l rises and drops in temps throughout the year!
rbmomof3, My brother and his wife retired to Tennessee, they love it. Way cheaper than Md. or Pa. They live in Allons we plan to join them. Be warned the job market is lean except military bases, hospitals, colleges. Houses 5yr old 3-4bd. on acre150,000.Small3bd.100,000. The people very friendly too. Best of luck,Bonnie
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. Just remember, even though summers have dry heat, 110+ degrees in the day and 90 degrees at night can be pretty uncomfortable.
