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In NE Ohio, Summer weather runs from the end of May to the middle/end of September. Then Autumn weather runs to the end of November/beginning of December. Winter usually lasts until the middle of March. (This is away from the lake. The dates are a little different near the lake.)
I also think most of NC. The seasons are evenly balanced at about three months each. Spring lasts from March through May. Summer June through August. Fall September through November. Winter December through February.
I live in north Florida now and I do love the weather most of the time, but I miss some snow and I certainly miss the crisp fall weather with changing leaves and deep blue sky.
What is the consensus on which region has the most distinct seasons (all four are represented in true form: summer lush, fall crisp, winter snow, spring rain and flowers.
Also, in which region are the seasons most evenly proportioned? Ie, roughly 4 months each.
I get bored with the same old weather. While I love Florida for many things I am craving great seasons.
Lower New England, New York, D.C/Maryland/Virginia
Agreed. I grew up in Southern New England (Massachusetts) and went to college in Maine. It's different in Northern New England; Winter is longer, Spring is short, Summer is short and Fall comes early. Southern New England (Particularly S.E. Mass, RI and Coastal CT) have a good proportion... So do many of the mid-Atlantic states (though Interior NY and PA can get VERY cold).
Boone, NC. I'd also say Durango, CO except that summers there are more sunny & dry rather than lush.
Well, I love the weather in Boone, but it isn't the best proportioned. Winter's a little long, as you see a few snowflakes in November and sometimes even late October (though usually no significant accumulation until December), and in my time there, we saw bona fide ground-covering snow well into March and sometimes well into April.
Also, while I love Boone summers, it RARELY gets above 90, so you don't get that hot summery feel. But yeah. Overall, it's pretty close.
I'd say towns in the Appalachians, but at a slightly lower elevation and different position in terms of wind patterns (Boone gets a lot of air from the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes) like, say, Asheville, NC or, as someone said before, Charlottesville, VA, are probably slightly better balanced.
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