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Old 09-07-2009, 04:59 PM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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Hrrm... northern california, pac nw... heck coastal california all the way down...If you want the snow and colder just drive vertically.
What is an air conditioner?
Also what is this humidity thing you are talking about?
I would skip the upper midwest... unless you want an equally brutal winter imo...plus it still can get very humid particularly in Wisconsin and Minnesota...Camping in July in Wisconsin... bad idea, unless you want to be hot sticky and eaten by mosquitos.
You really need to get west of rockies if humidity is an issue for you.
WI is not humid and sticky for more than a few days here and there. I live in the general area and while it can get hot and sticky for a few days, it usually is puncuated by nice, cool, dry Canadian air masses that drop the temps and humidities drastically within a matter of hours sometimes. I have run the A/C a total of 10 days all summer. How about you in CA?

If the OP doesnt like high heat in summer, how does Wausau's forecast look? Just about perfect.

Wausau, Wisconsin (54401) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground
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Old 09-07-2009, 05:05 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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ehh...
Alaska??
Where in Montana did you live????
I know Billings can get a little warm, but Montana hot???? Maybe warm at best.
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Old 09-07-2009, 05:21 PM
 
Location: Oregon Coast
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It doesn't get hot here where I am on the Oregon coast. Most people don't have A/C because they don't need it. It's in the mid 60's right now. here is the forecast North Bend, Oregon (97459) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground
Winter time brings rain and gloom. It's a trade off.
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Old 09-07-2009, 07:51 PM
 
Location: roaming gnome
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WI is not humid and sticky for more than a few days here and there. I live in the general area and while it can get hot and sticky for a few days, it usually is puncuated by nice, cool, dry Canadian air masses that drop the temps and humidities drastically within a matter of hours sometimes. I have run the A/C a total of 10 days all summer. How about you in CA?

If the OP doesnt like high heat in summer, how does Wausau's forecast look? Just about perfect.

Wausau, Wisconsin (54401) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground
Do not have an a/c, don't need one. Most people don't have a/c's here. So, never. look up sf weather, i'm 4 miles from the coast so very similar. average high for july is 66. sep is average high is 70 and that is hottest month of the year. really doesn't change much in winter...either average high is 57 in january. now if I were to drive over into sacramento it might be 100, or keep going into tahoe and it could be below 32 at night.

Yeah I just meant it can still get that way, it is certainly not FL or the South...
I suppose I had a bad experience camping there but it was definietely uncomfortable (for somebody who grew up in FL)
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Old 09-07-2009, 09:14 PM
 
Location: Long Island via Chapel Hill NC, Go Heels?
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San Francisco is your best option for weather, solely. Don't go buying a house there if you can't afford it. Those with pleasant summers, don't usually have pleasant winters. Take that into account.
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Old 09-07-2009, 09:27 PM
 
Location: Portlandia "burbs"
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Would you mind long wet but-not-so-cold winters? Also, since "hot" is relative, it's a little hard to guess what you consider hot. My husband gets hot when it hits 75; for me, it's never "hot" until it reaches 85 or better.

Also, would you have to look for work? Because the following states are in ****-poor economic situations right now (but less sure of Washington):

Here's some guestimations:

California
Anywhere in the north to central coast.
San Francisco or anywhere in Marin County.

Oregon
Willamette Valley Area.
Anywhere along the coast.
Klamath Falls.
Avoid anywhere in eastern Oregon (HOT high desert).
Bend is smack-dab in central Oregon, cold snowy winters but hot longer summers than Portland.

Washington
Seattle.
Anywhere along the coast.
Avoid eastern Washington. Spokane has snowy winters but can get hot in summer, and Yakima is one of the state's warmest spots.

I've a hunch you would do well in the Pacific Northwest. But, like I said, if you need to find employment. . . . .
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Old 09-07-2009, 10:02 PM
 
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Would you mind long wet but-not-so-cold winters? Also, since "hot" is relative, it's a little hard to guess what you consider hot. My husband gets hot when it hits 75; for me, it's never "hot" until it reaches 85 or better.

Also, would you have to look for work? Because the following states are in ****-poor economic situations right now (but less sure of Washington):

Here's some guestimations:

California
Anywhere in the north to central coast.
San Francisco or anywhere in Marin County.

Oregon
Willamette Valley Area.
Anywhere along the coast.
Klamath Falls.
Avoid anywhere in eastern Oregon (HOT high desert).
Bend is smack-dab in central Oregon, cold snowy winters but hot longer summers than Portland.

Washington
Seattle.
Anywhere along the coast.
Avoid eastern Washington. Spokane has snowy winters but can get hot in summer, and Yakima is one of the state's warmest spots.

I've a hunch you would do well in the Pacific Northwest. But, like I said, if you need to find employment. . . . .
Unemployment: CA highest, followed by OR, then WA.

Temps: Mostly right on the mark, but the Willamette Valley, south of Portland can get very warm (even hot) during the summer. If you want consistent 60's during the summer, I would recommend the Northern CA coast, (Eureka area), and then up to the mid-Oregon coast, (Newport/Lincoln City), where it can 65 on the beach, and 85 just 15 miles inland.
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Old 09-08-2009, 05:36 AM
 
Location: 30-40°N 90-100°W
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I might be easier on this as I hate heat, but can deal well with bitter cold. Only problem is snow and sleet locks me in the house because it's hard to drive in them. (For my chair or van)

Any place that's cold and dry? Granted I'd have to deal with nosebleeds in a cold/dry place, but I have some jellies I can use for my nose. I'm thinking Montana, but I'm worried about driving in the mountains. (This is largely a dream, I probably won't be able to afford a move for a long time)
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Old 09-08-2009, 08:09 AM
 
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Where in Western NC are you? Are you in the mountains? Or are you in, say, Winston-Salem?

The mountains of NC are very temperate. I lived in Boone for several summers and it RARELY got above 90. As we speak, it's 70 in Winston and 57 in Boone (and the two towns are only 90 miles apart). It's probably 5 degrees cooler than THAT up around Beech Mountain.
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Old 09-08-2009, 08:24 AM
 
Location: New Hampshire
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Summers in northern New England are pretty mild. I don't know anyone who owns an AC and there's usually only a handful of days during the summer where I might want one. The coolest temperatures are along coastal Maine.
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