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My main issue is heat and humidity because of my fathers emphysema. It seems a dew point of 62 or higher pretty much keeps him inside and bitter cold air does the same.
That said. We wouldn't mind treating 2-3 months as basically "indoors" time if we can have 9 months of nicer enjoyable weather!
Also.. we don't want a long winter. I'd actually prefer to stay 40+ degrees in the winter.
So I guess my question is.. Based on the above "requirements" with some flexibility.. What area of NC would you suggest?
A non deciding factor but would be a bonus is living on or near a lake. I love bass fishing.
Anywhere in the southeast is very humid in the summer with dewpoints frequently higher than the 60s. Average dewpoint in Raleigh From June to Sept will be well above 62. We can also have humid days in April and May also, and even in March.
If you need drier air you'll need to go out west to Arizona or California, etc.
Thanks everyone. So pretty much almost year round humidity is what I was worried about. Sounds like that would be the case.
About the only way to avoid it in NC would be a place in the mountains. Summers are mild and pleasant there. Unfortunately it's also pretty cold in the winter. You would need to make provision to move down to the flatlands if you don't like the cold.
What has made you decide to move to NC in the first place? Have you been here before and experienced the weather? If not, I don't know why you're considering it without that since weather is so critical for you.
Every part of the state is nice at certain times of year, but most also have bed times. Has anyone mentioned the pollen/hay fever season? Not sure if that's OP's issue but it would seem to go along with the others.
You can google "Climate NC" or similar terms and get objective data about the humidity, etc, but most people who haven't lived in the South find the humidity significant compared to where they're coming from (which you don't mention).
Bring them down for a visit in July or August and see if it's tolerable.
In general, if you are hell-bent on NC, then the mountains are generally less humid than the eastern/central part of the state.
As are the foothills region which also enjoys milder winters than the mountains proper, as well!
Not sure what you're asking, but generally speaking, you have to get to about 3,000 feet in elevation in order to have noticeably less heat and humidity. The NC foothills are about 1,000 to 2,000 feet in elevation.
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