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Old 03-08-2016, 08:13 AM
 
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So this time of the year in Arizona is absolutely majestic. Cool nights, warm days. Not too dry, not too humid. No bugs. Simply perfection which will be no longer such in a few months

Out of curiosity, what other regions of the country have exact same weather like we have here right now, but ALL or MOST OF THE TIME?

Napa? Bay Area? Coastal SoCal?
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Old 03-08-2016, 08:25 AM
 
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So this time of the year in Arizona is absolutely majestic. Cool nights, warm days. Not too dry, not too humid. No bugs. Simply perfection which will be no longer such in a few months

Out of curiosity, what other regions of the country have exact same weather like we have here right now, but ALL or MOST OF THE TIME?

Napa? Bay Area? Coastal SoCal?
Not quite Coastal So Cal (too wet) but SoCal definitely. Not Bay Area (too cold).

El Paso and ABQ have long intermediate periods like this since they are in cooler deserts.
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Old 03-08-2016, 08:34 AM
 
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Probably some slightly inland SoCal regions. E.g. Riverside, San Bernardino areas (Inland Empire) and the inland areas in San Diego county, e.g. Ramona, El Cajon, etc. Even the slightly inland areas like Pasadena will get notably warmer during the days than in the LA basin proper.

All of those SoCal areas, too, will have some seasonal variability, you're not going to get year-round consistency at the latitudes of the contiguous states, but it's less pronounced there than in NorCal.

I personally love Napa County weather, but it is much more likely to get chilly there in the winter. Lots of cool, damp, rainy days in the winter, but also some freezing temps when it's dry. The summers would be right up your alley, though, it sounds like. A lot of 80-90 degree highs and sunny and dry.
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Old 03-08-2016, 08:45 AM
 
Location: Centennial, CO
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Inland Bay Area is pretty nice, although it still gets fog and more rain than we do. I'm thinking Palo Alto, Pleasanton, San Jose, etc. California central coast is pretty darn nice, but again a little wetter than what we get, especially in winter months (San Luis Obispo). Las Cruces, NM? Hawaii is about as perfect as you'll get year round, but of course it's rainier and more humid.
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Old 03-08-2016, 11:09 AM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Lake Chapala - 2nd best climate in the World (says National Geographic)
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Old 03-08-2016, 11:14 AM
 
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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I think Lake Chapala should be marked down for its elevation (5,000) ... I have relatives in higher-altitude places and I just do not like the bone-dry air and its affect of making it much harder to stay hydrated, drier skin/etc., as well as other factors like less oxygen to breathe and harder to cook recipes, etc. Nothing major but a bunch of little things that some people don't like.
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Old 03-08-2016, 12:02 PM
 
Location: New Jersey and hating it
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Inland areas of SoCal mentioned above does not have warm days and cool nights year round. The summers are hot (upper 90's and low 100's) though not as hot as PHX of course.
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Old 03-08-2016, 01:18 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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I think Lake Chapala should be marked down for its elevation (5,000) ... I have relatives in higher-altitude places and I just do not like the bone-dry air and its affect of making it much harder to stay hydrated, drier skin/etc., as well as other factors like less oxygen to breathe and harder to cook recipes, etc. Nothing major but a bunch of little things that some people don't like.
But because of the Lake and the resultant micro-climate, the air is not that dry. It's a very unusual situation with the climate down there.
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Old 03-08-2016, 08:04 PM
 
Location: Arizona/California
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Los Angeles away from the coast but not as far as the Inland Empire. So like Irvine, Anaheim, DTLA, Glendale, Burbank, Santa Clarita, etc.

The coastal valleys of the Central Coast are warm and relatively dry too (San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Santa Maria, Salinas).

In the Bay Area, the South Bay (San Jose) or the far East Bay are much warmer than the Peninsula or Marin, and get slightly less rain.

in Northern California, inland cities like Napa, Ukiah, Willits, and Redwood Valley get a lot more rain than us but are usually a lot warmer than the coast.

The northern Central Valley is generally pretty nice. Sacramento can get hot in the summer but its tolerable, especially higher up in the foothills. Redding, Chico, and Yuba City are typically warm and relatively drier places.

Possibly some locations in the deserts immediately east of the Cascades in WA or OR.

Other cities like Reno, NV, Bisbee, AZ, Albuquerque, NM, Sedona, AZ, are generally cooler and have your more typical four season climate but are certainly on the warmer side, and are dry.
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Old 03-08-2016, 08:39 PM
 
Location: In the hot spot!
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My friends in Florida seem pretty happy with their weather this time of year as well!
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