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Pretty reasonable question by the OP, but really difficult to come to a consensus, imo...
I agree with many that heat/esp humidity and very cold temps get more difficult to feel comfortable with, or tolerate as we get 'older'. And while living in A/C in real summer locales is doable, the outside stuff/activities are reduced considerably. Living in colder climes allows for putting on gear and at least getting 'out', but real winter and the cooped up situ, wore my fanny out.
Back at the Geography/Locale Ranch, there are some very good places in the US where summers are not tropical nightmares, (western NC is one, as I spend 7 months here), and also provide for cool to cold, but brief winters.
The problem for the OP is any poster will have some anecdotal suggestions based on 'memory' of where they live/like to live, etc., as do I.
My only advice for a one house seeker of new locations is to be used to and accept lots of A/C in the summer in much of the US, or find some elevation that provides less hot summers w/out brutal winters...I am not poz I can rec'd a specific place with those parameters. Waynesville, NC and many areas of western NC comes close, based upon my decade here, but so does many parts of the western states, MT, WY, CO, et al.
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Both a hip replacement and a rotator cuff surgery, of which the rotator cuff was due to a fall in ice/snow, was our decision not to live in a "snowbelt" area anymore! I got enough pain/achiness that I thought I wanted to buy Stock in Motrin! Yes, living in Denver, CO metro-south was great, but after having those two surgeries, had to sell our house, quit our jobs and move. Unfortunately, moving to Huntersville, NC wasn't a good move either. When thinking about where to move, we originally thought about FL, but people told us that hurricanes hit Florida every year and that gator were right outside houses and apartments ready to gobble people up. That certainly wasn't true, but they convienced us it was true. NC came into site due to Lake Norman and our love of boating. We didn't have a boat in NC, but did go out on LN a couple of times in someone elses......didn't like LN! And, it did get cold there and snow, not nearly like CO, but there was cold/snow that affected my hip and shoulder. After a year of living there, we got the opportunity to take a look, and move, to Jacksonville, FL and we did. Dont' need to think about buying Stock in Motrin anymore! Bought a boat here and the waterways are great! Yes, heat/humidity here, but are getting use to that and really don't want to see another snowflake ever again! We were SUPER GLAD when we gave away our snowshovel in NC! Still have our winter parka's and snow boots from CO, but will be putting them on Craigslist or E-Bay soon.
Climate was important to us and it drove our choice to move out of Texas.
We looked all over the country and finally concluded that if we wanted no hard winters AND no hard summers the obvious choice is the west coast (skipping Hawaii). Various issues including taxes had us decide on Washington state.
Now after almost five years in Washington after decades in Texas our only regret is that we did not find a way to move sooner.
If I were in a condo in a large building in a large city I would have year round climate control with automatic humidity adjustment and all air filtered. It probably would not matter what the temp. was outside so long as I did not have to go there.
If I HAD to step outside, I certainly would prefer the cold because I could bundle up enough to prevent problems. When it is hot you can only take off so many cloths and then you are just STUCK with the intolerable heat.
I think the northern coasts are the best areas for myself. The temps in the south and inland seem to be getting worse each year. People may not notice (unless they farm or ranch) because they are indoors with A/C.
If I were in a condo in a large building in a large city I would have year round climate control with automatic humidity adjustment and all air filtered. It probably would not matter what the temp. was outside so long as I did not have to go there.
If I HAD to step outside, I certainly would prefer the cold because I could bundle up enough to prevent problems. When it is hot you can only take off so many cloths and then you are just STUCK with the intolerable heat.
I think the northern coasts are the best areas for myself. The temps in the south and inland seem to be getting worse each year. People may not notice (unless they farm or ranch) because they are indoors with A/C.
There is no hope in the unbearable heat as far as clothing goes.
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I hate the heat and humidity in Houston and will be moving back to Little Rock when my husband and I retire. I can tolerate cold fine, as far as I can tell. Having lived in Los Angeles for the first 34 years of my life and then in Little Rock for the next 20, I prefer Little Rock.
The weather gets very hot during the summer in LR, but it does cool down in the fall. The fall is very pleasant with lots of beautiful foliage. Winters are moderate...maybe 2-3 snow events and the most I ever saw was around 4". Spring is glorious with mild temperatures during the day and chilly evenings.
Houston has only summer and not summer with summer lasting 7-8 months. Spring lasts maybe a week and Fall is pretty much non-existent.
I look forward to moving back to my little house in Little Rock and enjoying the four seasons again.
Older folks are less tolerant of BOTH heat and cold.
From talking to many older people over the years, I have concluded that, in general, we become less able to withstand BOTH heat and cold as we age. I admit my personal sampling is far from scientific, and that there may be individual exceptions. But if I am correct, then older folks need to look for a climate that avoids both extremes. If that's not possible, the normal route seems to be to resign oneself to being trapped in the air-conditioning during summer. Many people just accept that, although I could not.
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Older folks are less tolerant of BOTH heat and cold.
