Seattle Ranked Saddest Large City (Sammamish, Burlington: income, live in, professionals)

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"completely sunny" is a tall order, a single wisp of cloud does not make the day dreary. Last weekend it was sunny most of the day, although it did make it very cold. Several days this week have been very sunny. Even on a cloudy day you get enough sunlight to make all your vitamin D if you just go for a short walk.

[Diana Holbrook]

Those who want sun and heat have plenty of places to go. I'm more comfortable in clouds than I am sun. I want to live where tall shady fir trees live. I'm in my perfect climate here.

[MechAndy]

We normally get at least a few hours of sun at our place and that works just fine for me.
I am sensitive to too much sun and heat.
This seems to get worse the older I get.

If it is 75 degrees and sunny while I’m driving my car I will have the AC on.
80-85 degrees and my house ac system definitely gets turned on.

I used to take our kids water skiing when they were young 2-3 times a month, now staying out in that kind of sun all day with no shade makes me miserable.
I need me a shady spot or an umbrella chair on a tropic beach with a cool ice tea to be comfy now, either that or this natural air conditioning that we receive up here.

[jabogitlu]

Our summers are wonderful. I can't handle the heat and steamy climate of my homeland (Tennessee) anymore. It also gets quite a bit colder during the winter there than here in Seattle.

I find that the mildness of the climate suits me really well. I'd imagine a big portion of the folks unhappy here are having trouble with 1) cost of housing/living, and 2) the naturally private and inward nature of the population.

[mayfair]

Originally Posted by jabogitlu

I find that the mildness of the climate suits me really well. I'd imagine a big portion of the folks unhappy here are having trouble with 1) cost of housing/living, and 2) the naturally private and inward nature of the population.

Those things are likely a big part of it. Also the traffic that makes going a short distance a big deal. It's probably cumulative, and many newcomers are far from their families. Then winter shows up with short days and dark skies to pile on top of the other things. It's likely not just one thing that it can be pinned on, like the fact that it rains a lot.

[ejisme]

Did they poll the people in late October to mid-November, or in July/August? You'd probably get different answers answers in both periods. Same with asking people the question in many parts of the country. People snowbird from a lot of northern places because the winters are so nice in the south, but they wouldn't want to live there in mid-summer. When was the poll conducted?

[homesinseattle]

Exercisers and outdoor nature loving people here tend to be happy, I've always found that to be true.

[mayfair]

Originally Posted by homesinseattle

Exercisers and outdoor nature loving people here tend to be happy, I've always found that to be true.

Would add: wealthy people are happy here and poorer ones less happy, regardless of how much they exercise.

[usernametaken]

At age 21, I rated every city I visited a 10/10.

[pnwguy2]

Seattle has a Marine climate. Don’t like it, don’t move there. But I personally prefer a cloudy but mild winter.