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Thinking about this further, I think I would draw a line, starting from the east coast and going west. Above this line are climates that I would not like.
Start at about 35N on the east coast, deviate north to 40N upon reaching the SW desert, then carry on towards the coast.
However, coastal areas of California mostly suck due to fog and cool waters, so this part is difficult..
It's a difficult one, because I don't really like high humidity, but I detest cold even more. Therefore most of the east of the USA is out of the question, but I would still rather humidity than cold.
Really I would say southern California are where my only ideal climates in the US are.
This topic is entirely subjective. Some like cold, some hate cold. Some like hot, some hate hot. Some prefer four seasons, while others want year round temperate.
There is no right answer or good answer to this question unless we ask it with a qualifier. Which cities have the worst (insert qualifier such as winter, stormy, summer, allergen inducing...) weather.
Online resource weather.com says Caribou, Maine; Fargo, ND; Lubbock, TX; and Fairbanks, AK are the top four.
Any climate where the average low temperature in the coldest month is below freezing is very bad. This includes most of the northern half of the US away from the west coast and even a few more southerly places like Nashville and Oklahoma City.
That would even include southern cities like Atlanta, Memphis, and Birmingham. Unless you're old, have health problems, or something like that you'd have to be a real cold weather wimp to complain about winters in the Deep South.
That would even include southern cities like Atlanta, Memphis, and Birmingham. Unless you're old, have health problems, or something like that you'd have to be a real cold weather wimp to complain about winters in the Deep South.
No those 3 cities barely make the cut as far as cities with climates I could tolerate in the US since all 3 have their coldest month average low above freezing (Atlanta 1.3C, Memphis 0.3C and Birmingham 1.0C). My tolerance level for decent climates in the US seems to correspond roughly to places with a USDA hardiness zone of 8 or greater.
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