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I like the heat and could adapt to humid muggy weather quickly. It's the bugs that annoy the hell out of me. It would be nice if we could wipe mosquitoes as a species off the face of the planet. They do no good to the planet and serve no real function. Anywho Florida is way too overpopulated and I would not move there for that reason alone.
There's a large number of cold lovers on city-data. In fact the MN forum is majority cold lovers. I can tell you here in eastern South Dakota most people complain about it mostly because we have to look at Rapid City and watch them be 20-30 degrees warmer a lot of days.
After spending time in Rapid City I have to say the great plains/banana belt climate is underrated. Rapid City, South Dakota... eastern Colorado, up into Billings Montana... areas that are dry and get chinook winds... yes it can get below zero in the winter but there are warm spells and many less bugs when out and about. I'd rather live in a place like this than a hot desert such as Arizona or an overly humid, swampy bug filled area where I'm getting eaten alive or having the bugs hit me all over my body while road biking because they are so dense.
Seems to me people from cold winter places prize Hawaii's climate like no one else. But if you're from a temperate place, like California, HI's climate may be overrated.
After spending time in Rapid City I have to say the great plains/banana belt climate is underrated. Rapid City, South Dakota... eastern Colorado, up into Billings Montana... areas that are dry and get chinook winds... yes it can get below zero in the winter but there are warm spells and many less bugs when out and about. I'd rather live in a place like this than a hot desert such as Arizona or an overly humid, swampy bug filled area where I'm getting eaten alive or having the bugs hit me all over my body while road biking because they are so dense.
After driving through Rapid City, I looked up its weather stats. I was surprised to see it was slightly warmer than here, not what I'd assume given the frigid reputation of the Dakotas. Still, I'd prefer Hawaii. I've always had a fondness for constant warmth combined with lush greenery. Sure, it's still humid but it's still better than most tropical or deep subtropical locations. Other difference, at least in the case of no A/C is that the homes and buildings are built for the climate, unlike northern buildings which are built to keep air and heat in. There's no need for a home that's a heat trap. The culture and lifestyle (less suits, for example?) may accommodate hot weather better than most in the continental US.
I look at climates like "how comfortable would this climate be if I didn't have AC or heating.
I would be pretty much be constantly sweating during the summer, even at night. Would rather take the 70s instead of humid 80s. I wouldn't really find it bearable to live in Hawaii without AC, especially in the summer. Id much rather take Coastal SoCal's climate. At least on the chilly winter nights I can wear more clothing.
I would rate it an F--too dry, too much sun, no temperature changes let alone seasonal changes.
Lower 80's for the highs January-March. Mid to Upper 80's the rest of the year. The lows are in the 60's year-round. The record lows are in the 50's for each month.
People say it's humid but the average humidity is 67% which is lower than a lot of U.S. cities. It's also pretty dry with under 20" of rain annually.
The sun seems to be constantly shining here, too.
Some people might like the mild climate but it has no seasonality. I guess it might be appealing if someone could live with the same exact weather every day.
I would much rather live in a warm climate over a cold climate. I would be elated if global warming were true, and warmer climates really were migrating northward.... but I know better than to have such expectations.
The dry, leeward parts of Hawaii like Honolulu and Kailua-Kona are boring and overrated to me. I wouldn't like that little rain at all.
The wet, windward parts like Hilo are paradise.
I would like visit Hilo.
Take care.
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