Eternal spring: U.S. cities with most comfortable days annually (temperatures, precipitation)

[tommyFL]

Originally Posted by Candle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanai_...hy_and_climate

Where does Lanai City stand?

Looks pretty comfortable to me. Hilo looks comfortable too although most of their highs are just above 80F.

313 days. Very good.

[sheena12]

Originally Posted by nei

Interesting how much of the county is in the same range. As I suspected, you don't gain much by moving south; you just trade cold for heat. A few Appalachian and coastal spots in the south stand for moderation.

That's exactly how I have always thought of it - you lose the horror of February for the horror of August. Or vice versa.

I'd be interested in knowing which areas have the most moderate weather - moderate for me does not include the 80s - or the 30s.

My favorite temperatures are in the 60s and 70s.

Excellent map though. And it certainly is amazing how much of the country in similar in terms of weather.

[Ralph_Kirk]

And this shows one of the stupid ways that statistical averages can be presented: Hawaii and Alaska both at the bottom for the number of comfortable days.

However, the record high for Honolulu is 95F and the record low is 60F. Most people in the US don't consider 82 degrees particularly uncomfortable, especially if it's going to be capped at 95 max. If you asked, "would you be willing to live with 85 degrees if it never dropped below 60," a whole lot of hands would go up.

[MuffinMan16]

Hilo is hellish, no thank you. Honolulu can be slightly comfortable at times but for the most part it's quite stifling and not terribly reasonable. Statistical averages can be presented in skewed manners but Hawaii isn't really that comfortable, it's okay for a vacation but it's often uncomfortably warm. The climate preferences of the population varies from person to person but I agree that some climates can be very spring-like and pleasant, just have to be "very" selective with those choices. The map isn't awful or far off though...

[eok]

More factors have to be taken into account than just the daily high. Things like average wind speed, average humidity at each temperature, how much difference there is between the high and the low, etc. It's better to have more cool weather than more warm weather, because people can wear jackets but they can't go naked. Therefore paradise is really in the range of 40 F lows and 70 F highs, with 50% humidity, 7 MPH average wind speed, and one thunderstorm per week on average. I'm just making those numbers up, but they sound good to me. How many days per year do nice places have those characteristics?

[kikajess]

Could this map be easily modified to show how many days out of a year cities spend in 35 - 65 range? I wish I knew how to do it myself. Maybe this could be an app from which you could make some money! 😄

[Dec012014]

I'd say 60 minimum 80 maximum too but it can't stray from that for the entire day. Maybe 55 since it'll be warmer by the time night owls wake up. A day with a 60 high will probably be crappy. It'd be in the 40s or even 30s at night unless it's cloudy. And too hot can be anything from 80 to 90 in the Northeast depending on humidity. I think I've felt hot at 75, lol in May noon sun. But it's your graph so 60 high is what you like. I wish there was a searching tool for this: All cities ranked by days per year over 55 low and high under 80.

[divisionbyzero0]

my comfort range is 60-80 as well... But i prefer elevated land in a tropical island, i still want lukewarm beaches, thankfully plenty of them in my country

[Steely Dan]

OP tommyfl thank you for the many hours you spent collating the data for this thread. Interesting results.

[Isleofpalms85]

Much of the year outside mid May to mid October(the cooler shoulder seasons) in Fort Worth Texas has pleasant temperatures for the most part............