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Hello,
I am new and hope I am posting in the correct area. I was wondering if you could give me some recommendations for areas in the United States that have spring, summer, and fall, but a mild to non-exisistent winter? Ideally I would love to relocate to an area with a long fall and colorful fall foliage. The Northeast intrigues me, but after last year's 110 inches of snow in Boston makes me extremely hesitant to explore that any further.
I am a nurse and from Nebraska. I am open to all suggestions. Please use as many details as possible when describing what a "mild" winter means to you. Nebraska winters can be brutal and not very pretty. Our fall season is usually extremely short which is a bummer!
Upper South. Places like Tennessee, Arkansas, and northern parts of GA, AL, and MS. These places have nice falls and mild winters. Don't be fooled into thinking it's the tropics though, as these places can fall into the single digits a couple of times a winter (and on some cases below zero) but winter is overall pretty mild. You may also look at places in Upstate SC (Greenville or Spartanburg) or inland NC (Raleigh, Greensboro, etc).
Northeast Texas has nice fall colors (yes, we have trees) but a pleasant, mild winter. No huge metros but there are some nice smaller metro areas around here, with lots of hospitals and medical facilities. Check out Tyler/Longview/Nachogdoches/Lufkin areas.
Right here: the pacific northwest. If all you're concerned about is not getting very cold in winter, this is perfect. But if you actually want pleasant winters, you can forget about it. Our winters are near constant drizzle with temperatures hovering around 40 degrees. If you don't mind that, the northwest is perfect for you. Otherwise I'd agree with some of the other comments. Upper south is fairly nice. Tennessee, North Carolina, even northern Georgia still gets nice fall foliage. Winters are temperature-wise, pretty similar to the northwest, the difference being that it doesn't rain all the time and winters are extremely variable. A high of 60 one day and a high of 30 the next. Actually, come to think of it, Nashville has slightly colder winters than Portland and Seattle do...
Atlanta is a large city with I'm sure lots of opportunities for employment for a nurse. From 1985 to 2014 avg high for Jan is 53F with avg low of 35F. This is at Hartsfield Intl Airport. I'm sure in the city proper would be slightly higher. Avg lowest temp reached each winter over that 30 year period is 14F (gardening zone 8a). Avg max temp reached each Jan is 70F (and for the entire winter is 73F). Avg coldest day has a high temp of 34F (quite a bit warmer than Nebraska).
As far as winter weather like snow, avg monthly snowfall is 0 for the year, but because of years with some decent snowfall, the avg number of days each winter with a snowfall less than 3" is 1 day per year. More than 4" inches of snowfall and the number of days drops to zero. Not a very snowy winter at all compared to here.
I would think a winter in Atlanta for you after Nebraska would be a non winter.
November on the north side of Atlanta: you might be shortchanged on the Fall foliage. Doesn't seem to be decent Fall color.
Atlanta is a large city with I'm sure lots of opportunities for employment for a nurse. From 1985 to 2014 avg high for Jan is 53F with avg low of 35F. This is at Hartsfield Intl Airport. I'm sure in the city proper would be slightly higher. Avg lowest temp reached each winter over that 30 year period is 14F (gardening zone 8a). Avg max temp reached each Jan is 70F (and for the entire winter is 73F). Avg coldest day has a high temp of 34F (quite a bit warmer than Nebraska).
As far as winter weather like snow, avg monthly snowfall is 0 for the year, but because of years with some decent snowfall, the avg number of days each winter with a snowfall less than 3" is 1 day per year. More than 4" inches of snowfall and the number of days drops to zero. Not a very snowy winter at all compared to here.
I would think a winter in Atlanta for you after Nebraska would be a non winter.
November on the north side of Atlanta: you might be shortchanged on the Fall foliage. Doesn't seem to be decent Fall color.
That looks very green for November. I remember when I lived there peak was early November. I lived outside the city though. Fall was beautiful up there, I don't think they'd be short-changed at all.
Northeast Texas has nice fall colors (yes, we have trees) but a pleasant, mild winter. No huge metros but there are some nice smaller metro areas around here, with lots of hospitals and medical facilities. Check out Tyler/Longview/Nachogdoches/Lufkin areas.
What are fall colours like in the Dallas metroplex? I visited Texas for the first time last year's November and I saw a good amount of colours (specially compared to what I am used to) but many were still green. When does it get real pretty there? (This was from November 7th to the 13th.)
Piedmont region of Georgia, South Carolina, or North Carolina. Just watch out for ice storms in winter. This region is notorious for them.
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