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Lower Rio Grande Valley for sure. Best winters and can grow quite a few tropical plants outdoors.
Can I ask, how are the summers there? I've traveled there... but only in November. It was ideal then. The tropical landscape is refreshing... palm trees everywhere, Norfolk Island pines, fuchsia bougainvillea, tropical hibiscus, papaya trees, mango trees, citrus groves. I really need to go there in the summer to see how bearable the heat and humidity are.
It seems that S.E. Arizona has a good climate... with much less humidity... so maybe more tolerable. But this depends on the individual.
I also want to take a trip to S.W. New Mexico... a reconnaissance trip... also less humidity and a bit cooler than both.
California's Central Valley / Sierra Nevada Foothills is also dry-heat in the summer... but it gets no rain all summer long. As an East Coaster and gardener, that seems very foreign.
Thanks for your feedback! I'm looking at all 4 places as potential moves... one day!
Can I ask, how are the summers there? I've traveled there... but only in November. It was ideal then. The tropical landscape is refreshing... palm trees everywhere, Norfolk Island pines, fuchsia bougainvillea, tropical hibiscus, papaya trees, mango trees, citrus groves. I really need to go there in the summer to see how bearable the heat and humidity are.
It seems that S.E. Arizona has a good climate... with much less humidity... so maybe more tolerable. But this depends on the individual.
I also want to take a trip to S.W. New Mexico... a reconnaissance trip... also less humidity and a bit cooler than both.
California's Central Valley / Sierra Nevada Foothills is also dry-heat in the summer... but it gets no rain all summer long. As an East Coaster and gardener, that seems very foreign.
Thanks for your feedback! I'm looking at all 4 places as potential moves... one day!
I have been relatively nearby to the Lower Rio Grande Valley in August. I visited Laredo, TX which while slightly less humid can also get slightly hotter. It was at the upper end of my heat threshold but I managed fine walking around outdoors during the day as long as I kept well hydrated and had water with me at all times.
Central valley[foothills] will likely be drier than AZ in the summer, actually. The central valley will also be warmer during the summer, but it's north enough to escape the monsoon humidity for most of the summer(southern AZ can't escape that humidity)
June and August arent bad(June is super dry) in the central valley. July is the only month where heat is a problem. Take vacations in July and you'll likely enjoy it.
Snow is pretty rare at 2k feet in the central valley.
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Central valley[foothills] will likely be drier than AZ in the summer, actually. The central valley will also be warmer during the summer, but it's north enough to escape the monsoon humidity for most of the summer(southern AZ can't escape that humidity)
June and August arent bad(June is super dry) in the central valley. July is the only month where heat is a problem. Take vacations in July and you'll likely enjoy it.
Snow is pretty rare at 2k feet in the central valley.
True but Silver City is even better climate wise. Cooler summer, no AC needed at all.
Winters still mild. Only downside is remoteness, you either like that or don’t.
Can I ask, how are the summers there? I've traveled there... but only in November. It was ideal then. The tropical landscape is refreshing... palm trees everywhere, Norfolk Island pines, fuchsia bougainvillea, tropical hibiscus, papaya trees, mango trees, citrus groves. I really need to go there in the summer to see how bearable the heat and humidity are.
Feels more hot and humid than both Houston and S. Florida.
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I would go with the Central Valley
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