Is the Climate out West almost as comfortable like Fall back East? (snow, days)
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The fall weather back east isn't really comfortable. Cold on a lot of the days, snow, grey skies, all around depressing. After early October, the weather becomes miserable.
Depends on where you live, where I live now a few blocks from the beach the weather is practically perfect year-round. There's one or two summer months when it creeps above 80, but barley.
There's pretty much no need for a/c or heat all year. Right now it's 70 with 60% humidity, and pretty much has been for the last month.
Coastal California can not be beat I tell you, and i'm from the East Coast.
Today and this past weekend in New Jersey, we had gorgeous weather. The humidity died down (it probably spread its wings and fled until next summer) and the weather feels tremendously different. We had typical Fall weather. It was extremely comfortable and made me so damn alive! It made me feel like a more lively person. When Fall comes, it makes me feel like it was the first time I ever felt different. Humidity is damn miserable.
Is the climate out West similar to the Fall weather of the East due to the low humidity?
I know Arizona obviously gets blazing hot in the summer, but to me, I would prefer hot desert heat over a cool 100% humid day in NJ. Cool, cloudy days with extremely high humidity are horrible and I can't breathe unless the sun comes out and dries the humidity out.
You need to define where you mean by "out West" because it varies tremendously depending on where out West you are talking about.
In Washington state (where I live), you have 8-9 months of cool humid weather and 3-4 months of perfect summer weather on the west side of the state and cold winters and hot but dry summers on the east side. For perfect climate feel, you have to go coastal California, that feels fantastic most of the year.
I love the low humidity windy regions of the west. (At least, while I was visiting them.)
I don't think the east has anything like that. Or maybe I just don't know the east well enough.
My experience is moving from the humid, muggy summers of Missouri (and cold, snowy winters) to the high desert in New Mexico at about 5500 ft elevation. This climate is dry, sometimes single digit humidity, and sunny almost every day. The sun will be very intense at this elevation so a hat, sunscreen, and water are important. We have four seasons but winters are mild with only a little snow - some years none. Compared to Missouri, this is paradise. There might be a couple weeks of great weather in the Midwest each year while the high desert has exceptional weather almost every day. Our monsoon season is about four to six weeks in late summer so we might see rain nearby but not get any - or get drenched.
Today and this past weekend in New Jersey, we had gorgeous weather. The humidity died down (it probably spread its wings and fled until next summer) and the weather feels tremendously different. We had typical Fall weather. It was extremely comfortable and made me so damn alive! It made me feel like a more lively person. When Fall comes, it makes me feel like it was the first time I ever felt different. Humidity is damn miserable.
Is the climate out West similar to the Fall weather of the East due to the low humidity?
I know Arizona obviously gets blazing hot in the summer, but to me, I would prefer hot desert heat over a cool 100% humid day in NJ. Cool, cloudy days with extremely high humidity are horrible and I can't breathe unless the sun comes out and dries the humidity out.
Phoenix (where I stay) is super hot for super long. You can count on 100+ degrees for 4.5 months of the year, solid. At times expect up to 120 degrees. Many days in the 105-112 range. Monsoon season arrives in late June and the humidity soars. Its not uncommon to see 70% humidity coupled with high dew points which make it miserable! When its 108 degrees out, with 45% humidity and a 60 degree dew point, it feels disgusting. That's our summers. It doesn't dry out til the end of September, and here we are with temps still over 100 degrees. We get a nice break in October and November (about perfect), then December hits and it gets cold. Down into the 40s and sometimes 30s at night. Days are mild, though. Then March hits and you get a few 90 degree days already (dry heat), same with April. By May its a/c time.
I think you would enjoy some place like Albuquerque, NM. Its not nearly as hot, and has 4 mild, distinct seasons. IMO it has the best climate in the USA!
It depends on the person. When I was in SF in September it was downright miserable. The weather is pretty warm, but that arctic windchill was a deal breaker for me. Coming back to NYC the weather was much nicer. And those day/night temp differences would be a killer too if you are not used to them. We don't have that kind of temp gradient on the east coast.
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Phoenix (where I stay) is super hot for super long. You can count on 100+ degrees for 4.5 months of the year, solid. At times expect up to 120 degrees. Many days in the 105-112 range. Monsoon season arrives in late June and the humidity soars. Its not uncommon to see 70% humidity coupled with high dew points which make it miserable! When its 108 degrees out, with 45% humidity and a 60 degree dew point, it feels disgusting. That's our summers. It doesn't dry out til the end of September, and here we are with temps still over 100 degrees. We get a nice break in October and November (about perfect), then December hits and it gets cold. Down into the 40s and sometimes 30s at night. Days are mild, though. Then March hits and you get a few 90 degree days already (dry heat), same with April. By May its a/c time.
I think you would enjoy some place like Albuquerque, NM. Its not nearly as hot, and has 4 mild, distinct seasons. IMO it has the best climate in the USA!
The bolded isn't possible, 108 with 45% humidity would be an 83° dewpoint; 108 with a 60° dewpoint would be only 20% humidity
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