Perfect Weather, Please!!

[walktheline]

Hi, All:

When I graduate my ADN program, I want to move to a state with the following weather criteria:

-temp range between 50 degrees F and 60 degrees F year-round

-no snow, sleet, ice year-round

-not a lot of rain

-not "down south"

I currently live in SC and do not want to go any further down south, and the heat can be unreal.

Any suggestions?

[hyacinthe_73]

Southern California

[Katnip, RN]

Not with 50-60 F temps year-round. Honestly, I can't even think of such a place.

[dreamon]

I think you'll have to take one of those factors off the list. I grew up in a snowy city and at one point I got sick of it and moved further south to NC. It snowed here twice, no more than 4 inches. I'll accept that over having to deal with knee/waist high snow. I love warm/hot weather and while it gets cold here, the winter is rather short compared to up north.

Most places have a trade-off. No snow= high rent, no traffic=middle of nowhere, etc. Just think of what's most important, what you absolutely cannot live without and go from there. I wish I could move NYC down to where Miami is- but that's not possible, so I'll have to pick the place that has more checks in the PRO list than the CON list.

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

try seattle. temperature ranges 40-70 degrees most day. and say what you will about the rain -- at least you don't have to shovel it!

[iteachob, MSN, RN]

El Paso, TX

It's not called the "sun city" for nothing. It is a border city with a very low cost of living; it has the best Mexican food anywhere...better even than in Mexico.

Very friendly people, LARGE military population. It has the 2nd lowest homicide rate for a city greater than 500,000 (beat only by Honolulu), so it's safe, too. I know this because my sister is a crime analyst in their crimes against persons division. One caveat: STAY ON THE USA SIDE of the border (for safety); Juarez has some serious problems.

I lived in EL Paso 22 years. Miss it. Oh, I forgot to add....yes, it's hot (in the summer) but very dry. Summer nights are quite cool; it is in a desert, after all.

Texas has no state income tax!!

[Faeriewand, ASN, RN]

No perfect weather like San Diego. And no giant bugs like they have in Texas! LOL

[mshultz]

Hi, All:

When I graduate my ADN program, I want to move to a state with the following weather criteria:

-temp range between 50 degrees F and 60 degrees F year-round

-no snow, sleet, ice year-round

-not a lot of rain

-not "down south"

I currently live in SC and do not want to go any further down south, and the heat can be unreal.

Any suggestions?

You are describing Eureka, California.

January high: 54.7 degrees

January low: 41.6 degrees

August high: 63.1 degrees

August low: 53.3 degrees

Yearly rainfall: 36.3 inches

Yearly snowfall: 0.4 inches

This data is from my Weather America reference book.

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

No perfect weather like San Diego. And no giant bugs like they have in Texas! LOL

I've heard that San Diego has the countries most perfect weather.........if you don't like seasonal change.

[elcue]

San Diego is paradise! I lived there for 6 years. But the traffic can be torture!