# Places with consistently cool weather **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 6, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-consistently-cool-weather/315892 "2005-08-06T17:41:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ultraviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c77e96/32.png) [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-consistently-cool-weather/315892/1 "2005-08-06T17:41:27Z")
I’ve come to the realization that I really hate weather that is (in my opinion) too cold or too hot. Where I live, it seems to go straight from too cold to too hot. Is there anywhere in the world where the weather is consistently between, say, 10 C to 25 C? That would be my ideal temperature. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-consistently-cool-weather/315892/2 "2005-08-06T17:46:23Z")
If you move to SAN FRANCISCO, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-consistently-cool-weather/315892/3 "2005-08-06T17:57:11Z")
San Diego is generally thought to have the best climate in the US. ---
**Author:** ![Ultraviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c77e96/32.png) [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-consistently-cool-weather/315892/4 "2005-08-06T18:02:03Z")
> [@Squink](#): > > If you move to SAN FRANCISCO, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair. I guess there are many coastal cities that would apply, but I guess I should have added that I’m not a huge fan of rain, either. Sunny but cool would be ideal. (Fussy, aren’t I? : ) ---
**Author:** ![mks57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@mks57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mks57)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-consistently-cool-weather/315892/5 "2005-08-06T18:06:39Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > San Diego is generally thought to have the best climate in the US. Better than Hawaii? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-consistently-cool-weather/315892/6 "2005-08-06T18:09:32Z")
Yep. Hawaii is also usually too far away and too expensive for most people. San Diego, on the other hand, meets just about all needs. ---
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-consistently-cool-weather/315892/7 "2005-08-06T18:31:16Z")
I see that you live in BC. Do you live near the coast? I used to live in the Cariboo Interior and winter was not always fun. But Victoria seems to be a nice place. I dont think you could get very far from the southern coast of BC before it starts getting too hot or too cold. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-consistently-cool-weather/315892/8 "2005-08-06T18:33:38Z")
Antarctica is cool, but getting takeout is murder. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-consistently-cool-weather/315892/9 "2005-08-06T22:00:31Z")
[Monterey, CA.](http://www.wunderground.com/US/CA/Monterey.html) ---
**Author:** ![Ultraviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c77e96/32.png) [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2005, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-consistently-cool-weather/315892/10 "2005-08-06T22:27:25Z")
> [@Ludy](#): > > I see that you live in BC. Do you live near the coast? I used to live in the Cariboo Interior and winter was not always fun. I live in the Southern Interior, and yeah, winters aren’t as bad as up in the Cariboo, but the summers are a lot hotter. Victoria is a good suggestion, though. Not as rainy as Vancouver, but similar temperatures. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-consistently-cool-weather/315892/11 "2005-08-07T00:53:10Z")
Sure. Mid-elevations in the tropics. Pretty much the same temperature year round. Just pick the elevation that has your preferred temperature range, and you’re golden. The western highlands of Panama (about 6000 ft, say) are springlike year round. That’s where I plan to retire. ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-consistently-cool-weather/315892/12 "2005-08-07T01:51:11Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Sure. Mid-elevations in the tropics. Pretty much the same temperature year round. Just pick the elevation that has your preferred temperature range, and you’re golden. The western highlands of Panama (about 6000 ft, say) are springlike year round. That’s where I plan to retire. You don’t need to go as far as Panama, Mexico has many places that stay around 70 degrees all year. Costa Rica is another possibility. ---
**Author:** ![rivulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rivulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rivulus)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-consistently-cool-weather/315892/13 "2005-08-07T02:51:08Z")
Quito, Ecuador. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-consistently-cool-weather/315892/14 "2005-08-07T03:19:11Z")
Probably the closest thing, at least at sea level, is the so-called Mediterranean climates, typically found on the west coasts of the continents, centered around 35 degrees of latitude, both north and south. Summers are very dry; winters are moderately rainy. Averaged over the two seasons, the annual rainfall is moderately low. Snow is rare. Fog is common immediately on the coast, but the worst of it can be avoided by moving a few miles inland. The Mediterranean climates include most of the California coast; Cape Town and surrouding areas of South Africa; two areas around Perth and Adelaide in Australia; a stretch of coast on either side of Valparaíso, Chile; part of the Atlantic coasts of Portugal and Morocco, much of the coast of the Black Sea, and of course most of the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. The west-facing coasts of islands in the same latitude that are more influenced by the oceans than by nearby landmasses share much the same climate. So places like Madeira and the western part of New Zealand’s North Island (including Auckland) have similarly mild climates but the west coast of Japan not so much. Many locations within the Mediterranean climate zones are probably too hot for your taste and a few may be too cool, but I’m sure you can find a spot that’s just right if you look around. Cape Town’s average daily high temperature in the hottest month is 26 F; average daily minimum of coolest month is 9 C. For Auckland, the corresponding figures are 23 and 8. For Genoa: 27 and 5. For Santa Barbara: 25 and 7. For San Francisco: 22 and 13. For Adelaide: 29 and 17. ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/5daacb/32.png) [@Old\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Goat)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-consistently-cool-weather/315892/15 "2005-08-07T04:14:36Z")
If you don’t have to worry about making a living, check out the Sunshine coast (Gibsons-Sechelt) just north of Vancouver. Considerably more clear days than Vancouver and slightly warmer in the winter. If Canada is too cold check out Eureka California. Much cooler than the interior of California in the summer and the Pacific Ocean creates mild winters. The only problem is, it looks to me like the most boring place to live in the whole state. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-with-consistently-cool-weather/315892/16 "2005-08-07T08:08:03Z")
The southern interior is nearly a desert. No wonder you don’t like it 😉 Sticking to BC, White Rock is in a rain shadow, so it gets less rain than anywhere else in the lower mainland. If Vancouver’s rain really does bother you, get an office window facing south, and you’ll notice every little bit of sunshine.