# What climate do you prefer to live in? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 14, 2014, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491 "2014-08-14T05:12:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MrsTime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@MrsTime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrsTime)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/41 "2014-08-15T15:53:51Z")
I could live quite happily with no winter. I think a daytime temp of 74° and a night time temp of 68° would make me very happy. I don’t need diversity when it comes to weather. I can’t think of any place that would fit that description. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/42 "2014-08-15T15:59:47Z")
I’m very happy with the weather of Western Washington. Perfect summer days in the 70s and low 80s, low humidity. Cool summer nights, and mild winters designed for sitting by a fire. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/43 "2014-08-15T17:36:29Z")
Folsom, California or thereabouts. Which is where I live. YAY FOR ME!!! 🙂 I like it warm, I like being near water (sucks to be drought now ☹ ) and a snowy winter can suck my ass. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/44 "2014-08-15T18:38:20Z")
Southern California, but with a lot more rain. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/45 "2014-08-16T04:14:06Z")
Mediterranean, in Spades. ---
**Author:** ![Lorene89095](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@Lorene89095](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorene89095)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/46 "2014-08-16T18:21:39Z")
I love Fall and Winter here,all 4 months of it. The other 8 are hot and humid,hoter and humid hurricane and hellish ---
**Author:** ![James\_Toothpaste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@James\_Toothpaste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Toothpaste)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/47 "2014-08-16T22:51:48Z")
I think that the climate of Orlando, FL sounds pretty good to me. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/48 "2014-08-16T23:12:09Z")
> [@MrsTime](#): > > I could live quite happily with no winter. I think a daytime temp of 74° and a night time temp of 68° would make me very happy. I don’t need diversity when it comes to weather. I can’t think of any place that would fit that description. There are a few places in the world that have a ‘perpetual spring’ climate like that. Costa Rica has many micro-climates and one that exists higher up in the mountains of the Central Valley is the climate that you describe. Panama has some areas that are similar. Plenty of Americans live in those areas of both countries partially for that reason. If you get tired of the weather, you can just drive an hour down the mountains to get back to a tropical climate. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/49 "2014-08-17T05:14:04Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > I’ve had 57 years of living in this desert with bumps and I’m up to here with it. I want greenery and moisture and trees and moss, dammit. I live there, too, and agree. I’m sick of living in (what seems like an eternally) drought-stricken area. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/50 "2014-08-17T06:56:20Z")
I am very happy to live in an area with no seasonal temp fluctuations, and the only thing resembling season is rainy or dry season. Screw winter! ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/51 "2014-08-17T07:44:28Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > Southern California, but with a lot more rain. This basically. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/52 "2014-08-17T09:06:07Z")
Actually Hawaii (the island, not the state) is known for its great diversity of microclimates.My choice is one of the warm sunny ones - knowing I can easily move to cool and misty, hot and arid, or whatever suits me for a particular day’s outing. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/53 "2014-08-18T00:04:43Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Mediterranean, in Spades. Me too, having spent 2 years on the original one and about 30 years in one of the US’s equivalents, though in sandals. ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/54 "2014-08-18T00:18:46Z")
I grew up in Rhode Island and I miss the seasons. I’m not a huge fan of winter, so maybe somewhere slightly more mild. DC? I live in South Florida now, and the winters here are delightful. I could easily be a snowbird. January-March in Florida. April-October up north to experience the spring and fall, and a usually-pleasant summer where the weather actually varies from week to week. Back down to FL for November, which is great down here. December in the northeast to get that one month of winter/Christmas cheer. ---
**Author:** ![dada2fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@dada2fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dada2fish)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/55 "2014-08-18T02:31:58Z")
Why do so many people brag about living in Florida? You couldn’t pay me to live there. I love mountains, fresh brisk air, a legitimate proper autumn season, summer in the mid-70’s, partly sunny and breezy, spring in the 50’s and 60’s and some snow in winter, but must reach a temperature above freezing daily so the snow is good for playing in and melts quickly, no ice storms with horrible wind chill factors and slick roads. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/56 "2014-08-18T05:33:22Z")
I like living in a climate with four seasons, but I hate summer. I’m in Kansas, smack dab in the middle of the country. If I had to move I’d go north, and hopefully summers wouldn’t be as hot. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/57 "2014-08-18T12:34:06Z")
A four-season climate with at least a 210-day growing season. I love how some employers advertise a “four-season climate”, when the major seasonal attributes are snow, ice and mud. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/58 "2014-08-18T13:28:34Z")
Heat and more heat and as little seasonal fluctuation as I can get. I don’t mind cool nights and warm days but I’m a serious winter hater. I vacation in Las Vegas every year in August and my biggest complaint is the AC. It is a little hot for my 365 day preference but I’d still prefer it to winter. Hawaii is pretty much ideal because when you want a different temperature you just wander off to a different elevation. Unfortunately I live in Toronto where none of this is true. ---
**Author:** ![CodeB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85e7bf/32.png) [@CodeB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CodeB)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491/59 "2014-08-18T14:51:47Z")
It would be nice if I could live in tropical. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-climate-do-you-prefer-to-live-in/695491.md?page=2)