[The Barbarian]

Knight writes:

I'd say we are at a 3.

Colorado can have beautiful evenings in the summer but this year they have been way too few. Far too many clouds and windy days this year.

I think it might be time for me to move to Florida.

O.K. Just don't move to California and take up flying experimental aircraft. I like this place.

[Vaquero45]

I wouldn't mind living in a warmer place, I dont dislike Colorado though. I'll give it a 5.

[kmoney]

I guess I'll say 7.

The winters aren't as bad as farther up in the northeast. We get snow, which I don't like except around the holidays, but blizzards and storms that drop multiple feet of snow aren't really common.

The humidity isn't as bad as the southeast.

The heat isn't as bad as the south and southwest.

Springs and falls are really nice here.

[Psalmist]

toldailytopic: On a scale of 1-10 (1 being worst, 10 being best) how would you rate, all year long, the weather where you live? Explain your rating.

Houston, 4th largest city, based on last years Drought it isn't looking much better this year. Houston has a some cool months like December to March, and the rest are hot. Summer wise a 3, winter a 6, there really is no fall or spring here. So 3 + 6 = 9, that will be 4.5 average.

As for Colorado and Metro-Denver, I give that a 8.5, we lived there for a long time and even with the worst of weather events that area is to always the best.

[sesseltheologe]

Two.

It never stops raining here.

[highlife]

Originally Posted by Rusha

For winter time, it is a -1. For all other seasons, it is an 8 or 9. I currently live in Nebraska, and didn't realize what I would be giving up (weather wise) when I moved from California where it only snowed in our area maybe one day every five years.

I HATE snow and overly cold weather. For me, moderately warm to hot weather rules supreme.

Cali certianly capitalizes on that weather through their taxes as does hawaii. I would rather buy warm clothes ONCE than be continually extorted by the state and local governments in cali.

I had a professor that once lived in cali and made 200k a year, one year his accountant told him to tally up ALL of his taxes and he discovered he was paying nearly 60% in taxes (state, federal, sales, etc) so he promptly quite his job and moved to Alaska, all his coleagues moved out of the country. There is some nice weather in central and south america and some nice spots.

One has to make their money in arctic climates where cost of living and taxes are cheaper and then retire someplace nice out of country where your money goes alot further.

The only way to live well in cali is to grow pot or already be mega rich (but you will still get hammered in property tax and sales tax). Most nice places in america are pricing themsleves out of fiscal feasability for most people.

[highlife]

Originally Posted by Bright Raven

I'd say 9.5. What's better than Southern California.

costa rica, or any other nice expat community with good weather that does not have outragious taxes. How can you even afford to live there. Do you have some kind of property tax exemption or live on food stamps? No goals in life that require substantial amounts of money? Just pay out the wazzo to the govt for the right to walk on the beach in nice weather?

Can you even retire with the excessive money the govt takes?

[highlife]

I have heard arizona is pretty cheap and nice, perfect place to take up flying experemental air craft.

[Cracked]

Where I live, the winters are mild compared to the surrounding area, but I miss the snow. Spring and Autumn are both very good, but summer is terrible hot. So, 5+8+8+3=24/4= an overall rating of 6.

[aaronhop]

I would rate weather in my area at a 9. Spring and fall are absolutely beautiful; and there are only a few weeks each winter/summer that are unbearably cold/hot. There is a decent but not excessive amount of rain (same with snow in the winter). But overall, there is just a lot of diversity with the weather and I kinda like that.

[Delmar]

It's a little too hot in the summer and a little too cold in the winter, but that is why I bought a house with heat and AC. I'll go with an 8. I like the seasons!

[eameece]

Northern CA is the best. That's why we have a foreclosure crisis and long commutes, etc. People want to live here. Sometimes a bit too hot or cold, but mostly just right all year. 8

[rocketman]

Originally Posted by eameece

Northern CA is the best. That's why we have a foreclosure crisis and long commutes, etc.

That isn't because of the weather eameece, that is high taxation & over-regulation driving companies to do business elsewhere and people moving to a less oppressive place to live, work, and raise a family. It was hardly the weather that caused the foreclosures and the lack of decent jobs. I agree the weather is awesome in California despite all the crazy liberals who want to ruin this state.

[One Eyed Jack]

I'll give the Piedmont in North Carolina an overall seven. Granted, it gets pretty hot in the summer, but we have really mild winters. We can go for years without snow.

[Quincy]

I'd rate it a 7 here. We had a normal mild winter for the first time in what seems like ages. Then it got quite warm quickly and I love hot weather. I knock a few points off because of hail storms and tornadoes we had in early spring, quite abnormal. They did quite a bit of damage in the area so it's not been perfect but overall I have enjoyed the weather.