Where are the mildest winters?

Try looking At the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas Minutes to OLS Mexico. An hour to the gulf. 300 plus day growing season. Only ONE snowfall in the last 120 YEARS that was 2004. I have Grapefruit Orange trees Bannanna trees and the cost of Living is right now about A 1/3rd of the rest of the country. Winter gets down to the 40 degree range. I can P M you A list of Decent realators if you want..

Northern Australia. No winter at all! It's in the Tropics.

Too hot? Move a few thousand miles southwards to South-East Queensland. Brisbane-ish. Best on the coast. It can get nippy inland, but never any snow, just the occasional early-morning frost.

My vote goes to Hawaii too. Pretty much stays between 75 and 85 all year long. IF my wife, kids, and grandkids would also move, and IF I inherit a lot of money, I might just move there.

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We have mild winters here in Arizona. BUT - you have to winter seed or you will have no lawn. Bermuda goes dormant and everything looks ugly while the temperatures are great. I hate that part. The second that things start looking pretty again, you have a window of nice weather, but it is while your allergies are raging. Then the heat strikes. Mornings and evenings are liveable most of the year - but there are a couple months were only early morning is nice, because it takes a long time in the evenings to cool off (you are in bed by then).

I hear Tucson is about ten degrees cooler, on average, than Pheonix. They get a dusting of snow a time or two each year. Some pretty parts there - if you like saguaros and pokey stuff. If I were going to stay here forever, I'd definately relocate to that area. Gorgeous sunsets - lots of mountain views.

Fairly bugless, not dealing with snakes unless you are fairly rural/open desert. Mosquitos are awful in Gilbert - but just a few miles away here in Queen Creek, we hardly see a single one.

Cool things grow here - like citris, and tropical things - as long as you water them. the goats love the heat/dry, and livestock keeping is fairly easy - no adverse weather condition tending involved. Feed isn't cheap, but if you can buy irrigated land - the grazing is all year with overseeding.

Niki

Machu Picchu in Peru has a wonderful climate. Around 7900 feet and right next to the equator.

Hawaii and San Diego both sound nice.

I think we can safely cross Minnesota off the list.

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I lived in San Diego for 9 years and it had a wonderful climate, though I did get acclimated and had to wear a winter coat there during winter. In August/September, there'd be a week or two where it was humid, but otherwise, it was very nice. It's incredibly expensive for housing though, and very very busy. Julian/Ramona are beautiful and get some snow in winter, but don't get TOO cold. Might be more affordable than the coastal areas, too. San Diego really is America's Finest City!

I'm kinda partial to Idaho though. I lived in Coeur d' Alene for almost a year and LOVED it and would LOVE to move back there someday. There is an AMAZING house on acreage for $2.8 mil that I've had my eye on for the past few years that it has been on the market in Bonner county. Too bad I'm not rich... We lived in southern Idaho, too, about an hour east of Boise. Mountain Home had a beauty all its' own. It gets real hot in summer, but the humdity is almost non-existent.

Have fun finding a new place to live!

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My wish would be to go north in the summer and south in the winter. the birds have the right idea. I like Okla. in the winter and Ontario,Ca inthe summer.

Eastern NC not very hot may reach 100 for a few days but that humidity is a killer. If you are outside you are sweating. Winters not very cold, a few days in the upper teens but not many. Winters I think are mild. I like the winters, most days are comfortable outside, perhaps a jacket once and a while. But come summer, you cant take off enough clothes to cool off in that 90-95 % humid. But you are welcome to give it a try.

Yep, warm in the winter, with an occasional flood....

Are you looking for a place for year-round, or just winters?

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Washington coast. Wet, but the winters and summers are mild. Ideal for retirement as there is very little work there so housing has stayed reasonable except for the tourist traps (Long Beach, etc).
Julian was one of our favorite places to visit in the '70's when we were stationed in Riverside. Last time we were there was the late 80's and it had become a bit yuppyfied, but the climate is still wonderful.

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After living in Chicago all my life, I find Florida my ideal place. Summers are humid, but not much different than Chicago. Winters are a dream just ask the Snowbirds. My blood has "thinned" to the point that the heat and humidity are bearable and 65 degree weather is time to look for the coat.
Jo

Are you thinking only of being in the USA?

If you expand your horizons to central america there are some REALLY nice spots.

http://www.republicofpanama.net/Real...nta_Cruz_Farm/

Or this one:

http://www.republicofpanama.net/Real...ocle_Farmland/

The one above has no house however it has a lot more land and is GORGEOUS!!!

Both of the above properties are under $200,000.

LOL now thats funny. I guess everyone is different. I feel hot here (sw MO) from about march/april to November. Then its Comfy for a few months, then back to the miserable heat. Arizona is much hotter but far less humidity. Wouldn't really choose to live either place though.

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Thanks everyone! Lots of interesting places I hadn't really thought of. We're still a couple of decades from retirement, but with summer being so wonderful this year, I just had to get some input on warmer areas.

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Here in west Tennessee the winters are cool 50-60s and the summers can get hot and humid, so far this year the summer isin't that bad because the humidity is low. so for a milder winter you have to go farther south than Tennessee.

I live highland rim/cumberland plateau. not as much snow in the last 5 years than usual. Mild winters to me.

I have to throw Southern Utah into the mix for you. We have the mildest winters, with sunshine over 90% of the time. It gets cold (think 40's to 60's), but with the sunshine you really warm up in the afternoon.

We live in a "retirement area" or so we found out recently. Because of the mild winters and the quiet community, Moab is really a very nice spot to land.

You have to be able to handle the heat though. We have been hitting between 99 and 104 degrees for a couple of weeks now with no end in sight. So you win some and you lose some!

Oregon. Mild winters (especially the west side of the state). Rarely dips below freezing, nice summers, little humidity, not really any bugs. Six month growing season. An hour to the beach or to the mountains. Yes, it is rainy (except in the central and eastern parts of the state) but very green and beautiful. I live in central after living on the westside for 30 years and it is very mild over here too but much drier.

Ethiopia has a great climate! In Awasa the year round lows are in the mid 50's and the highs are in the upper 70's to mid 80's. High elevation over rules the humidity normally assoicated with being on the equater. Love to move back if the government ever becomes stable - but I don't see that happening anytime soon.