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Southern California has a nicer climate than Northern California and is cheaper (since there's less tech). The ''best'' climate in the US is probably San Diego

by nugget 11y ago

Southern California has a nicer climate than Northern California and is cheaper (since there's less tech). The ''best'' climate in the US is probably San Diego up to Santa Barbara within 5 miles of the coast. San Francisco (the city itself) has infamously frustrating weather.

a_t48 11y ago
Nicer how? I've only been down there once, and it was super warm.
- Eiriksmal 11y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_San_Diego#Monthly_averages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_San_Diego#Monthly_a... It's utterly beautiful most of the year, and only gets slightly uncomfortable for a few weeks during summer. I live 8 miles from the Pacific and this week's forecast is almost sublime, compared to the continental climate I grew up in. Boiling hot summers? No. Sweaty, muggy, mosquito fests from July through late September? No. Freezing winters from late October through early March? No.
  - zeveb 11y ago
    I've been to San Diego, and IMHO its summer, spring and fall are uncomfortably warm. > Freezing winters from late October through early March? No. Some of us find freezing cold and snow to be pros rather than cons.
  - rayiner 11y ago
    > The average annual precipitation is less than 12 inches (300 mm), resulting in a borderline arid climate. San Diego would be uninhabitable without environmentally destructive and ill-conceived federal irrigation of the southwest.
  - secabeen 11y ago
    It's interesting how similar the temperature is between San Diego and Santa Barbara, despite their distance from each other. I always think of SD as much warmer than SB, but the data doesn't show that to be the case. I do like the cool nights in the winter that we get in SB.
Eiriksmal 11y ago
Woah, woah, woah. This is not okay. San Diegans already pay a "sunshine tax" on our incredibly perfect weather. Telling other people about it only encourages the city to grow larger! Next thing you know, there'll be YC companies in San Diego and Orange County.

by nugget 11y ago

a_t48 11y ago

Nicer how? I've only been down there once, and it was super warm.

Eiriksmal 11y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_San_Diego#Monthly_averages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_San_Diego#Monthly_a... It's utterly beautiful most of the year, and only gets slightly uncomfortable for a few weeks during summer. I live 8 miles from the Pacific and this week's forecast is almost sublime, compared to the continental climate I grew up in. Boiling hot summers? No. Sweaty, muggy, mosquito fests from July through late September? No. Freezing winters from late October through early March? No.
- zeveb 11y ago
  I've been to San Diego, and IMHO its summer, spring and fall are uncomfortably warm. > Freezing winters from late October through early March? No. Some of us find freezing cold and snow to be pros rather than cons.
- rayiner 11y ago
  > The average annual precipitation is less than 12 inches (300 mm), resulting in a borderline arid climate. San Diego would be uninhabitable without environmentally destructive and ill-conceived federal irrigation of the southwest.
- secabeen 11y ago
  It's interesting how similar the temperature is between San Diego and Santa Barbara, despite their distance from each other. I always think of SD as much warmer than SB, but the data doesn't show that to be the case. I do like the cool nights in the winter that we get in SB.

Eiriksmal 11y ago

Woah, woah, woah. This is not okay. San Diegans already pay a "sunshine tax" on our incredibly perfect weather. Telling other people about it only encourages the city to grow larger! Next thing you know, there'll be YC companies in San Diego and Orange County.