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This is for mm above who quoted Mark Twain about SF weather. Go to www snopes.com and put Mark Twain in the search. You will find that though he's often quoted as having said that he actually never did. Here's part of the explanation!

Searches of Twain's writings, both his publications and his private letters, fail to locate this witticism. The closest resemblance to it appears in an 1879 letter in which Twain quoted a wag who, when asked if he'd ever seen such a cold winter, replied, "Yes, last summer." Twain then added his own comment, "I judge he spent his summer in Paris." (Twain's rejoinder is an example of treppenwitz -- the wit of the stairway, those brilliant comebacks one thinks of only long after the moment has passed.)

Suzie

Hey I grew up in Ventura County as well. I never owned a coat until I moved to Northern CA and we did not have air conditioning. Very mild climate. A bit foggy in June but it would burn off later in the day.

The dry Santa Ana winds were a real pain though. Hot and dry. Spend the day at the beach.

ahchoo

As an allergy sufferer myself I've heard that because so many people have moved to Arizona and brought with them non native plants that the allergies there can be really bad. You'd have to check into that yourself.

mb

I have two sons who have both been on immunotherapy for severe allergies through the years. We live in Ohio and according to our allergist, there really isn't a good place to escape to anymore. As achoo just pointed out, the multitude of allergy and arthritis sufferers who have migrated to places west have taken alot of the allergy producing plants with them. People wanted to relocate, but also wanted the new place to be like home. I swear sometimes we are our own worst enemies.
I would suggest that if you haven't already done so, start immunotherapy right away. It isn't as horrible as it sounds and both my sons have benefited from it. It takes a while with some people to work (years) so don't give up
too quick. If you have lived where you are for a long time and like it there, I would say stay. I think you will find that moving to a "better" climate will not bring the results you are hoping for. And may even have a whole new set of problems. Living with severe allergies can be really challenging,but
a good allergist can give you insight on ways to cope. Hope this gives you something to consider.

mb

One more note, Hawaii is extremely humid at times and is full of vegetation
If your daughter's allergies are at all vegetation (pollens) based it will definitely NOT be the place to go.

santacruz

Any place on the CA coast from SF to Santa Barbara. We rarely put on the heater in the winter and we never need air conditioning. San Jose gets really hot in the summer and they have a lot of air pollution. In my opinion anyplace on the Monterey Bay is heaven on earth (if you can find a job and a place to live) we have a great climate, not too much traffic, it's beautiful and close to San Francisco and San Jose. Good luck.

sbgal

My hometown- Santa Barbara is about as perfect weather-wise as I can imagine. The housing prices, however, will give you cardiac arrest!

RN

Agree entirely with MB-

As a nurse and lifelong allergy sufferer, I started allergy shots when I was 25 and it was probably 20 years too late.
With allergies, you can run, but you can never hide. Coastal communities tend to have a lot of mold and environmental allergens because of the damp air, sand as a natural filter, etc.

Start your daughter on the shots ASAP!See how she does. Seems to me to be an easier solution than moving cross country.

kkj

Studies have been done on this and San Diego always comes out on top with the best weather in the continental United States. I'm not saying the weather in perfect, but those in the know rate it tops.

As for the poster who mentioned Flagstaff or Sedona, Arizona, with the snowfall they get they need heat in the winter, big time.

allergysalso

I was raise in San Diego and moved to the East Coast quite a few years ago. I had sinus problems in San Diego as I do here. Perhaps worse here but they still existed in S.D. I think it depends exaclty what your daughter is allergic to. I believe mine is dust related well where can one get away from dust?? You just need to learn to live with it. I have always heard Az. was a good place to live for allergy sufferers. I would like most have suggested consult a Physician before a bunch of strangers.

Not quite a stranger

People, get off "mom's" back about posting here! I think it's a legit question insofar as she's talking to (one assumes) a national audience with knowledge and experience of their own locale, and it's not stupid to assume that there may even be some people who have relocated for similar reasons.

I also think it's completely reasonable to assume that she has indeed contacted doctors -- who are experts on disease probably more than geography -- and worked with them quite a bit if her daughter is so allergic that the family is having to consider moving.

Her question was well-phrased, moreover, asking for cities where the household air hasn't had to be processed through some machinery -- so she obviously knows that's a potential source of problems.

It seems to me the stupid people here are the ones who made the assumption that "mom" hasn't consulted any other resoures except this Forum. Of course she has, but this is a reasonable place to ask about comparative climates.

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The coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco.
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sal

I love Mark Twain but I have a feeling he was taking a little poetic license. Since it almost never gets below 55 degrees in SF in the summer I'm sure he spent some colder winters someplace else. No it doesn't swelter here nor does it ever get to 10 below zero either. I guess you take the good with the bad. If you want heat in the city in the summer just drive in any direction for 30 minutes and you'll find warm weather.

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Just because a quote is on brainyquote doesn not make it correct. Do some research. Mark Twain never said it. He was a smart and clever man so that's why so many clever quotees are attributed to him (incorrectly)

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sorry for the lame typing skills.

Ricardo

I have lived in both San Diego and Honolulu. I much prefer Honolulu, but the cost of living there is very high. I disagree with MB regarding high humidity in Hawaii. I've lived there for ten years and the trade winds generally dissipates the humidity. Anyway, nothing like Florida!!!! San Diego, in my opinion, has the best climate on the mainland USA. If you hate the fog and humidity, you can move inland to El Cajon or La Mesa or Julian.

tomy

Allergy mom is hot!

Jason

Ventura is less expensive than Santa Barbara and offers the same mild weather. Great beaches, good schools, too.

David

Allergysuffersmom,

Getting back to your original question, both San Diego and San Jose would be good choices. Not sure why San Francisco was even mentioned since you did not ask about SF. SJ and SF are 2 different cities in different metro area about a 1.5 - 2 hr drive apart with completely different weather.

Anyhow, San Jose weather in the summer usually averages about 75-80 degress during the day with low humidity, also the heat is comfortable, nothing like what it is on the east coast. At night it will usually cool into the 60's for comfortable sleeping weather. Having said that, it depends what part of the city you live in. If you live downtown or in the East Foothills or down in the Almaden Valley, it will tend to be warmer than say in Willow Glen or the Rosegarden. Also, out in the northern and western suburbs it is generally cooler as well because of the fact that the cement and buildings in the city tend to retain the heat ("urban island effect")

I am not too familiar with San Diego, but from what I understand the weather is similar.