Wanderlust World Wanderlust World If you want to spend everyday working on your tan and enjoying the ocean, there are only a few climates that are good options for you.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Canary Islands off the coast of Morocco and Costa Rica in Central America have warm waters year-round and great beaches. The average temperatures in the islands is between 64 and 77 degrees. In Costa Rica, the topography dictates the temperature, but the average annual temperature is around 70 to 81 degrees.
Costa Rica does, however, have a rainy season which varies in length depending on location.
Other places where you can enjoy the beach almost year-round are Miami, the Florida Keys and the Caribbean. Unfortunately, most of these places are quite hot during the summer months and very humid. On the plus side, most places will offer a sea breeze. The average high for Miami ranges between 76 and 91 degrees.
For year-round mild weather, Atlixo, Mexico may be the spot for you. Complete with colonial architecture and plenty of charm, this town's temperature ranges from 68 to 77 degrees year-round. However, it is two hours away from the active Popocatépetl volcano.
San Diego is also said to have one of the best climates. Average monthly temperatures range from about 57 degrees in January to 72 degrees in July with virtually no rain during the summer months.
Redwood City, California was, in 1925, said to be one of the three best climates (along with the Canary Islands and the Mediterranean Coast of North Africa). The determination was apparently made by the United States and German governments who conducted climate surveys and gathered meteorological data before World War I. Redwood City averages 20 inches of rainfall per year, has an average high temperature of 77 degrees from April through September, and 63 degrees from October through March, with more than 160 sunny days per year.
According to the Farmers' Almanac, there are many cities in mid-west United States that offer little rain, many sunny days and almost no humidity. The down side is that several of these cities reach temperatures above 100 degrees in the summertime. These three offer warm climates with the least amount of temperature swing: Yuma, Arizona; Phoenix, Arizona; and El Paso, Texas.
If you are looking to live in a place where you can ski most of the year and never have need for your swimsuit, the following cities were listed by Travel and Leisure as some of the best ski towns in the US, with average summertime no more than 79 degrees: Crested Butte, Colorado; Waitsfield and Warren, Vermont; Bend, Oregon; Driggs, and Tetonia, Idaho; Truckee, California.