Can a midwest girl survive and thrive in Seattle?

[Aggie_Ama]

I think you eventually acclimate to the heat but remember we have sun 300 days a year. It was 85 in February, we have no winter and some northerners find this unbearable. August is actually more miserable than July some years.

[sundial]

August is actually more miserable than July some years.

August is the hottest month for us. Last year we had the dangerous heat (heat index of 120 F) in the first part of August.

[Biciclista]

Seattle average high temps and average rain

Month Avg High Temp Avg Rain (inches)
January ------46------- 6
February -----50------- 4
March-------- 53------- 4
April------- -- 58 ------- 2
May --------- 65 ------- 2
June --------- 69 ------- 1
July---------- 75 ----- 1
August ------ 74 ------ 1
September --- 69 ------ 2
October ----- 60 ------- 3
November---- 52 ----- -- 5
December ---- 47--------- 6

[Aggie_Ama]

There are actually two places they measure and pull records- Mabry (base) or Austin Bergstrom (former base now airport). Mabry is smack in town and can be warmer at times because of that. If you melt above 80 and don't like sun I would really question considering Austin at all and how likely you are to adapt to these things you stated you do not like. The grey of Seattle would likely give me SADD, I am used to lots and lots of sunshine and heat. That pretty much sums up 9-10 months of life in Texas. It was 85 and granted after being 45 last week it felt hot but 85 is actually pretty mild.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ewx/html/cli/ausnorm.htm for the chart without the weird * it put in when I copied it.

Mabry
Month* High* Low* Rec High Rec Low* Avg Rainfall*
*Driest* Wettest
January* 60.3* 40.0* 90* -2* 1.89* 0* 9.21*
February* 65.1* 44.0* 99* -1* 1.99* 0* 9.41
March* 72.5* 50.9* 98* 18* 2.14* 0* 7.23
April* 78.9* 57.6* 99* 30* 2.51* Trace* 19.82*
May* 84.8* 65.4* 104 40 5.03* Trace* 14.10*
June* 90.9* 71.1* 108* 51 3.81* 0* 14.96*
July* 95.0* 73.4* 109* 57 1.97* 0* 12.8
August* 95.6* 73.3* 110* 58* 2.31* 0* 10.88*
Sept* 90.1* 68.8* 112 41* 2.91* 0* 20.78*
October* 81.4* 59.8* 100 30* 3.97* 0* 12.63
November*70.1* 49.3* 91* 20* 2.68* 0* 10
December*62.3* 41.9* 90* 4* 2.44* 0* 16.14

[sundial]

I lived 75 miles west of Houston and oh the humidity--
I swore to never live in that area again because of the heat and humidity. Funny thing is it didn't change a whole lot when we moved to Arkansas.

Natchidochez is very scenic and beautiful and I could see us living there--if I had to. Austin is very progressive.

For whatever strange reason, a lot of German settlers came to Texas. And Czechs too. Still can't figure that one out. New Braunsfels--a must for summer recreation.

[tulip]

Galveston was the biggest port of entry for new arrivals for many years. Bigger than Ellis Island, I think, at least for a time. So lots of Europeans came to the US by way of Galveston.

I loved Austin when I lived there in the early 90s. I would have like to have stayed, but alas, I did not. I really like the heat, though.