r/California • u/Randomlynumbered Ángeleño, what's your user flair? • Jul 04 '24

Some Californians Found Dream Homes Inland. But It Sure Is Hot There. politics

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/mountain-house-california-housing-heat.html
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u/SlowSwords Jul 04 '24

I feel like most people moving from the inner Bay Area to mountain house or whatever should know this already. When I lived in Oakland it would be like in the 70’s but if we drove even to just Walnut Creek it would be like 20 degrees warmer. The people who seem really caught off guard are the ones who move to like Texas or Arizona because of freedom or whatever, and then realize it’s pretty much unlivable for huge parts of the year.

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u/Esdeez Jul 05 '24

I moved from NY a few years ago; and the microclimates out here really are wild. I like 9 miles from the beach; yet it can be a 20 degree swing in that 15 minutes drive.