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Cities of the World Where You Don’t Need AC or Heat, Mapped

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Eh, some of these 'prefer' judgements are iffy, especially on heat. Dallas, for instance, requires landlords provide heaters that keep a room at no less than 68 degrees F. Nearby Arlington requires landlords provide heaters that can maintain 70 degrees F. This regulation doesn't apply to those that own their own home, but the fact that the regulation exists at all seems to suggest that considering heating as a mere 'preference' is off-base.

Can confirm, San Diego along the coast really does not need neither A/C or Heating. Go inland 10+ miles and it is a different story.

I wouldn't trust this data very far. Lexington, KY has "AC: PREFER" which is a joke. Our humidity is so high it feels like you are swimming when you walk outside in the summer and we regularly have 90-100 days in summer. You simply could not survive without AC...

> The Perfect Cities. Without further ado, here are the 13 cities where the temperature is wonderful year round, in alphabetical order:

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> Sydney, Australia

Tomorrow it'll be 40C in Sydney....?

I just looked up Sydney in their map-app. I like how the entry says "Heat? NO". Same for San Diego. The only people without AC in SD are the homeless.

I don't have any data on this, but anecdotally it seems like most residential buildings in San Diego built before ~1980 don't even have AC. The same goes for Los Angeles and San Francisco. Heaters are required but you'll almost never use them.

> The only people without AC in SD are the homeless.

Depends where you are in San Diego. If you are within 10 miles of the coast, you can get away without either A/C or Heat.

You can definitely get by in Sydney without heat. Even Melbourne which is colder than Sydney, I never had heat during daytime.

> I just looked up Sydney in their map-app. I like how the entry says "Heat? NO". Same for San Diego. The only people without AC in SD are the homeless.

To anyone reading this, this claim is certainly false. I grew up in University City in SD and remember no one that had AC. Ceiling fans were totally normal, but nothing more.

Their data was using the average high during the hottest month, not one off days. But it would be good to know the extremes.

Personally I enjoy a slightly cooler temperature, but still above freezing. Edinburgh is my perfect climate. August highs rarely above 25C and January lows rarely below 2C. Jacket in winter and a fan in summer are all you need to live comfortably.

I've always thought silicon valley was almost perfect Mediterranean weather. I only feel super hot 1 week a year and super cold maybe 3 weeks a year.

I don't think I had either in Santa Barbara.

It was 37F last night in SB, so you do want heat.

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