NostalgicAdolescents t1_ix3lthh wrote on November 20, 2022 at 2:26 PM

I lived in So Cal most of my life and love living in Pittsburgh. There’s already paragraphs others have posted, so I’ll say this:

The cloudiness we have is NOT like in the west coast. I lived in Portland for a few years. The cloudiness there is relentless and the sun hardly ever pokes through. Here, you’ll have a stint of that from time to time, but it’s broken up by being mostly cloudy with plenty of sun bleeding through. Also, it typically rains heavy and stops. So no constant drizzling - I don’t miss that AT ALL.

P.S. Upper Saint Claire, Mt. Lebanon, Sewickly, Squirrel Hill are excellent choices for suburbs not too far from downtown. The people here are awesome as well.

No-Camp9363 OP t1_ix3odex wrote on November 20, 2022 at 2:46 PM

Thank you! I am more worried for my husband dealing with clouds than myself. He really did not like visiting SF when I lived closer.

I really hate the wet drizzle. Our summers in the mountains are hot, but the last two summers on the coast have been dark, gloomy with a constant wet drizzle and no real warmth until September. I will look at those areas for sure.