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Originally Posted by masraum
Farther south, but also closer to the Gulf of Mexico. Living near water (the larger the body the better) is pretty much always a moderating influence on climate.
I think that's why San Antonio and El Paso and New Mexico are often so darn hot.
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I currently live in SA but have also lived in El Paso. EP is a whole different animal. It sits at roughly 4,500 feet above sea level and is over 500 miles from SA and further from the Gulf. Nearly no humidity but the temps are just as high in summer, always over 100. When we moved there our realtor told us it is cooler in the shade. Duh.
There is a mountain town in New Mexico (Cloudcroft) that sits at 8,676 feet, just about an hour from EP. We drove up once in June to collect our kid from Scout camp. We left EP at around 100 degrees and it was a nice 75 degrees. So it is possible to get away from the temps out there, here in South Texas you are just stuck with it.