Snowbirding in Texas
How far south does one need to be to normally avoid freezing temperatures? Is San Antonio far enough? TIA
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Depends on what you mean by "normally."
San Antonio average lows are above freezing even in the coldest month (January there) but occasional short term frosts are possible. Up off the coastal plain, into Hill Country, it can be a little bit cooler but many snowbirds winter there.
Historically, there are cold snaps almost everywhere in North America. It has snowed in Corpus Christi in my lifetime. Temperatures dropped below freezing in Orlando during the night for at least a week the one winter I lived there, but fortunately that was the week we went to Key West, where it dropped only to the high 30s.
Even the coastal areas are tricky. For much of the past 40 years I regularly visited Houston. On one winter trip I got stuck there an extra day because they had freezing rain and no equipment for clearing ice from roads and runways, at least not at Hobby. But it all melted within 10 hours.
For my purposes, San Antonio would work, because there is plenty of stuff to do there, and any dips below freezing would not last long enough to impact my RV. Your RV may have different limits.
But I do not usually snowbird in a RV, because my winters at home are relatively short, and it is a good time to take a tropical cruise or vacation, or visit family in Florida, South Texas, or Mississippi. If someone has a room waiting for me, don't need the RV.
San Antonio average lows are above freezing even in the coldest month (January there) but occasional short term frosts are possible. Up off the coastal plain, into Hill Country, it can be a little bit cooler but many snowbirds winter there.
Historically, there are cold snaps almost everywhere in North America. It has snowed in Corpus Christi in my lifetime. Temperatures dropped below freezing in Orlando during the night for at least a week the one winter I lived there, but fortunately that was the week we went to Key West, where it dropped only to the high 30s.
Even the coastal areas are tricky. For much of the past 40 years I regularly visited Houston. On one winter trip I got stuck there an extra day because they had freezing rain and no equipment for clearing ice from roads and runways, at least not at Hobby. But it all melted within 10 hours.
For my purposes, San Antonio would work, because there is plenty of stuff to do there, and any dips below freezing would not last long enough to impact my RV. Your RV may have different limits.
But I do not usually snowbird in a RV, because my winters at home are relatively short, and it is a good time to take a tropical cruise or vacation, or visit family in Florida, South Texas, or Mississippi. If someone has a room waiting for me, don't need the RV.
