[badman_ting]

Well, in my opinion it's not just the cold, the summers are hot and gross too. Not much "open-window weather", as my mom says. But then, if pollen is a consideration that would make sense for you. I live in the Pacific NW now, which is much milder year-round.

[johnward]

The weather is terribad. The winters are long(sometimes october-march), cold, and dark. There is a few weeks of spring which is mild but rains the entire time. The last few weeks have been the best weather I've experience in a long time but it still rained 5 days a week. It was just nice on the weekends. Then the summer is hot and so humid you cannot breathe.

The Pittsburgh area gets less sunlight per year than Seattle does (which is somewhat known for being dreary). This one really gets me. Sunlight make me function better. I go to California and the radio stations are talking about how it's been "overcast" and it's like the most sunlight I've seen in my life. Overcast in Pittsburgh means the skies are grey.