human make love it when the temperature vibrate around 70 ℉ . We’remore productiveat work , babiessleep betterat night , and tourists worldwide opine [ PDF ] it ’s the idealistic temperature for a sojourn ( except for beach vacations ) . When the quicksilver uprise above 70 ℉ , ourunhappinessshoots up too .
But you do n’t have to stay in the climate - moderate indoors to maintain this optimal temperature . Climatologist Brian Brettschneider created a 13,235 - mileroad tripthrough North America that restrain you in 70 ℉ weather every day for a full year .
Usingweather datafrom the National Center for Environmental Information andEnvironment Canada , Brettschneider plotted a route through spot that have a daily gamey average of 70 ℉ . ( It will probably get cool at night . )
The misstep begins on January 1 in southernmost Texas . Get comfortable , because you ’ll be in the Lone Star State for three month . On April 1 , head east , arriving in Washington D.C. a calendar month later . Now guide northwest through Chicago , Wisconsin , and much of Canada ; you ’ll log a whopping 3873 miles in June on your way to Alaska . Return south as far as Portland , Oregon , then lead back east through the Plains as far as Missouri . You ’ll be there in late October . Spend the fall baffle westward again . Celebrate New Year ’s Eve in San Diego .
In all , you ’ll pass through 31 states and three Canadian province .
If you want a short stumble , Brettschneider also create a 9125 - mile route that still begin in Texas and ends in California but miss Canada and Alaska .
And for those of you who wish it hotter , he also plotted a 9949 - mile stumble that conform to median casual high temperatures of 80 ℉ . That map include the 70 ℉ route in case you want to cool down .
It ’s improbable that you ’ll see Brettschneider , who lives in Anchorage , Alaska , along the itinerary — at least anywhere in the Lower 48 . " I love the Baron Snow of Leicester , " hetold CityLab .
