Having 4 seasons is great.
THIS. Not having snow means you’re getting cheated out of some of the best parts of the seasons. Lived in the mid-Atlantic for years and it would take a miracle to get me to move back.
What I always say is that it may snow and be so cold you don’t want to go outside in winter here, but I’ll trade that ALL DAY for it being beautiful out but so hot and humid you don’t want to set foot outside for weeks on end in summer.
I also DESPISE what I call the “30 degree rain” in NC winter. I contend that 36 and rain makes you feel colder than when it’s 20 and snowing. Wet and somewhat cold feels worse than when you can be outside and your coat, gloves, hat, etc stay perfectly dry. You damn sure don’t mind staying out in it (playing with kids, winter sports, Jeeping, etc) vs not wanting to be in cold rain any longer than you absolutely have to.
Lots of folks that I explain the “when-would-you-rather-stay-inside” trade off to have never thought about it that way. I know first hand how many beautiful summer days were wrecked entirely by heat and humidity, people here huddle inside in winter, in NC, they do it in summer.