temperate

Yeah, winters in Ohio kinda suck, not necessarily because they are gray or super-cold, or long, but because they are all of those things. But the rest of the year, from about the middle of April all the way until nearly December, the weather here is pretty damn awesome. And I don't understand why more people don't appreciate that.
Our summers tend toward the hot and humid, which isn't fun for me, but I understand a lot of people enjoy that sort of thing. And it's certainly no hotter than Florida where all the retirees spend their winters complaining about the gators before coming back north to complain about the mosquitoes.
But our springs and autumns are unrivaled.