 [ Symptoms ] i have arthritis would it be better for me to move from ct to va not willing to move west lots of family in the neast [ Disease ] i am sorry to hear you have arthritis it is certainly a very common ailment i guess i am going to assume you are referring to osteoarthritis which is the wear and tear disease that makes the joints hurt this type of arthritis frequently comes on as we get older just to be clear there is another type of arthritis called rheumatoid arthritis that is an autoimmune disease but based on your question i am thinking you are referring to plain old arthritis that hurts worse when the weather gets colder if that is the case moving from connecticut to virginia probably will not help while it is true coldness can make the pain of osteoarthritis feel worse virginia probably is not sufficiently warmer than connecticut in the winter to make much of a difference now if you were talking about becoming a snowbird and flying down to florida to spend your winters then i would probably say that is a fine idea it is also important to take into consideration where your support system resides when your arthritis symptoms become so severe you need help with daily or periodic tasks you need to be living where your family and friends are close enough to help you if that is in new england then that is probably not a bad place for you to stay i hope this helps i have lived in va all my life and have osteo lupus and fibro while it is warmer here in the winter than ct we do get some winters that are fairly cold   it does vary considerably and it varies a lot depending on where you live in va another thing to weigh in is the heat and humidity   most of va especially the central and eastern half   is quite humid and is very hot in the summer it is not unusual for it to start going into the 90 is in late april and stay in that range until well into october this summer we had long stretches of days in the high 90 is   low 100 is with humidity in the 80 90 range   and the combination of heat and humidity is particularly brutal especially if your arthritis causes compression of your c spine nerves and you have a problem with sweating and body temp regulation because of it andor if you are prone to migraines and sinus issues the hot humid weather makes me far more miserable than the coldest days ever do and the older i get the less i seem able to tolerate it so that is something to bear in mind when you consider moving here and please do not get me wrong i love my home state and am proud to be a virginian 