I have lived in the Northeast all my life, Maine, Mass and NH. We moved here in November as full time residents. I personally think it was a good time to start the acclimation. It was still warm when we arrived and slowly the temperatures started to moderate.Now as spring has progressed and the temps are on the rise I am adjusting nicely. I hope that by the time the heavy heat of summer arrives I will be able to tolerate it well.
I would think that arriving in the summer would be a big adjustment, so if you can avoid that you will most likely do just fine. IMHO :
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