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Originally Posted by PersonOfInterest
Florida's high humidity and heat in the summer are unbearable to many and the reason for many part time residents. Arizona has higher temperatures with dryer, less humid heat.
Would you rather endure Arizona at 110 degrees with 20 percent humidity or Florida's 95 degrees and 90 percent humidity? Having played golf under both conditions I've found Florida's high humidity to be easier to tolerate, but not everyone feels the same.
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Ah perfect question for me as I just moved from the Phoenix area to The Villages. The biggest difference here in TV for me is that the temp is in the 70's in the morning until about 8 or 9am. I can go on really long walks here, even with the humidity. In Arizona, the temp is already in the high 80's at 6am and by 8am the temp is in the high 90's and will go over 100 95% of days in the summer. I used to play pickleball at 6am (getting up at 4:30am) and be done with pickleball by 8am. By then the temp was too hot to do anything outside and I would sit around the house too much. The backyard artificial grass was way too hot for the dogs paws to do their business (we weren't allowed real grass in our yards at PebbleCreek). And the sun being out constantly with no cloud cover absolutely killed me. I had gotten heat stroke twice in AZ. The fact Florida has a lot of cloud cover plus an almost daily rain storm in the summer is a plus as that keeps the temp down
So yes while I don't love humidity, my body seems to be adapting to Florida way easier than Arizona. In fact, I adapted quicker than I thought I would. My skin feels so much better here - in AZ the air was so dry that I would develop cracks in my skin, especially around the knuckles. My skin healed up in less than a month here. And sure I feel wet and sweaty when I am outside in the afternoon here, but that is okay with me as I didn't sweat enough in AZ (which possibly made it more likely for me to get heat stroke). Florida is by no means perfect, but it is better for me than Arizona.
Cindy