The Villages in the Winter
 

Do ya'll think it is warm enough in TV during the Winter or should I look more to the South? I did a search on "Winter" with no answers. Do the pools close? I see pictures of folks in coats. :cold:

If "warm" is your main objective then you need to get below Fort Meyers in Florida. Central Florida can experience cold low in the 20's and with wind chill even colder. This cold weather runs primarily from january thru March but does vary

Depends on you
 

Pools do not close - pool classes and water activities I think are cancelled below a certain temp (55 degrees? - not sure as I don't go when it gets that cold).

We find that since we are there all winter, we don't care all that much when it's cold for a week or so - we know it won't last and you won't be shoveling snow. Different than when you go to Florida for a week on vacation and hit a cold snap.

That said, if I were only going to come for let's say, Jan-March, I might look further south as of course central Florida is colder than South Florida. Last winter, we had about 5 hard freezes (below freezing at night for about 3 nights in a row each time). The year before was worse, and the year before that wasn't great either. I think the last 3 winters were all colder than normal, but who knows, maybe it's the "new normal."

Of course, it starts to get really hot in South Florida a couple of weeks either side in spring and fall, and even hotter in the summer, if you are a frog.

Thanks, guess that means they close the pools or is there a Polar Bear Club there?

One thing to keep in mind as you go south to get warmer, you will also get more people.

pools are all heated
 

doesn't actually cold in the water - just when you get out. I'm just one of those people who has to feel hot or at least warm before taking a dip. Lots of people still swim laps.

Thank you. Hey it beats snow and sliding in freezing rain. We can probably handle this.

Hmmmm, no thanks. If the sun is shining and the wind not blowing 60 degrees can be good. Guess if i need warm a quick trip to KW would work.

When I think of this past February's Groundhog Day blizzard in Chicago with 22 inches of snow on the ground :(, 60 degrees in February sounds like heaven. TV sign me up.

I'm with ya.

Two years ago when we had record lows during the winter...so did that weather system dip all the way down to Miami as I recall. I also remember friends who vacationed in the Caribbean (even Cancun) and said it was chilly...not what they'd expected! The whole country has been having wacky weather!!

I would agree with the other Villager posts here that when it get's "cold" (and it's all relative) the only thing we shovel here is sunshine!!!

I like that!

Looking at record lows doesn't tell you the whole story. By noon, that 28 degrees will warm up into the 50's or more. S. Florida is warmer, but the summers are also. Humidity down there is way over what it is here.

something to think about.

I am not a homeowner or resident yet, but I will still give you my $.02 worth. The reason to choose the villages has little to do with optimal weather IMO. the weather is very good in the winter compared with most other places in the U.S., but it is not Honolulu. The reason to choose the villages is that there is NOWHERE else, south, north, east, or west, that offers the lifestyle of TV. You may find a place with better winter weather, but will it have the pools, rec centers, lifetime learning center, library, 28 exec. GCs, 9 Country Clubs, live entertainment every nite at 2 (soon to be 3) town squares, and the most active group of like minded people in existance? If so BUY NOW!