[Karmanng]

Originally Posted by MrFlorida

For most of us that live here all year it's not a factor, it's just as hot and humid as some northern states , but our summer lasts longer.

AND IF they think FLORIDA is bad they should try ARIZONA when it gets dangerously hot with many over 115+ plus days in a row!!!!

[Karmanng]

Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye

Same here in Texas, but we’ll see temperatures at 105 to 110. Texan’s always ask me , “How could you stand Florida temperatures “ . If I never lived in Florida I would have to ask now, how could you stand the temperatures of 120 in Florida. Believe me it gets hotter in Texas than Florida. I’ll take Florida anytime!

SAME in ARIZONA oh its a dry heat BS it feels like a dam iron is on your skin........put your oven to 120 and yup thats what it feels like

[Karmanng]

Originally Posted by JGibson

This^^

You adjust to outside activities in the morning and it's a small price to pay for the great of the year weather.

Arizona has it 100% worst. Dry heat like an oven.

I am in AZ and yes you are correct!!!! TOO dry sometimes.....and when its 115 plus YUP I have seen and been her for 122 its nasty

[Michael 61]

Originally Posted by mikeycereal

My first summer here last year was not bad. I moved from Vegas and learned how to beat the summer heat there. Shop, walk around, work out... do stuff early. Work from home later in AC. Do other things in evening. The nice thing is when stepping outside or driving with window down unlike Vegas the air is not hot and there may be a nice breeze. Vegas nights the air was also hot in summer. It rained on several afternoons here last year which was nice.

I agree with your comparison to Vegas. I lived in Vegas for 5 years, and did my lifestyles visits here last July and August, but this will be my first full summer here. I remember going to a casino in Vegas in the middle of summer, where it would almost be “too cool” inside with the AC on over-drive, then walking outside at midnight, and still have that hot air blast you like a furnace. I learned to deal with Vegas heat (movies, shopping and casinos during the summer afternoons), but overall, I’ll take Florida summers anytime over Vegas and Arizona.

[MidWestIA]

SUNBLOCK - in summer you will see bandaids on ears & noses guess why

Somebody told me just go out but it's HUMID and hot - you can go do things in the morning or at sundown still have heat but not sun. Midday when you go from sun to shade you'll go ahhhh

[Fastskiguy]

Have survived 3 summers so far. For me it’s not the heat, it’s not the humidity, it’s the incredibly intense sun that just kills me. Hiding inside during peak sun has been my strategy, unfortunately.

Joe

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Fastskiguy

Have survived 3 summers so far. For me it’s not the heat, it’s not the humidity, it’s the incredibly intense sun that just kills me. Hiding inside during peak sun has been my strategy, unfortunately.

Joe

Never quite felt that way.

My wife and I play golf year-round; in the summers most often in the afternoons because courses for the most part are wide open. When my wife is not hitting the ball she is usually sheltering under an umbrella or under a tree. For myself, neither are necessary. I also enjoy walking on a summer afternoon; far fewer people. In winter, no matter where you are in TV, you're surrounded by people, oftentimes noise, always distractions. Not so on a summer walk. You can take time to enjoy the sights and the weather unbothered by internal combustion engine noise and odors, dangerous golf-cart jockeys, etc.

It is odd, maybe, but I've heard other Minnesotans say the same thing: my body seems to absorb the summer sun and heat, feeling more alive in the process. I don't discount what it could do: I drink plenty of water, iced tea, etc., but I welcome the summer sun rather than sheltering from it.

[pauld315]

Originally Posted by ldturecek

We have lived in Florida since 2000. We have noticed that every summer gets a little warmer. Just get out early and find indoor activities for afternoon. It also seems like the heat will never end.

it really hasn't been getting warmer every year, it is just that you (and I) are getting older.

[DonnaNi4os]

I’ve been here nearly six years. Last summer was the hottest I’ve experienced. 90’s with high humidity feels hotter than without. Expect temps to be in the 100’s as summer progresses with increased humidity. I’m from the north so on those days that are unbearably hot I imagine it’s a snow day in NJ and stay home. You will be amazed at how quickly you acclimate to the heat. Also, expect hot weather through the end of September at least. Welcome to Florida

[EdFNJ]

Shortly after Al Gore invented The Internet he invented Air Conditioning. That solved all the heat problems here in the summer.

[defrey12]

Originally Posted by Michael 61

So far I’m digging it - playing golf or pickleball early in morning / shifted to indoor activities in the afternoons where AC keeps me very comfortable — back outside after about 6 or 630 for time on squares / walks/ golf cart rides / going to friends’ houses to socialize - May is a great month!

I enjoy getting up early, having my morning coffee outdoors and it being warm already. Great being in shorts and flip flops 24/7. (Or appropriate footwear if playing sports).

Good question though - you should ask again periodically through the summer for us newbies.

Good attitude, Mike. It does get hot in the summer. It’s Florida. You get used to it…or leave. We’ve been here 10 years and wouldn’t consider living anywhere else.

[Fastskiguy]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

Never quite felt that way.

My wife and I play golf year-round; in the summers most often in the afternoons because courses for the most part are wide open. When my wife is not hitting the ball she is usually sheltering under an umbrella or under a tree. For myself, neither are necessary. I also enjoy walking on a summer afternoon; far fewer people. In winter, no matter where you are in TV, you're surrounded by people, oftentimes noise, always distractions. Not so on a summer walk. You can take time to enjoy the sights and the weather unbothered by internal combustion engine noise and odors, dangerous golf-cart jockeys, etc.

It is odd, maybe, but I've heard other Minnesotans say the same thing: my body seems to absorb the summer sun and heat, feeling more alive in the process. I don't discount what it could do: I drink plenty of water, iced tea, etc., but I welcome the summer sun rather than sheltering from it.

Maybe I should adopt your attitude, it sure beats bitching about the sun. Thanks for the comment

Joe

[eweissenbach]

We are Missouri/Floridians so we spend the winter in TV and go back to Missouri before Easter. Kansas City summers actually get hotter, periodically, than TV. We will get 100+ degree temps with high humidity for a few weeks. The difference is, in TV there is very rarely a break. Mid nineties every day for months on end. In KC we will get an occasional day in the low eighties or even seventies. Another difference is in KC we often endure draught conditions in the summer whereas in TV in August (we’ve never been there in July) it rains for fifteen minutes or so virtually every afternoon. For several years now we have spent August and September in TV, and love it. The whole vibe of the place is different with less traffic, easier restaurant seating, more tee times, easy seating at the Squares, and simply a less frenetic pace. We do have our own pool so that makes it even better and is a motivator for getting there in the summer. See you in August!