[AZ SLIM]

Originally Posted by Michael 61

This is just my second summer since moving here in December 2022. I absolutely love the warm winters here and being able to be outdoor and active. I wasn’t so sure I’d enjoy summers though because of the heat/humidity, but was willing to tolerate them as a trade off for living here year round.

I have to say that summer has become my favorite season here in The Villages. Thoroughly enjoying the lack of crowds and the ease of getting in restaurants with no reservations, plenty of seating at the town squares, light traffic, easy-to-get tee times, empty pickleball courts, uncrowded pools, rentals in my neighborhood remaining empty for most of the season, etc, etc.

Regarding the weather and temps, I enjoy getting up early in the morning for a golf cart ride and already in shorts and flip flops. The afternoons are very tolerable. If I’m in my golf cart there’s a good breeze, and other wise I have found plenty of indoor activities to keep busy in the nice AC. Evenings are great after 630 or so to get out for dinner, music at the squares, walks, boozey bingo at Sawgrass, etc.

I sorta now wish summer would never end. Anyone else enjoying summer in The Villages?

PLEASE STOP TALKING ABOUT THIS. We don't want everyone to know.

[Rwirish]

The summer is definitely the best time of the year in TV. In fact, the winter is not only over crowded but way too cold.

Look live summer time in TV!

[seecapecod]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Couldn't agree more. My son lives near Raleigh, NC and the temperatures in the summer are the same or hotter than here, the humidity is the same or higher, and they have essentially no breeze. Meanwhile, my wife is visiting Cape Cod this week and yesterday's high was 65. Hardly meets the definition of summer. There are places with a better climate, but not many. 10 years and counting as a FROG!!!

Really? I live in West Dennis all summer and the coolest it’s been during the day was 69 one day this week, has been a beautiful and breezy 70-80 since late June!

[westernrider75]

Originally Posted by Michael 61

This is just my second summer since moving here in December 2022. I absolutely love the warm winters here and being able to be outdoor and active. I wasn’t so sure I’d enjoy summers though because of the heat/humidity, but was willing to tolerate them as a trade off for living here year round.

I have to say that summer has become my favorite season here in The Villages. Thoroughly enjoying the lack of crowds and the ease of getting in restaurants with no reservations, plenty of seating at the town squares, light traffic, easy-to-get tee times, empty pickleball courts, uncrowded pools, rentals in my neighborhood remaining empty for most of the season, etc, etc.

Regarding the weather and temps, I enjoy getting up early in the morning for a golf cart ride and already in shorts and flip flops. The afternoons are very tolerable. If I’m in my golf cart there’s a good breeze, and other wise I have found plenty of indoor activities to keep busy in the nice AC. Evenings are great after 630 or so to get out for dinner, music at the squares, walks, boozey bingo at Sawgrass, etc.

I sorta now wish summer would never end. Anyone else enjoying summer in The Villages?

I agree with you completely except the weather. This is our second summer here full time and ITS HOT! I’m not enjoying this weather this summer but when I compare it to the trade off of ice and snow and endless gray skies, I will take it.

[Michael 61]

Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy

Yes, definitely relative. We came from SoCal, and even though we had a couple periods each summer in the triple digits, they were short lived. Our summer (dry) heat only lasted about 3 months, and the evenings were always much cooler. No Lightning storms either. Ever. Having experienced AZ heat in summer I can’t imagine loving it. It was awful! Which is why we retired here. This was the lesser of two evils “weather wise” for us, lol.

Same here - came from West Coast (first California then Colorado), and came very close to retiring in Arizona, since that is where most western retirees flock. So glad I chose Florida over Arizona. Even with humidity, summers are far more tolerable weather-wise here in Florida.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by seecapecod

Really? I live in West Dennis all summer and the coolest it’s been during the day was 69 one day this week, has been a beautiful and breezy 70-80 since late June!

Yes, really. And my wife is actually staying in West Dennis. So who do YOU think I'll choose to believe

[JimmyDebbie]

I’ve lived in the South all my life so the heat and humidity is nothing new in the summer. I had my share of snow when I lived in NC (though nothing like many of you have experienced in other states). I love the summers here for the same reasons mentioned. When it’s too hot, I find indoor activities in the A/C. I’m wouldn’t trade living here for anything else.

[Switter]

Originally Posted by Michael 61

This is just my second summer since moving here in December 2022. I absolutely love the warm winters here and being able to be outdoor and active. I wasn’t so sure I’d enjoy summers though because of the heat/humidity, but was willing to tolerate them as a trade off for living here year round.

I have to say that summer has become my favorite season here in The Villages. Thoroughly enjoying the lack of crowds and the ease of getting in restaurants with no reservations, plenty of seating at the town squares, light traffic, easy-to-get tee times, empty pickleball courts, uncrowded pools, rentals in my neighborhood remaining empty for most of the season, etc, etc.

Regarding the weather and temps, I enjoy getting up early in the morning for a golf cart ride and already in shorts and flip flops. The afternoons are very tolerable. If I’m in my golf cart there’s a good breeze, and other wise I have found plenty of indoor activities to keep busy in the nice AC. Evenings are great after 630 or so to get out for dinner, music at the squares, walks, boozey bingo at Sawgrass, etc.

I sorta now wish summer would never end. Anyone else enjoying summer in The Villages?

Yep. Summer is my favorite too. I don't care about restaurants or entertainment so much as access to the pools for swimming laps and fewer golf carts on the multimodal paths, making it easier (and safer) to bike. I also work full-time so the longer days in summer give me more time after work in the evening.

I am greatful for the snowbirds because they still pay amenity fees and support all the infrastructure.

It seemed a little busier this summer than last, at least at the pools. But then again, this is only my second summer, lol.

[Switter]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

For me the huge black eye on the summer is the unpredictable lighting pretty much every afternoon and evening. I rather enjoy the heat, and the humidity is tolerable, but the lightning makes every day’s swimming and golfing plans a total crapshoot.

Yeah, that is one downside. I ride bike and swim between 4:30 p.m. and 7 PM and you never know if it's gonna rain.

[merrymini]

The humidity gets to me. I accept the trade offs but wish I could spend more time in the garden during the hot months. It just gets to be too much. Just adore the cooler months. Miss the tulips and daffs in the spring tho.

[villager7591]

I am with you. Long live Summer !!

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Switter

Yeah, that is one downside. I ride bike and swim between 4:30 p.m. and 7 PM and you never know if it's gonna rain.

Heh. True. But you learn pretty quick.

Our first summer here I went for my daily walk about 3 PM. Skies a little cloudy but the walk is six miles and things change quick around here, weather-wise. No umbrella. Sure enough, at about Mile Four The skies opened up and did their thing. No big deal: I was wearing shorts, a t-shirt and sandals so I just took off my shirt and kept on going. Entering our village on the way back the gate guy grinned yelled "looks like you forgot something!"

"Yep" I yelled back. "A bar of soap".

[LeRoySmith]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

yes, really. And my wife is actually staying in west dennis. So who do you think i'll choose to believe

swmbo

[Dilligas]

“Those who like four seasons, don’t know any better”.

[cwmmfink]

I have been here 10 years and totally agree Summers are the best!