[marvinh11791]

Hello. I know this has been discussed before but I would like to know how year round residents deal with the heat and humidity in the summer. I am considering buying very soon and the stock answer seems to be 'air conditioning'. However I would not like to confine myself to indoor activities in the summer. Especially when I have to walk my dog in the afternoon hours.
So please tell if the heat and humidity can be tolerated during the summer months.
Thank you! Marvin Horlick

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by marvinh11791

Hello. I know this has been discussed before but I would like to know how year round residents deal with the heat and humidity in the summer. I am considering buying very soon and the stock answer seems to be 'air conditioning'. However I would not like to confine myself to indoor activities in the summer. Especially when I have to walk my dog in the afternoon hours.
So please tell if the heat and humidity can be tolerated during the summer months.
Thank you! Marvin Horlick

We drink a lot of cold beverages. We play outside early in the morning and towards evening. We find amusing things to do, taking classes, doing art, playing music, singing in a group and some stalwart souls continue to ride bicycles and golf and play pickleball. I love the summer. Traffic is down and the pool is just the right temperature.

[Phanatic Luvr]

What Gracie said but may I add ... please, please don't walk your dog in the afternoon. It is way too hot for their paws to be on the asphalt taking a walk. Early morning and evening walks are fine.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Phanatic Luvr

..... please don't walk your dog in the afternoon. It is way too hot for their paws to be on the asphalt taking a walk.

Marvin created another thread asking about walking his dog on hot asphalt, and there were 12 responses.
I think this thread deals with his concern about whether outdoor activities can be tolerated.
Some residents tolerate the heat and enjoy the outdoors; others insist on staying indoors with air conditioning.

Marvin, why don't you rent before buying?
It seems to be personal preference, and only you know your tolerance for heat and humidity.

[Sandtrap328]

Over six years ago, my wife and I wondered the same thing about the heat and humidity in Florida in summer. We took our home buying trip in late July just to see if it was too bad or what.

We found that the St. Augustine area was too humid. We found The Villages to be less humid than the Washington DC area and actually felt not quite as hot.

Sure, it is hot but we golf early, enjoy the pool, love the squares, stay hydrated, and everything is air conditioned. Summer is a great time in The Villages.

Don't rely only on what TOTV says. Rent for a month, do activities, and see for yourselves.

[Fred R]

Like others have said, keep your strenuous outside activity limited to early morning and evening. I've found that even if we get the afternoon rains, which happens often, the evenings are comfortable.

[flyerguy]

If you compare TV summer weather with many northern states, you'll find they are often much hotter and humid than TV and surrounding areas .Outside activities are limited to the cooler parts of the day. Just prep yourself and home the same as you would during hot summer months. If your outside in the sun, don't forget your sunscreen and water. Also, protect your pets.

[outlaw]

Originally Posted by marvinh11791

Hello. I know this has been discussed before but I would like to know how year round residents deal with the heat and humidity in the summer. I am considering buying very soon and the stock answer seems to be 'air conditioning'. However I would not like to confine myself to indoor activities in the summer. Especially when I have to walk my dog in the afternoon hours.
So please tell if the heat and humidity can be tolerated during the summer months.
Thank you! Marvin Horlick

The afternoon heat (2-5:30PM in the summer) in this area is pretty bad. However, there are a lot of areas where one can walk in partial shade. Also, if you must walk in the afternoon, use a light umbrella to keep the sun off of your body. Home Depot used to sell a really light umbrella for about $5. If you are overweight, losing those extra pounds will help. Fat is a natural insulator, not to mention the extra work hauling the extra weight around with you. Pay close attention to your pet. It's paw pads will not protect it from the hot pavement. If you think your bare feet would get uncomfortably hot on a surface, then assume it is too hot for your pet. Finally, you will probably acclimate yourself to a hotter/humid climate over time. The first couple of summers may seem unbearable, but over time will not seem so bad.

[bike42]

We came from the Washington DC area and find the summers MUCH nicer here. In DC we always had at least some 100+ degree days and that almost never happens here. More important, there is always a breeze and the air is clean! Hot days in DC were polluted air that didn't move.

We are in the VERY small minority here who almost never use our air conditioner. We open the doors to the lanai, have all our ceiling fans on and enjoy life in the (shaded) outdoors. We ride our bikes every day, in the morning. Come try it out, you'll love it.

[biker1]

Where are you coming from? If you are from the mid-atlantic area from Baltimore south, the south eastern states, or even the plains states like MO, the summers are about the same. The summer season might last a little longer but in terms of temperature and dewpoints, it is not much different. If you are from TX, you will enjoy the cooler summers. If you are from San Diego, well, it is hot here.

Originally Posted by marvinh11791

Hello. I know this has been discussed before but I would like to know how year round residents deal with the heat and humidity in the summer. I am considering buying very soon and the stock answer seems to be 'air conditioning'. However I would not like to confine myself to indoor activities in the summer. Especially when I have to walk my dog in the afternoon hours.
So please tell if the heat and humidity can be tolerated during the summer months.
Thank you! Marvin Horlick

[Villager Joyce]

Same way as people in cold, windy, snowy states do it, but backwards.

[marvinh11791]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

Marvin created another thread asking about walking his dog on hot asphalt, and there were 12 responses.
I think this thread deals with his concern about whether outdoor activities can be tolerated.
Some residents tolerate the heat and enjoy the outdoors; others insist on staying indoors with air conditioning.

Marvin, why don't you rent before buying?
It seems to be personal preference, and only you know your tolerance for heat and humidity.

Hi Barefoot! Thanks for your suggestion to rent before buying. I was thinking of coming down to one of the hotels for about a week to sample the summer. Marvinh

[marvinh11791]

Originally Posted by biker1

Where are you coming from? If you are from the mid-atlantic area from Baltimore south, the south eastern states, or even the plains states like MO, the summers are about the same. The summer season might last a little longer but in terms of temperature and dewpoints, it is not much different. If you are from TX, you will enjoy the cooler summers. If you are from San Diego, well, it is hot here.

Hi biker1 - I am coming from Long Island New York. And yes, it gets hot up hear in the summer as well. But the heat lasts for about a week and it cools down again. In Florida, the heat lasts about 3-4 months, right? Thanks! Marvin

[HimandMe]

Originally Posted by marvinh11791

Hello. I know this has been discussed before but I would like to know how year round residents deal with the heat and humidity in the summer. I am considering buying very soon and the stock answer seems to be 'air conditioning'. However I would not like to confine myself to indoor activities in the summer. Especially when I have to walk my dog in the afternoon hours.
So please tell if the heat and humidity can be tolerated during the summer months.
Thank you! Marvin Horlick

It takes a while to acclimate but you do learn what works for you. A big shade tree and the house facing in the right direction helps. We walk in the morning and later in the afternoon and early evening and love it. We don't stay huddled inside. One help is our Lasko Misting Machine. It's a little contraption, not expensive that attaches to A hose and creates a very fine mist if we want to sit out on a very hot day. We also have one that fits around our patio umbrella. We don't get wet per se, just cool. We tend to use it when company comes over and love it.

[Villages Kahuna]

Originally Posted by marvinh11791

Hello. I know this has been discussed before but I would like to know how year round residents deal with the heat and humidity in the summer. I am considering buying very soon and the stock answer seems to be 'air conditioning'. However I would not like to confine myself to indoor activities in the summer. Especially when I have to walk my dog in the afternoon hours.
So please tell if the heat and humidity can be tolerated during the summer months.
Thank you! Marvin Horlick

The heat and humidity "up north" is often just as uncomfortable as what we experience here in Florida. The big difference is that the pattern of heat, humidity and afternoon rain is prolonged here.

What most people do here is get their outdoor activities out of the way before noon--the earlier the better. Then get things done in the afternoon in air conditioning--shopping, movies, club meetings, the pool, etc.

This isn't any different that the frigid winters up north. What do you do when it's brutally cold, windy and snowing up north? Stay in by the fire, or do indoor activities. Frankly, I much prefer the inconveniences of hot and humid summer weather in Florida to the frigid, snowy, slippy-slidy, get bundled up weather in the northern states.