[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by Pete Swanson

Typical for "north central" Florida. If one is looking for warm temps for say 360 days per year....you would need to head down South Florida. We moved up here after over 25 years in South Florida. On many occasions there can be a 15 to 20 degree difference on the "colder" side. For example, as I type this it's 53 in TV and 69 in Coral Springs where we came up from.

Those differences give TV 2 more months of moderate weather, but we do miss the sea breezes which make SE Florida more tolerable in the summer.

[Klearhead]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Don't you know? These cold temperatures are the result of global warming!

But seriously, usually we get a cold snap in January. Last year and this it has hit around Christmas time. Wait for July, you'll be warm enough

Usually a week in January we will see a couple of Nights a year into the Daybreak hours of temps between 29 and 34. By noon to 3 pm we're back into the 60's. Last year it was a 3 day morning period. This December it has been cooler than others I've experienced in my 7 years here in Florida. LOL there can be a few days each year when you will experience Winter at daybreak, Spring at 11:00 am, summer around 2 pm and fall around 6pm...It's a central Florida experience....

[xcaligirl]

Originally Posted by Rosethorn

We came from Edwardsville, Illinois (near St. Louis). I talked my husband into this gig by promising him that Florida would be a warm and toasty place!

Right now, temperatures in The Villages and Edwardsville are somewhat similar.

Is this typical weather here? Or an anomaly?

I've heard that this will be the coldest Christmas in Florida. I remember the past 10 years that we've been here, it's been quite nice on Christmas Day, nice enough to be riding around in the golf cart with a light jacket! Overall, I know that in LATE summer I start wishing for a cool day every once in awhile! I do feel the weather here is much nicer than many places!! (Yes, I look like I'm a eskimo but I even get chilled at times in the summer!). Enjoy

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by xcaligirl

I've heard that this will be the coldest Christmas in Florida. I remember the past 10 years that we've been here, it's been quite nice on Christmas Day, nice enough to be riding around in the golf cart with a light jacket! Overall, I know that in LATE summer I start wishing for a cool day every once in awhile! I do feel the weather here is much nicer than many places!! (Yes, I look like I'm a eskimo but I even get chilled at times in the summer!). Enjoy

Forecast for Christmas day in TV is 73 degrees.

[Papa_lecki]

Originally Posted by xcaligirl

I've heard that this will be the coldest Christmas in Florida.

You might want to get another source for your news.

I picked a random year - first try - dec 25, 2020 the high was 54
It’s going to be in the 70s this year

[manaboutown]

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[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by xcaligirl

I've heard that this will be the coldest Christmas in Florida. I remember the past 10 years that we've been here, it's been quite nice on Christmas Day, nice enough to be riding around in the golf cart with a light jacket! Overall, I know that in LATE summer I start wishing for a cool day every once in awhile! I do feel the weather here is much nicer than many places!! (Yes, I look like I'm an eskimo but I even get chilled at times in the summer!). Enjoy

Last Christmas we woke up to 24° at 7am. This Christmas the low will be in the 60s. This is definitely not the coldest Christmas for Central FL if we’re counting last year, lol. I remember it very well mainly because it was our first Christmas here coming from SoCal, and I had never in my life experienced a Christmas that cold. I was very surprised by it.

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by Pixelpups

We moved from San Diego to The Villages 4 years ago. Winters are better than San Diego, summers are worse, fall and spring are about equal. The Villages beats the cost of living in San Diego hands down. When we moved here in October, the air conditioner ran every day. We held our breaths and waited for the electric bill. In San Diego with the thermostat set to 82°, the bill could be $400. The bill was $79 and the thermostat was set at 77°!

The rule here is: layers in the winter. It may freeze at night for 3 days in a row, but the daytime temps rise to the 50°. So far, we’ve never had an ice storm here. All I’ve ever experienced is random nights of frost Dec - Feb. No more than 8 nights like that and that’s the total for Dec. ‘22 - Feb. ‘23. (I pay attention because I have some plants that hate frost. Right now the pineapples are in our enclosed lanai. They don’t like 50°. BTW, try growing pineapples from the cut off tops of store bought fruit in Illinois.)

We moved from SoCal to DeLuna a year ago, and I agree with everything you said. We were not quite as humid in Ventura Co as you were in San Diego, but overall great assessment of the differences between living here vs there.

[Flyers999]

If you are visiting for two months or less, stay away from Dec & Jan.

If you livie in TV 12 months a year, these cold spells are delightful. There is the plant issue especially for frost of 3 consecutive days or more, which does happen although not often. But, besides that, there is no reason to move further south.