Originally Posted by Pete Swanson (Post 2284242)

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.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2283895)

Don't you know? These cold temperatures are the result of global warming! :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

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:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Originally Posted by Rosethorn (Post 2283892)

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?

Originally Posted by xcaligirl (Post 2284956)

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

Originally Posted by xcaligirl (Post 2284956)

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

Originally Posted by xcaligirl (Post 2284956)

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

Originally Posted by Pixelpups (Post 2284414)

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.)