[TOMCAT]

How hot does it get in the Villages?? I am thinking of moving to the Villages, and I am from Long Island. Are the summers any worse that they are in Long Island?

I have been to the Villages three times already. I think it is a great place to live. It seems like a lot of fun, driving that golf cart around. But as always, there is someone who will talk against living in Florida and say I will hate it when it gets really hot.

[pooh]

Hi there, Tomcat. It gets warm, but the summers I've been here have been cooler than summers in other parts of the country. My family lives in New England and they've had some pretty miserable days this summer. Long Island gets hot and humid doesn't it in July and August?

I think when people make assumptions about summer in Florida, they think more of the humid areas to the south of us. Honestly, the humidity around here is less than in Sarasota where our son and his family lived for a few years.

I've been following the feel like temps for our area and other parts of the country that are significant to me.....it's not any worse here, actually better. Come for a visit during the summer. If it's hot, remember everything is air-conditioned. If you really want to be outside, go when it's cooler in the earlier part of the day.

[Kelsie52]

Originally Posted by TOMCAT

How hot does it get in the Villages?? I am thinking of moving to the Villages, and I am from Long Island. Are the summers any worse that they are in Long Island?

I have been to the Villages three times already. I think it is a great place to live. It seems like a lot of fun, driving that golf cart around. But as always, there is someone who will talk against living in Florida and say I will hate it when it gets really hot.

Tom ---

I live on the Island also ... my wife didnt think Florida was for her because of the heat ..but we visited last July --it was hot---But not any hotter than it been here the last week !!! and florida is more ready for it --everything is A/C properly --..
The real part of the summer there is treated like Mid winter here ....Stay inside or in airconditioned places....the difference is around 5 pm or so everyone comes out ---and you need not shovel to get out the door or dig out the car...

[Bogie Shooter]

Its been 90 + most of the summer. I love it!

[rjm1cc]

You can look up historical tempetures. I think you will find not much difference in the summer tempetures. To me if it is 85 in LI and 90 in TV I don't think that makes much of a difference. Espicaly if you are going to be inside.Two things to consider is how much of a breeze do you have and the humdity. I think you will find the humidity higher in TV. However on any given day it can be cooler and less humidity than LI.

[Larryandlinda]

Originally Posted by TOMCAT

How hot does it get in the Villages?? I am thinking of moving to the Villages, and I am from Long Island. Are the summers any worse that they are in Long Island?

I have been to the Villages three times already. I think it is a great place to live. It seems like a lot of fun, driving that golf cart around. But as always, there is someone who will talk against living in Florida and say I will hate it when it gets really hot.

We're eternal optimists hence the edited subject line/heading.

We bought both TV homes hastily because of the opportunities

We are not living there yet, but visited 10 times in 2009 and a few this year
We deliberately came on June 21, the longest day (to coincide with Father's day '09) and late august '09 supposedly the hottest season.

not a whole lot if any worse than Maryland.

Just add 'Lady lake' and 'Oxford' to your searches and favorites on Weather Channel and you can keep up daily.

We asked a few people and concluded that because none of the 31 billion that have walked this mothership for thousands of years, no two are alike.

Ask 10 people get 15 opinions.

We had mid 90's last June and low 100's in august '09.

We cranked the climate control on a tad to bring the inside to 85 then use open windows at night with discreet window fans (out of sight) and the joint stays nice without AC most ofd the time

Same up here in Md.

We have yet to use the AC and could very well get through the year without it- though the last three days barely got us under 90 at night - if it weren't for todays high wind, high rain storm, we might have had trouble getting the inside under 90

long story short, we are training for the season and doing quite well, so by the time we 'more time' in TV, we'll be very tolerant of the increased temps.

Because our places are often rented out when we visit, we have some great hosts with a Premiere.
They don't use heat or AC either, except for occasional visitors that use it in the guest room.

Th gentle breezes, swimming pools, and low incidence of bugs makes TV in the heat a fine place to be outside all year


L&L

[skip0358]

We moved here last Sept. after 61 years on LI. Believe me it's not as bad as LI. We had far more humidity on LI. Don't let the weather here be a concern. The best part you don't have to SHOVEL heat. Hurry down

[Pturner]

Atlanta is worse than TV for sure. More humidity, smog and not much if any breeze during summer. Don't know how LI stacks up in these categories. However, I agree with others: look at the heat index vs. just temp.; and visit TV in the summer.

We were in TV a week ago and played golf 4 of the 5 days we were there. So to me, very tolerable. Keep in mind though, there are many other things to do in TV. You don't have to stay home to avoid the heat! Besides outdoor swimming, there are plenty of indoor activities at the recreation centers. There are movie theatres and bowling alleys in TV too. Of course, everything is well air conditioned. And...

you'll never have to shovel the heat!

[Schaumburger]

Hello Tomcat, I live in suburban Chicago and visited TV for the first time 2 weeks ago. I deliberately picked July to visit TV because I wanted to see how I would react to the Florida heat/humidity. Yes, it was hot and humid, but I paced myself during the daytime and got around just fine. 2 days ago, the temp. in Chicago reached 94 degrees, and I slogged around downtown Chicago with some friends Friday afternoon to attend an event. My plan is to rent a villa in TV during the summer of 2011 for a week or two to see how things go, as it will be a few years before I can move to TV. For me the thought of not having to deal with snow and ice from December through March outweighs the heat and humidity of Florida in the summer. I've spent 50 winters in the midwest, and I would like to spend my golden years in a place where I don't need to own a snow shovel or a snow brush for my car.

Laura

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by TOMCAT

How hot does it get in the Villages?? I am thinking of moving to the Villages, and I am from Long Island. Are the summers any worse that they are in Long Island?

I have been to the Villages three times already. I think it is a great place to live. It seems like a lot of fun, driving that golf cart around. But as always, there is someone who will talk against living in Florida and say I will hate it when it gets really hot.

Here are the Lady Lake stats for April 1 to today. Should give you idea of how hot it has been.


http://www.wunderground.com/history/...q_statename=NA

[Pturner]

Oh Tomcat,

I just realized you are a new poster and I failed to say,

to TOTV. Hope you'll stick around and chat with us often!

[Vinny]

I always hated Florida because it was too hot and humid. Swore that i would never move here. After a few visits I realized that I am only outside walking to and from my car/store/pool/restaurant. I am not a kid anymore who plays outside all day. Yes it is oppressively hot here in the summer. Hotter than Long Island. Hotter than hell at times but the mornings and late afternoons are usually pleasant. My dogs, who hate the sun, go on the lanai each morning to bask in the morning sun. I like to read on the lanai in the evening. The A/C in my home is much better than in any of my previous 8 homes. My wife is watching TV with a blanket around her. Once summer is over it is really nice. There has to be a reason why so many people vacation in hot locales. Hot is cool!

[bluedog103]

It's a freaking, humid oven.
I now live in the warmer months in the Hudson Valley, NY. In the cooler months we'll live in TV.
The good thing is that most everything in Florida is under a.c.
I've lived in many places in my life, including Alabama and Florida as a child and there's nothing like the heat and humidity of Florida.
That being said, if you're uncertain about the weather by all means spend some time in TV in the summer.

[Pats2010]

Somebody told me that Florida has four seasons:

Hurricane season

Love bug season

Tourist season

Summer season



Is this accurate?

[chuckinca]

5 seasons

April Love Bugs
Sept Love Bugs


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