[maistocars]

I prefer Florida. I've hiked many mountains in the AZ summer heat and it is stifling. At least here in Florida, there is usually a slight to moderate warm breeze to go with the heat. No such breeze in AZ.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Bonanza

Yes -- hot is hot no matter where you are.
However, having lived in Vegas, I will still take Vegas with no humidity at 100 degrees.

The real plus is no mosquitoes!

We had some heat, some humidity but quite some huge mosquitoes in Minneapolis during the Summers of 1986 (late) through 1991. I think the joke goes is that mosquitoes are the State Bird of Minnesota.

[patfla06]

I have very dry skin so prefer the humidity.

[azcindy]

Originally Posted by PersonOfInterest

Florida's high humidity and heat in the summer are unbearable to many and the reason for many part time residents. Arizona has higher temperatures with dryer, less humid heat.
Would you rather endure Arizona at 110 degrees with 20 percent humidity or Florida's 95 degrees and 90 percent humidity? Having played golf under both conditions I've found Florida's high humidity to be easier to tolerate, but not everyone feels the same.

Ah perfect question for me as I just moved from the Phoenix area to The Villages. The biggest difference here in TV for me is that the temp is in the 70's in the morning until about 8 or 9am. I can go on really long walks here, even with the humidity. In Arizona, the temp is already in the high 80's at 6am and by 8am the temp is in the high 90's and will go over 100 95% of days in the summer. I used to play pickleball at 6am (getting up at 4:30am) and be done with pickleball by 8am. By then the temp was too hot to do anything outside and I would sit around the house too much. The backyard artificial grass was way too hot for the dogs paws to do their business (we weren't allowed real grass in our yards at PebbleCreek). And the sun being out constantly with no cloud cover absolutely killed me. I had gotten heat stroke twice in AZ. The fact Florida has a lot of cloud cover plus an almost daily rain storm in the summer is a plus as that keeps the temp down

So yes while I don't love humidity, my body seems to be adapting to Florida way easier than Arizona. In fact, I adapted quicker than I thought I would. My skin feels so much better here - in AZ the air was so dry that I would develop cracks in my skin, especially around the knuckles. My skin healed up in less than a month here. And sure I feel wet and sweaty when I am outside in the afternoon here, but that is okay with me as I didn't sweat enough in AZ (which possibly made it more likely for me to get heat stroke). Florida is by no means perfect, but it is better for me than Arizona.

Cindy

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by Aces4

You forgot the Florida cockroaches, termites, fireants, armadillos, snakes, alligators, bears, bobcats and coyotes. I do agree with you about the "brownness" of Arizona but all in all, I'll take snow anyday over the temps in the 90's-100's.

Where we lived in SoCal before moving here we didn’t have the FL cockroaches of course but there were other types, and we didn’t have fire ants (these guys have attacked me twice now, not fun!), and definitely no armadillos and alligators. We did however have an abundance of all of the other creatures mentioned plus mountain lions, too many raccoons, and far too many rats, which kept our outdoor feral cats very busy.

While I personally would choose SoCal’s summer weather over Florida’s any day, I would never choose AZ desert heat. Our kids asked us why we didn’t choose AZ over FL when looking for a retirement community since it was so much closer to them in SoCal, and we told them we’d never survive 115-120 temps for months at a time, not to mention the barren desert landscape. Plus, more importantly there is no Villages in AZ or anywhere else for that matter. We wanted the Villages lifestyle despite the summer weather that comes with it. Hubby grew up in MI so he’s adapting better than me to the humidity, but I, as a native Californian, am taking longer to get used to it.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by margaretmattson

While walking the Strip in Vegas, we came upon a young gentleman lying
on a grassy area beside the main walkway. He look exhausted and overheated. I asked: "Do you need help?" Several onlookers looked worried. He waved his hand and moaned: "Please, go! All of you! Save yourselves! Don't end up like me!" A man passing by gave him an unopened bottle of water. The young man quickly poured it over his head. A second onlooker gave him another bottle. He gulped it down in seconds.

If you have ever walked the Vegas Strip when it is over 100 degrees, you know the agony. For those that never have, Don't do it! Save yourself the pure hell. Once for us was more than enough. Never again!

Maybe he shouldn’t have gambled all his money away? Probably a slots player?

[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by patfla06

I have very dry skin so prefer the humidity.

So do I, and the humidity does nothing to moisturize dry skin.
However, it does do wonders for my frizzy hair!

[MrFlorida]

When I was in Arizona, my skin cracked, and was getting nose bleads from the dry climate.... so humidity for me.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

We went to Albuquerque one year. Got out of the airport, it was 110° and 18% humidity. I felt refreshed, energized, alive. It was amazing. Ended up going horseback riding and had a wonderful time. Walked around, went up to Santa Fe where it was around 15° less hot, enjoyed the heck out of that too. Went to some hot springs up in the mountain somewhere, still near 100° and rather than humidity, it was crisp air with mist from the springs in it. Really remarkable.

I'd gladly trade living in a pea-soup swamp for crisp air, even hot crisp air. Humidity and my lungs don't get along. Pollen lingers in the air, carried by humidity, and just sits there waiting for you to walk through it. My "seasonal allergies" are 24/7/365 in Florida, as a result. Humidity and my arthritis battle against each other every day. If I won powerball I'd buy an adobe in Albuquerque, and come visit my husband here in Florida in February and March.