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Old 09-09-2015, 10:50 AM
 
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Hello, recent transplant from Boston here. When people ask me about moving to LA, why do so many of them assume that I'm loving the weather here?

In Boston, I felt comfortable spending entire days outdoors. Yes it gets hot in summer, but the cooling effect of greenspace and shade from trees and tall buildings made it bearable. Here (in the South Bay), I feel as though I have to take refuge in air-conditioned buildings. Hiking, gardening, even walking across the parking lot to my car feel like chores...

Do LA natives actually like highs in the 80s and 90s? The harsh UV? The concrete-asphalt landscape and heat-island effect?
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Old 09-09-2015, 11:04 AM
 
Location: TOVCCA
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Yes. Personally love a dry heat. Over time a tolerance builds up. When it gets to be 50 degrees, it seems too chilly.

And just wait until Midwest and East Coast cities are buried in snow and you're not. It produces its own kind of warm feeling.
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Old 09-09-2015, 11:14 AM
 
Location: West Hollywood
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It's a dry heat so it feels oppressive to me at all.
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Old 09-09-2015, 11:17 AM
 
Location: New Orleans
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Yes....very much so.
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Old 09-09-2015, 11:22 AM
 
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Its a bit hot right now but not THAT unusual for September given that its still summer here. It will cool down and be nice again before too long. Wait until winter and then ask yourself if you'd really rather deal with that **** back in Boston. You can't even begin to compare the weather between SoCal and Boston.
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Old 09-09-2015, 11:22 AM
 
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How long have you been here? Have you been here through a whole year? Yes, summer is hot, and September is still full summer. The weather patterns of the last three years or so have been atypical, with warmer temperatures than usual. Still, the vast majority of SoCal days throughout the year are pleasant and don't give that "heat island" feeling. Wait and see.
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Old 09-09-2015, 11:30 AM
 
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Hello, recent transplant from Boston here. When people ask me about moving to LA, why do so many of them assume that I'm loving the weather here?

In Boston, I felt comfortable spending entire days outdoors. Yes it gets hot in summer, but the cooling effect of greenspace and shade from trees and tall buildings made it bearable. Here (in the South Bay), I feel as though I have to take refuge in air-conditioned buildings. Hiking, gardening, even walking across the parking lot to my car feel like chores...

Do LA natives actually like highs in the 80s and 90s? The harsh UV? The concrete-asphalt landscape and heat-island effect?
Personally, I'm not crazy about it, and I know I'd enjoy a four season climate.
I was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, and now live in Orange County. Just like people get cabin fever in the winter, I get it in summer. For the most part, over 85 and I'm inside. If I have to go out in it, I'm cranky. High 70's/low 80's in short doses. I'm a heat wimp and I don't want to do anything. During late fall, winter and early spring I come out of hibernation and become sociable again.

Nevertheless, the nights are pleasant to take a walk in summer, (this current early September heat wave is an exception) and I know it's less work than harsh winters with the shoveling and scraping etc. but I wouldn't mind. I know this because my husband and I lived for a few years in Crestline which is in the San Bernardino mountains, and it gets snow. Not Minnesota snow, but enough to have to deal with it.

One exception... the ONLY time I enjoy hot weather is when I visit my brother up in Shasta County on we're on Whiskeytown lake. It gets crazy hot there, but there's nothing like jumping into a cold fresh water lake!

On the other hand, I don't like the beach... the crowds, all the sand, seaweed, salt... yuck!

So I empathize, and at least you're in the South Bay and not The Valley! In the end, I hope you acclimate and enjoy your new home.

Cheers!
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Old 09-09-2015, 11:32 AM
 
Location: Southern California
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The city is full of microclimates, it has been unusually hot and humid. Many say it is foretelling a stong El Niño. Two of the larger areas of the South Bay , Redondo beach and Long Beach, average mid 60s to low 80s
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Old 09-09-2015, 11:40 AM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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Yes. The intense heat we've been having is abnormal, buy I'd take this weather over NY weather any day. I've been to New York, specifically Brooklyn/NYC during summer and winter. The weather wasn't ideal for me during both seasons.
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Old 09-09-2015, 11:45 AM
 
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The only dings I have regarding our Mediterranean coastal microclimates (where I've spent most of my life) are the fact you have to water a lot during the dry season and the lack of winter sunshine relative to someplace like the US mid section (where they have a Winter precip minimum and a Summer precip max). Other than that, I am laughing all the way to the bank whenever my gas and electric bills hit.
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