Air conditioning needed in Long Beach? (Santa Ana, Country Club: house, living, drywall)

[ivanna serf]

Hot enough to need AC in Long Beach? Is it very humid? How cold can it get? Trees? fall colors???

THANX!

[Mel2882]

Long Beach, or any part of California, is not humid. Depends how you handle heat...but in my opinion, if you keep your windows open at night and know how to keep cool air in, you don't need to use an air conditioner. It doesn't get that cold, maybe down to the 40's in winter. Trees turn colors in the fall (some) but don't expect anything like New England in that respect.

[EscapeCalifornia]

You'll need it about 2 weeks of the year. SoCal isn't humid on average but we do get some humidity in August and September which are the hottest months of the year. I get by with ceiling fans but there's still a couple of weeks each summer when I really wished I had AC.

[stormchaser2]

I live a few blocks from the ocean and the weather here is ideal year round. When the Santa Ana winds blow, it will get hot, high 90s, sometimes low 100s...but it always cools down at down to a comfortable temp. THe high heat is dry and has little humidity.

Air would be nice for a couple of hot weeks but you can get by without it. I use a portable AC to cool the living room and it works just fine. The closer you get to the coast, the better you will be for staying cool.

[bhcompy]

it really depends on how the house or apt is built. my apt has no insulation(we just replaced some drywall and the old insulation had turned to dust!) and its terrible during the summer because the sun is very powerful regardless of the actual temperature.

typically what you'll find is it will be cool most of the day until after 1 or 2pm, then the sun overpowers whatever marine layer or whatever ocean breeze you get and from 2-6pm will be the worst times.. if the residence is properly insulated and has double pane windows, you can get away from using the a/c very much

[wclac]

Originally Posted by Mel2882

Long Beach, or any part of California, is not humid. Depends how you handle heat...but in my opinion, if you keep your windows open at night and know how to keep cool air in, you don't need to use an air conditioner. It doesn't get that cold, maybe down to the 40's in winter. Trees turn colors in the fall (some) but don't expect anything like New England in that respect.

It was pretty hot yesterday, like 90 degrees. I know because I live in Long Beach. The hot air made me pass out, making almost impossible to breath because of the humid air.

[NaplesRes]

actually Long Beach is big enough that the temps vary even within the city. If you are coastal (belmont shore, etc.) you'll be about 10 degrees cooler than if you are over by Virginia Country Club for example. Just a few miles can make a big difference.

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by LAFan

It was pretty hot yesterday, like 90 degrees. I know because I live in Long Beach. The hot air made me pass out, making almost impossible to breath because of the humid air.

OK it wasn't THAT hot. You probably just forgot to drink enough water.

[Mel2882]

Originally Posted by LAFan

It was pretty hot yesterday, like 90 degrees. I know because I live in Long Beach. The hot air made me pass out, making almost impossible to breath because of the humid air.

Wow, sorry about that. Just be glad you don't live somewhere where they have real humidity, like the Midwest, east coast, Texas, etc. Ivanna, I don't know where you're moving from, but compared to any of those places, California is not humid more than maybe one or two days out of the year.

[LovLeigh]

This is an old post but I just have to say that all these responses about not needing A/C here are BS. As just ONE person mentions, sure, it depends on the building/area. But I'm telling you that near the courthouse/710 fwy entrance on 3rd, it gets HOT AS HELL. I will NEVER live another place without air conditioning after suffering here. My apt (duplex backhouse) was nearly unlivable all summer and even some weeks in spring and fall. I've even used my fan in WINTER! And if it's just my house, then it's just my house, but I've literally laid on ice packs trying to sleep here on many days. I just refuse to move anywhere w/o AC. This was the absolute worst living experience I've had.