Does orlando ever feel "cold" to those who transplanted from the north? (Christmas: apartment, how much)

[GLS2010]

Originally Posted by ComSense

^^^ Good point, StilltheSame.

40 degrees in Orlando feels cooler to me than 40 degrees in Asheville NC. Drier air in NC and not the humid air we have down here in FL.

The humidity levels are usually very low when it gets cold here. Much lower than the humidities up north during winter. FL gets dry air days often during the fall/winter/spring cold snaps, and even when we do get a few warmer days in between the cold snaps its still not that humid and uncomfortable like summer, just nice and warm.

[StreetSmarts]

Originally Posted by GLS2010

The humidity levels are usually very low when it gets cold here. Much lower than the humidities up north during winter. FL gets dry air days often during the fall/winter/spring cold snaps, and even when we do get a few warmer days in between the cold snaps its still not that humid and uncomfortable like summer, just nice and warm.

I agree, the humidity definitely dies down DRAMATICALLY in the "winter" months (it was, what, 83 today). Anyhow, definitely a drier/less humid air in the winter months. Summers are terrible. But if you'll go to the mountains of NC or TN, and say it's 40 degrees. It feels cold, but it doesnt feel that cold. Here in FL, 40 degrees feels colder than the NC 40 degrees. I cant really explain it, it just feels less cold there. There's a difference.

[**NoodLes**]

Originally Posted by ComSense

I agree, the humidity definitely dies down DRAMATICALLY in the "winter" months (it was, what, 83 today). Anyhow, definitely a drier/less humid air in the winter months. Summers are terrible. But if you'll go to the mountains of NC or TN, and say it's 40 degrees. It feels cold, but it doesnt feel that cold. Here in FL, 40 degrees feels colder than the NC 40 degrees. I cant really explain it, it just feels less cold there. There's a difference.

Agreed, I've been to colder states during the winter and it doesn't feel nearly as cold as FL, don't know how to describe it. Personally I find it very uncomfortable for it to be humid and cold at the same time, it's disgusting. And usually when we get cooler weather it's very windy since it only cools down when a strong cold front comes in, other places get cold but without the wind, makes a huge difference.

[DavieJ89]

Originally Posted by jcx456

Or do those of you from new england and the upper midwest regions, now in central florida just wear shorts all year long?

I'm from Connecticut and I have lived in Orlando since 2006. I became acclimated to the tropical climate rather quickly, I feel cold if the temperture goes below 60! Living in Florida has made me a total wuss when it comes to cold weather

So yes it does feel cold to me, when you get used to the temperature being above 80 so much anything less beings to feel cold.

Though its weird, I fly from Orlando to Hartford in winter 2006 and even though it was 40 degrees colder Hartford didnt feel ice cold, the way Orlando does when its in the 40s

I guess it's all perception. But yes as a New England transplant I feel very cold if the temperature gets low enough, and I hate being cold

[Granny Sue]

Something else to consider...this is the time of year that the temperature can change drastically from day to day.
In general, in the North (Illinois native here) you have a gradual cool down do your body has time to adjust itself to the real cold that's coming in Jan and Feb.
We here in Orlando/Florida can have a high of 85 one day and a high of 68 the next. Our bodies get a wee bit shocked!

I love those days...the 68....just to clear that up lol.

[StreetSmarts]

^^^I'd take 68 over 85 all day.

[beach.guy]

It did not when I first moved down from NJ.But after the first two years my body started to adjust to the Florida climate.Now 60 feels a little cool.

[flguy123]

I wear shorts and flip flops ALL year. And I keep the top down on my convertible 24/7 unless I'm forced to drive it in the rain. Below 60 and I say "it's cold" and just don't go out. I work from home so I have that luxury. If it's cold one day, it will be warm the next. Personally, I love heat and humidity. I have a pool so just dive in when I feel like it. I grew up in the D.C. area so I know what it's like on the other side of the fence. It would not be THAT hard to go back, but the weather definitely spoils you down here.

[hgebel]

As someone who loves the summer heat and humidity in Florida, I think it is chillier here in the winter than I would like. On the other had, I seem to have (at this point anyway) retained some of my northern temperature adaptation, I have not put on a jacket down here since I moved here in 2007, and I don't wear a thick undershirt unless it's under 40. In Delaware I was well know among my co-workers for never wearing a jacket, and it's a lot colder in Delaware during the winter.

-Harry

[Crane's Rooster]

I am a wimpy Floridian (even after 4 years in the Northeast) therefore today is plenty cold for me.