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Old 06-23-2018, 01:41 PM
 
Location: East Central Phoenix
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I'd imagine SAD (or reverse SAD) would be an issue in a dry, sunny climate just as it is in the colder, cloudier climates. The sun does get very intense here, and this time of year is always sunny & clear with very few breaks. This becomes very very monotonous! Even when the monsoon gets going in July & August, there are still very few cloudy days. In fact, sun & heat are needed to get the storms going, which mostly occur in the evening.

The only time of year that I actually like sunshine in Phoenix is fall, mainly from late October into early December. That's the time when I think we have some of the nicest weather: temperatures are mild (not too hot or too cold), and the sun is lower in the sky so it doesn't feel as intense, even when it gets warm. The period from March to about early May can also have decent temperatures, but the sun is higher in the sky and feels more intense. It can also be windy that time of year, particularly April & May, which I don't care for.

 
Old 06-24-2018, 05:00 AM
 
Location: Phoenix
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I can guarantee you, if the weather was more bipolar like in Denver, you guys would probably complain about it too. I personally wasn't a fan of it when I lived there. Monotonous weather has its advantages.
Yeah I lived a couple of years in Arequipa, Peru and there the average monthly high varies only between 71F-77F....I loved loved loved it and and wife did as well...we didn't miss seasons. I suppose if I lived there for many years, I might possibly get tired of the same weather but I loved it.


I think there is something to getting tired and complaining about some bad element of your climate....when I lived many years in south Texas, I complained about the heat and humidity and now that I've lived in the PNW for decades, sick of the gray winters.
 
Old 06-27-2018, 04:43 PM
 
Location: Mesa
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I'm new to AZ. People here live inside all summer. I noticed, as an outsider, that people here aren't tough at all. Most people live and work in ac. I have my ac set to 92 degrees so I can somewhat acclimate then it does not feel too hot when you're used to it...
 
Old 06-27-2018, 05:25 PM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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I'm new to AZ. People here live inside all summer. I noticed, as an outsider, that people here aren't tough at all. Most people live and work in ac. I have my ac set to 92 degrees so I can somewhat acclimate then it does not feel too hot when you're used to it...
Come 9 am, I pretty much close the doors, shut the blinds and drapes and sit in front of a fan and below another watching TV till bedtime. Repeat each day until October. Start again in May. But it's a great place to live.
 
Old 06-27-2018, 05:25 PM
 
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I'm new to AZ. People here live inside all summer. I noticed, as an outsider, that people here aren't tough at all. Most people live and work in ac. I have my ac set to 92 degrees so I can somewhat acclimate then it does not feel too hot when you're used to it...
You keep it at 92 degrees indoors? So you can acclimate? Do you do landscaping or construction or something?
 
Old 06-27-2018, 05:43 PM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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Could it be? Is it possible? With monsoon right around the corner, might we not get a 115+ day this year?
 
Old 06-27-2018, 06:35 PM
 
Location: San Antonio
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I'm new to AZ. People here live inside all summer. I noticed, as an outsider, that people here aren't tough at all. Most people live and work in ac. I have my ac set to 92 degrees so I can somewhat acclimate then it does not feel too hot when you're used to it...
I drive home with my car windows open. I'm not headed anywhere so I don't care if I sweat or the hair gets messed up, and it helps with acclimation to the heat. It works, I don't really notice the heat except for days we hit 109-110 or more (at which time the a/c in the car does go back on, LOL).
 
Old 06-27-2018, 06:37 PM
 
Location: South Padre Island, TX
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Could it be? Is it possible? With monsoon right around the corner, might we not get a 115+ day this year?
Even though there is no dubbed "monsoon season" here in southern Texas, we still do experience effects from the same circulation pattern. The high pressure ridge moves north enough, allowing tropical waves to undercut and move west into southern Texas. Those same disturbances end up bringing the rains of your monsoon as they ride up the southwest periphery of the ridge.
 
Old 06-27-2018, 06:39 PM
 
Location: San Antonio
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Yeah I lived a couple of years in Arequipa, Peru and there the average monthly high varies only between 71F-77F....I loved loved loved it and and wife did as well...we didn't miss seasons. I suppose if I lived there for many years, I might possibly get tired of the same weather but I loved it.


I think there is something to getting tired and complaining about some bad element of your climate....when I lived many years in south Texas, I complained about the heat and humidity and now that I've lived in the PNW for decades, sick of the gray winters.
I think the trick is to find the weather you like best, with the least things you dislike, and move there.
 
Old 06-27-2018, 07:10 PM
 
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I'm new to AZ. People here live inside all summer. I noticed, as an outsider, that people here aren't tough at all. Most people live and work in ac. I have my ac set to 92 degrees so I can somewhat acclimate then it does not feel too hot when you're used to it...
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