I regret selling my house in Malibu to relocate to Southern Arizona (Phoenix: mortgages, to buy)

[RevelationWriter]

- Weather man said:
'dangerous temps in Texas 104.

- comes back from station break and said:
Arizona temp 106-9 (not dangerous?) LOL

[DougStark]

I remember visiting Phoenix many times during the '80s when I was a young man, and always in the winter, which gave me an unrealistic, inflated impression of this area. But I live here now and I'm not complaining (except about our mediocre tap water and our dust storms, haha.)

[sacreole]

If I may add my two cents as a So Cal native who has lived in the Central Valley of California for the past 26 years and is considering a move to Arizona. I was raised and lived in the Southwest Los Angeles/South Bay areas where the climate is fairly moderate and there are ocean breezes. My middle and high school years were spent in the San Fernando Valley where temps are either 10-20 degrees warmer or cooler depending upon the season.

In 1992, on the heels of the riots, I moved to Visalia in the San Joaquin Valley where the daytime summer temps are consistently in the upper 90s/low 100s. At first it was a shock but I eventually acclimated to the heat. After nearly 12 years of living in Visalia, I moved to Sacramento, which has similar daytime summer temps but receives cooling breezes that blow in from the Bay Area through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta most evenings. Those evening breezes make Sacramento summers very tolerable and keep my electric bills manageable.

I've been to various parts Arizona having visited Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma, Sedona, Flagstaff, Bullhead City, and the Grand Canyon. I'm familiar with the summers as well as the more temperate seasons. Since contemplating a move to the Phoenix area, I've taken to reading the threads in this forum as well as viewing videos on YouTube about moving and living in Arizona. One YouTube channel that I like is Arizona Dreamz.

Having lived in various parts of California, I've learned that there are trade-offs and that the grass isn't necessarily greener. To the OP, I would give the Phoenix-Scottsdale area a chance. Take the necessary steps to be comfortable in the heat. Keep hydrated, wear a hat outdoors, find a pool and use it, and learn to appreciate the beauty of the Sonoran Desert. You can always take weekend getaways to the cooler climes of Arizona (Payson, Sedona, Prescott, and Flagstaff) as well as to San Diego and other coastal areas of California.

[brian189]

My wife and I are having a home built in AZ right now. After 55 years of shoveling snow and dealing with the crime in the northeast city where we live, we decided to look at warm weather cities. Many of my friends asked me why I was visiting Phoenix in the middle of summer. While on the surface it sounds like a dumb idea, it allowed us to experience what would be the more unbearable weather situations. I knew the winters would be fine. While in Phoenix it was 110 degrees almost every day. The locals were complaining about the high 35% humidity. We just chuckled knowing that back home it was 90 degrees with 85% humidity. We barely broke a sweat, but back in Philly it was brutal. All that BS about having 4 seasons in the northeast. There are really only two....heating and air conditioning. If I had to live here all my life I could, but I don't have to, so we're getting the hell out. Now if you like the beach, AZ is not the place for you. I've been living near the beach all my life and go no more than once or twice a year. I'm happy to give the open space and the mountain views a try. For the life of me, I can't imagine not wanting to get away from California. I realize the weather is nice, but I'm sure some other socialist countries have nice weather too. Oh yeah, that's another reason I'm moving away from the northeast. Cost of living. A new tax everyday. A sanctuary city with a tax on soda.

[sacreole]

Here are some helpful heat safety tips for both Arizona newcomers and natives:

Heat safety 101 - Arizona's Family

https://youtu.be/3h1-Tq7r54Q

Arizona Weather: How Hot Does It Get In Arizona | Living in Phoenix Arizona

https://youtu.be/NGfdxWftxJs

[MN-Born-n-Raised]

Originally Posted by brian189

My wife and I are having a home built in AZ right now. After 55 years of shoveling snow and dealing with the crime in the northeast city where we live, we decided to look at warm weather cities. Many of my friends asked me why I was visiting Phoenix in the middle of summer. While on the surface it sounds like a dumb idea, it allowed us to experience what would be the more unbearable weather situations. I knew the winters would be fine. While in Phoenix it was 110 degrees almost every day. The locals were complaining about the high 35% humidity. We just chuckled knowing that back home it was 90 degrees with 85% humidity. We barely broke a sweat, but back in Philly it was brutal. All that BS about having 4 seasons in the northeast. There are really only two....heating and air conditioning. If I had to live here all my life I could, but I don't have to, so we're getting the hell out. Now if you like the beach, AZ is not the place for you. I've been living near the beach all my life and go no more than once or twice a year. I'm happy to give the open space and the mountain views a try. For the life of me, I can't imagine not wanting to get away from California. I realize the weather is nice, but I'm sure some other socialist countries have nice weather too. Oh yeah, that's another reason I'm moving away from the northeast. Cost of living. A new tax everyday. A sanctuary city with a tax on soda.

Every so often, people need a new set of problems. I can EASILY handle a couple of weeks of brutally hot weather of freezing MN temps. But when it extends into months, year after year it will wear on you. Certainly some people can handle the rain or heat (or cold or clouds) better than others. With that said, it is fair to assume that a couple of weeks or months in the sun won't give you a true perspective on what you are in for long term.

[Ripper3785]

Originally Posted by sacreole

Here are some helpful heat safety tips for both Arizona newcomers and natives:

Heat safety 101 - Arizona's Family

https://youtu.be/3h1-Tq7r54Q

Arizona Weather: How Hot Does It Get In Arizona | Living in Phoenix Arizona

https://youtu.be/NGfdxWftxJs

I was really hoping the how hot does it get link would go to this one-

[sacreole]

Baking cookies on the dash in on one of the hottest days of the year in Phoenix:

https://youtu.be/uyDWiEzyiZA

[49erfan916]

Originally Posted by sacreole

Baking cookies on the dash in on one of the hottest days of the year in Phoenix:

https://youtu.be/uyDWiEzyiZA

yummy in my tummy.

[kell490]

If you want to test the heat here before you move I would recommend coming here for 2 weeks in Mid July spend lot of time outside See how you like it before moving here. If your from California the heat here is going to be a shock to you in my opinion. Where the NE or Mid-west weather extremes is much worse and moving to AZ seems nice. I grew up in Southern California Orange county beach city's so I know what it's like there very nice place to live. If your not rich you can get a tiny condo or live in a apartment for 2-3k a month I wasn't going to live like that so I ended up here. Also the number of people jammed into a small area everything was always crowded. Reality is here I would say the heat can be tolerable until July and though august those two months I really hate.