Summers in Phoenix vs Mississippi & a new start... (Scottsdale: transplants, job market)

[allybunnie]

Family member currently lives in Mississippi near the Memphis Tenn border area -job market sucks among other things has an opportunity to move to Phoenix/Scottsdale area with a place to stay to get a restart on things...Southern transplants to AZ - How would you compare the hot AZ summer to the hot & humid southern summer?? AZ is hotter, but take away that humidity of the south, cant be that terrible I'm thinking??

To me it seems like a positive step into a better job market & place to live...

[Magnum Mike]

Originally Posted by allybunnie

Family member currently lives in Mississippi near the Memphis Tenn border area -job market sucks among other things has an opportunity to move to Phoenix/Scottsdale area with a place to stay to get a restart on things...Southern transplants to AZ - How would you compare the hot AZ summer to the hot & humid southern summer?? AZ is hotter, but take away that humidity of the south, cant be that terrible I'm thinking??

To me it seems like a positive step into a better job market & place to live...

I'm an Arizona native but I've experienced the humidity of the south and other regions I've visited and if the family member can handle that humidity, they'll be able to handle our hot summers. Depending on your definition of "hot", to me anything below 105 with less than 10% humidity is okay, it'll feel hot but you won't get that stuffy feeling with the humidity, plus air-conditioning is abundant. We do get some days where the high temperatures will reach 115 in July with low humidity, and on some occasions close to 120, but as long as you stay inside you'll be fine.

About the only time we get humidity is in late July and August during the monsoon season, humidity will rise to 60% in the mornings, but it's cooler, and it'll drop to about 30% in the afternoon with typical daytime high temperatures of 105-108, and when afternoon showers during monsoons come in, they'll cool things down.

[kytoaz]

I came here from Kentucky and I hands down prefer the summers here. Sure, they can actually kill you if you're ill-prepared, but once you acclimate you're fine. Couple that with the other 8 months of great weather and it's no contest in my opinion. This is very specific to individuals though. Some love it, some hate it.

[allybunnie]

Thanks! We are from New England & we get that hot humid weather here too...ugh...I think I'd like to compare the hot dry vs the hot humid sometime

[JGMotorsport64]

Originally Posted by allybunnie

Thanks! We are from New England & we get that hot humid weather here too...ugh...I think I'd like to compare the hot dry vs the hot humid sometime

Sitting in a hot tub versus opening your oven when it’s done preheating

[adventuregurl]

I like the summers here better than Ontario Canada and Upper NY State, I'll take dry over humidity any day!

[ncaz2018]

I moved to Phoenix in June 2018 after spending 4 years in Charlotte, NC. My first summer here was not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. Don't get me wrong, it does get crazy hot, but the lack of humidity makes a big difference. Back in Charlotte, I'd be drenched in sweat after walking a few blocks in July at 7:00 am. In Phoenix, I was able to walk the same distance on my lunch break without any trouble. As mentioned above, you just have to use your head and limit your time outdoors during peak hours.

[goolsbyjazz]

Originally Posted by ncaz2018

I moved to Phoenix in June 2018 after spending 4 years in Charlotte, NC. My first summer here was not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. Don't get me wrong, it does get crazy hot, but the lack of humidity makes a big difference. Back in Charlotte, I'd be drenched in sweat after walking a few blocks in July at 7:00 am. In Phoenix, I was able to walk the same distance on my lunch break without any trouble. As mentioned above, you just have to use your head and limit your time outdoors during peak hours.

I moved here from Charlotte as well! I grew up with humidity, but definitely prefer the dry heat. I remember one summer sitting in my car in Charlotte on a hot, humid, day sweating profusely even though my a/c was on! Here, my car a/c has gone out a couple of times and, while hot, I was able to bear it. I also found it easier to breath during summer here. Back east it felt like I was trying to breath through a wet blanket because of the humidity.

[Tall Traveler]

I grew up in new Orleans and hate humidity....Phoenix wins hands down for me.

[Thomasaz]

There is no way in hell I would live in Mississippi over Arizona. Tell that person to get over here right away. Phoenix/Scottsdale vs Mississippi/TN border? Come on man. This isn't up for debate. I'm sorry, but most of my life I've always told people to think hard before coming to Arizona because of the weather and the culture shock of being surrounded by suburban sprawl, but on rare occasions I run into someone coming from some rural midwest or southern area and my answer is the above.