how far inland before it heats up ? (Jacksonville, Miami: appointed, hotels)

[mfoley52]

Considering moving from PA to FL, most likely somewhere between New Port Richey, Clearwater and Ft. Myers on the Gulf Coast. How far inland can I go before I lose the benefit of living on the coast in any of these areas ? Before I lose any gulf breeze,

[jsun556]

Usually it's a little bit east of the I75 corridor.

[roadtrip75]

In Southern California the coastal area has a perfect climate and the inland area is scorching hot. Florida is nothing like that. There is little difference in climate as you go inland in Florida.

The main variation is that the winter temps vary hugely between the northern and the southern ends of the state. That's why Jacksonville and the panhandle aren't heavily populated: they get the awful long hot muggy summer but also some coldish weather in the winter. Miami, Ft. Myers, etc. have very mild winters.

[SeaSpur]

Originally Posted by roadtrip75

In Southern California the coastal area has a perfect climate and the inland area is scorching hot. Florida is nothing like that. There is little difference in climate as you go inland in Florida.

The main variation is that the winter temps vary hugely between the northern and the southern ends of the state. That's why Jacksonville and the panhandle aren't heavily populated: they get the awful long hot muggy summer but also some coldish weather in the winter. Miami, Ft. Myers, etc. have very mild winters.

I have to disagree with this post.

I *always* find Orlando/Lakeland much warmer than Tampa or other coastal areas. It almost reminds of me of South Carolina summers when I have to spend time in Orlando on business...so hot, no breeze, no relief.

Mentioned this recently in another thread.

[jambo101]

Gulf breezes are highly over rated, its akin to turning a small fan on in a sauna bath.
If gulf breezes are what you are after it wont come cheap as you'll have to live right on the water, if there are any breezes at all its within a block of the beach and those highrise hotels are an effective dam to any breezes that do exist.If you plan to rely on Gulf breezes to cool you down i think you are going to be disappointed.

[SeaSpur]

Originally Posted by jambo101

Gulf breezes are highly over rated, its akin to turning a small fan on in a sauna bath.
If gulf breezes are what you are after it wont come cheap as you'll have to live right on the water, if there are any breezes at all its within a block of the beach and those highrise hotels are an effective dam to any breezes that do exist.If you plan to rely on Gulf breezes to cool you down i think you are going to be disappointed.

Again, I disagree with this. A sea breeze can penetrate inland anywhere from 20-25 miles depending on geography...and in Florida, it can make a big difference with our flat landscape.

We are talking about an actual sea breeze front that changes temperature over a large area...not a little gust of wind while you are sitting on the beach to cool you off.

[Spring Hillian]

Originally Posted by mfoley52

Considering moving from PA to FL, most likely somewhere between New Port Richey, Clearwater and Ft. Myers on the Gulf Coast. How far inland can I go before I lose the benefit of living on the coast in any of these areas ? Before I lose any gulf breeze,

About 20 feet. :-)) No only kidding. I do agree that it is cooler along the coasts compared to inland.
I lived in Orlando for a while and it gets pretty jungle like in the summer. Unbearable, no. Uncomfortable, yes. Here on the west coast it feels significantly less humid.

[LKJ1988]

Depends on where the axis of high pressure is. At least in the middle of the state you will get a better chance of rain in the summer thanks to us being in a reverse west windflow. My area goes dry for weeks thanks to a reverse west windflow, while people 12 or more miles to my east will see 10 times the rain i get as T- storms build up east of my house and move toward the east coast. Temps will avg 2 to 5 degrees hotter on the norm wth summer time highs.

[The Villages Guy]

Originally Posted by mfoley52

Considering moving from PA to FL, most likely somewhere between New Port Richey, Clearwater and Ft. Myers on the Gulf Coast. How far inland can I go before I lose the benefit of living on the coast in any of these areas ? Before I lose any gulf breeze,

We live 3.5 miles inland and the gulf seabreeze reaches us with ease and really makes it feel cooler than without it. It also brings us some great rains and thunderstorms, just like it did the other day. We love the gulf seabreeze.

The atlantic seabreeze can make it all the way over to this coast. They can pick it up on radar. When the two collide we can get some doozies of thunderstorms. Great for a weather watcher and fan like myself. They blow up around I-75 and then move west to the coast.

We shut off our irrigation system during the summer as we get so much rain at and near the coast.

[deebin]

Look at the weather forecasts. It is usually a bit warmer in Orlando than Tampa. I usually see perhaps 4 degrees or so.