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Cloudy is one description I would never choose for Florida, but I guess it depends on where you live, i.e., the weather in Naples is very different from Jacksonville, and I've lived in or near both cities.
I think the reason many people complain about the hot & humid summers is because of the monotony, at least that's what got to me after several years. I lived most of the past 20 years in Lee County. Watching the weather on TV, I noticed the summers weren't any hotter than in most northern cities, but the humidity and dew points stayed so high most nights that there was no relief. If you're here 365 days a year, then it becomes the same ol' same ol' after a while.
I guess if someone like yours truly doesn't want to be a snowbird (or cannot afford to maintain 2 homes) the decision to make when you retire is "Do I want to be cold and miserable for 3 to 4 months every year or do I want to be hot and miserable for 3 to 4 months every year?"
Or if you are willing to learn spanish you can live quite cheaply and extremely comfortable in Medellin,Colombia. It's never hot and never cold, always warm. highs in the low 80s and lows in the lower 60s. it sits at 5,000ft above sea level so it is cooler than a typical tropical climate.
you can't tell me that's not awesome. it has modern public transit and has a major international airport with non stop flights to the usa. I honestly couldn't think of a better place for americans to retire overseas especially once you consider how pro-american the government and people are.
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Or if you are willing to learn spanish you can live quite cheaply and extremely comfortable in Medellin,Colombia. It's never hot and never cold, always warm. highs in the low 80s and lows in the lower 60s. it sits at 5,000ft above sea level so it is cooler than a typical tropical climate.
you can't tell me that's not awesome. it has modern public transit and has a major international airport with non stop flights to the usa. I honestly couldn't think of a better place for americans to retire overseas especially once you consider how pro-american the government and people are.
Hmm, I think Mexico has Colombia rivaled pretty good in that regard
I wonder if climate change is making Florida weather hotter ? It's true we didn't even have much of a winter at all this year, while it seemed other states were having a brutally cold and snowy one.
Or if you are willing to learn spanish you can live quite cheaply and extremely comfortable in Medellin,Colombia. It's never hot and never cold, always warm. highs in the low 80s and lows in the lower 60s. it sits at 5,000ft above sea level so it is cooler than a typical tropical climate.
you can't tell me that's not awesome. it has modern public transit and has a major international airport with non stop flights to the usa. I honestly couldn't think of a better place for americans to retire overseas especially once you consider how pro-american the government and people are.
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Ok well I personally love Florida. I could see myself living there in the summer but not in the winter. I want to have my snow and cold not boring hot weather year round.
Love the HOT rain in the thunderstorms but the thunderstorms are electrically terrifying!
Ok well I personally love Florida. I could see myself living there in the summer but not in the winter. I want to have my snow and cold not boring hot weather year round.
Love the HOT rain in the thunderstorms but the thunderstorms are electrically terrifying!
Live in Upper Michigan in the winter for mondo snow and Florida in the summer for the heat. If you wish to just have "hot rain," you should consider the Keys, as they rarely get the electrical storms that central FL gets.
Personally, I like my lightning, I've even been "kissed" by it.
I'm curious about going to southeast Florida in summer. I wonder how it would feel compared to Tangerang.
based of of the accuweather averages for tangerang, with its hottest month at 88F with high humidity, Miami also has its hottest month in the upper 80s with high humidity, so they are the same
Live in Upper Michigan in the winter for mondo snow and Florida in the summer for the heat. If you wish to just have "hot rain," you should consider the Keys, as they rarely get the electrical storms that central FL gets.
Personally, I like my lightning, I've even been "kissed" by it.
I'll see what the storms are like. But I do remember them being bad.
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