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Is it this cloudy and humid all the time in summer . Summer = sunny and moderately humid weather for us.
More than the other seasons I would say, but at the same time I can't really remember a summer day where the sun didn't come out at all. Generally there is a sunny and hot period until the sea breeze creates thunderstorms at 3-5pm, and after that mostly cloudy evenings in the 70s are par for the course.
Tampa is even cloudier than Daytona during summer, averaging more sun hours in April than in June despite longer days. And as you can see here, it peaks in July when cloud cover can be expected upwards of 70% of the time:
To answer the second part of your question, yes it is humid without fail in the summer. From June through September last year, the dew point in Daytona Beach was never below 64F.
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?"
I was born and raised in Southeast Florida, and lived there until my move 3 weeks ago. I truly began to despise the climate there, mostly due to the heat and the monotony. There is NO seasonal change at all, it's either the wet or dry season. We barely even had a "winter" this last year, it was in the 80's in December. Now that I'm living in a place with real seasons, I couldn't be happier, there's something new to see all the time.
I was born and raised in Southeast Florida, and lived there until my move 3 weeks ago. I truly began to despise the climate there, mostly due to the heat and the monotony. There is NO seasonal change at all, it's either the wet or dry season. We barely even had a "winter" this last year, it was in the 80's in December. Now that I'm living in a place with real seasons, I couldn't be happier, there's something new to see all the time.
Did it get cold in January? I was still in Port Charlotte in early December. The temperature almost hit 90 on the 6th. I remember the date because I packed my car all weekend and it was still in the high 80s on Monday.
In winter, every 100 miles you proceed north in Florida leads to a 10 F drop in temperatures.
Usually, Highs are something like this:
Miami: 84 F and partly sunny (Hot and muggy )
Daytona: 74 F with brilliant sunshine (Summertime room temperature )
Jacksonville: 64 F and partly cloudy (Wintertime room temperature )
The high 1500 miles North in winter:
Somerville, NJ: 27 F and overcast (Now we are talking about winter )
Did it get cold in January? I was still in Port Charlotte in early December. The temperature almost hit 90 on the 6th. I remember the date because I packed my car all weekend and it was still in the high 80s on Monday.
Miami experienced the 3rd warmest winter on record.
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I'm curious about going to southeast Florida in summer. I wonder how it would feel compared to Tangerang.
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?"
But when it's cold and miserable you don't even get to have great thunderstorms
I'm curious about going to southeast Florida in summer. I wonder how it would feel compared to Tangerang.
There's very little difference
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. Summer = sunny and moderately humid weather for us.
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