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Old 09-30-2010, 02:40 PM
 
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So, 6 or 7 months depending on the heat waves, or out of the norms which is pretty normal for Phoenix most of the time, to be, out of the norm.
Um, again, no. If it's "out of the norm" than it's not the norm. Yes, it happens sometimes, but certainly not every year.
For example, the average high temperatures are:
66 in Jan
70 in Feb
75 in March
84 in April
93 in May
103 in June
105 in July
103 in August
99 in Sept
88 in Oct
75 in Nov
66 in Dec

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In my opinion based on my experience it's a crapshoot moving here.
It's a trade off and what one prefers: hot summers and mild winters or mild summers and cold winters (and for some, it's hot summers and cold winters....). If you don't like cold winters, well, you "put up with" hot summers. So, in a way, the summer becomes "winter". It's all what one prefers.
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Old 09-30-2010, 05:13 PM
 
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I moved here from Georgia and it's hard to understand how much more unbearable the heat is here than in the south. You literally can't do anything outside except very early in the morning for 5-6 months of the year, whereas in the south I was able to be outside any time of the day, and just be hot. The constant sunny days are a negative also, for you don't have the cloud cover and coolness it provides. Load up on sunscreen!
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Old 09-30-2010, 05:26 PM
 
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I moved here from Georgia and it's hard to understand how much more unbearable the heat is here than in the south. You literally can't do anything outside except very early in the morning for 5-6 months of the year, whereas in the south I was able to be outside any time of the day, and just be hot. The constant sunny days are a negative also, for you don't have the cloud cover and coolness it provides. Load up on sunscreen!
Your shirt would be soaked, though. When I lived in Houston and (very short time) Mississippi, it was as if you just walked out of the shower and had yet to dry off. This was because of the very high humidity. Even in the Monsoon, the humidity is much lower here.
I also found the (extremely) humid air harder to breathe.
Again, it's preference. Some may prefer 95 degrees and 65% humidity while others may prefer 110 and 20% humidity. In reality, the heat index is probably very close to the same.
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