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I just moved to St. Petersburg, Florida last July.
(I know, everybody everywhere wants to move to San Diego, but I lived there for almost 19 years, and don't regret leaving. Too much traffic and entitled, spoiled people. And that's just the men...)
Haven't reached November yet; so I can't report about that time of year.
But, from the locals, I've learned that the time from late October to mid-April is probably the best time here. They say the humidity lets up, and everyone doesn't hide away in A/C all the time.
St. Pete is near enough to Tampa, which has an international airport. Tampa is more inland. St. Pete is on the coast, with some beautiful beaches. And Sarasota, south of St. Pete, still on the West coast, is another quiet, higher-end beach town, with some cultural attractions.
In the south of Florida, there is Miami Beach, especially South Beach, home of all the restored Art Deco hotels. South Beach can be very, very expensive, and very crowded. North of there is Ft. Lauderdale, and, north of that, Palm Beach, which both have their charms.
And then, in the central part of the state, of course, there's Orlando, replete with so many theme parks it reminds me of a children's version of Vegas, with all that implies. Orlando has those attractions, to be sure, but is land-locked, with no beaches.
It all depends on what you want, and what you want to spend. You can probably find a decent hotel and just hang on the beach and enjoy the very warm water (80's).
I think, wherever you go here, you'll probably enjoy it. And the cloud formations are gorgeous.
(There are even decent used book and CD stores here in St. Pete, which I have enjoyed perusing.hahahahaha)
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Sep 10, 2015 - 8:41 AM
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Spence
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I have lived in south Florida since 1973, and, originally from New York, moving down with my family when I was 8 years old, can attest to the rather long Summers we have, where humid days can stay until Thanksgiving, or beyond. There have been years when we are blessed with an earlier Autumn (such as it is), with some relief arriving in October. I do like some seasonal change, and that might be the one main drawback to living in south Florida (and anywhere in Florida in general). But not having to dig one's vehicle out of the snow, or negotiate on iced roads does have an advantage. So November can be the part of the year when the temperatures are most pleasant and comfortable, lasting until I would say April or even May.
As for beaches, there are so many fine choices that Florida can boost of, including the Pan Handle region: Destin, Pensacola. And the west/Gulf Coast has Sarasota as one place I found appealing. I personally prefer a beach not so crowded, to allow room to stretch out. Key West is quite beautiful, and you have the nice waters for snorkeling, fishing and the proximity to the Caribbean. should a cruise with your wife be desired. Ports such as Miami's or Cape Canaveral are the biggest ones.
Hope that might help in your inquiry.
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Here in the panhandle, the humidity is really during the hottestest months of the year, especially at night, where you can wake up in the morning and find the grass wet and you car with water all over it like it had sprinkled during the night.
In November, not so much. Nice warm days without being too hot, but around October the nights start getting cooler. Some Halloweens you have to wear a coat under your costume. So you're looking at nights days in November, but light coat nights.
As two adults, it depends on what kind of environment you want.
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Sep 10, 2015 - 12:20 PM
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Graham Watt
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Tall G, my (wife's) uncle has lived in Florida all his life. Tampa, I believe, and he's always boasting on the phone about how hot it is all year round while we're shivering in wintery misery here in sunny Spain. I think he just says that to annoy us.
Can't really help with "serious advice for adults", because I haven't been there since I was a callow youth in 1986, travelling cheap (can't get cheaper than dossing on the beach) and drinking too much beer. You don't do that sort of stuff, do you? Also, it was August/ September, so I have no first-hand accounts of November weather.
What I do remember vividly is scantily-clad totty roller-blading around Fort Lauderdale. I think they're roller-blades... you know, boots with wheels on them. Or are they roller-skates? Anyway, boots with wheels, and tiny bikinis. Wear those shades so that Mrs TG doesn't see your eye movements.
And the Keys are beautiful, or they were in '86. We hired a car and got all the way down to Key West. Absolutely gorgeous, and there were many secluded spots en route where we could park the car at the side of the road and swim in shallow lagoons amidst pelicans.
Anyway, that was just an excuse for me to go down memory lane again.
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Over here in the panhandle it's been cooler than usual, with cold nights, even a night in the upper 40's.
Upper to lower 70's this week with upper to lower 60's predicted at night (except around the weekend).
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We're still in the lower 70's here, though many nights the last two or three weeks we've have lower 40's to upper 50's. This Friday is predicted to be a comfortable 75.
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