<p>I'm considering moving there but I noticed that the average temperatures in June-September are in the high 90's. I've heard that it is a relatively dry heat and doesnt feel that hot. I like to be outside and have summer bar-b-que's. Would that be unlikely in the summer? Does anyone have any other info about the area?</p>
<p>May through September can be too hot for those not accustomed to desert heat. On the other hand, if you just returned from a couple of tours of duty in Iraq, you'll be fine.</p>
<p>its insane how hot it is...and i live in a very hot place too (average of 90's throughout summer). my aunt used to live in phoenix and whenever we went and visited going outside was horrible, unless its at night, but then you have to watch out for scorpions</p>
<p>So most people would not want to go out into their backyards in the summer? What about for a dip in the pool? Would it be a bad idea to have the cornerless glass sliders that open the house to the outside? (I love those).</p>
<p>So most people would not want to go out into their backyards in the summer? What about for a dip in the pool? Would it be a bad idea to have the cornerless glass sliders that open the house to the outside? (I love those).</p>
<p>Summer monthly temps average in the mid to high hundreds for the high, but flagstaff and sedona are just a few hour's drive north, and you could escape there if you wanted to. </p>
<p>It would be highly... unadvisable to spend more than, say, 10-15 minutes outside in Pheonix during the summer months, so I suppose a quick dip in the pool is bearable but not so much anything lasting as long as a barbeque. </p>
<p>The heat is dry, but in such great volumes that the second you step outside your eyes dry out and you begin to sweat profusely and soon grow to be very uncomfortable if you haven't a pool nearby to dip into. I've grown used to it somewhat (have had to work outdoor manual labor for the past few summers, about 8 hours a day), but anyone not familiar with the desert probably won't like it. Those 110+ F days can be pretty bad. Since phoenix is a car-oriented city, you get a pretty powerful heat island and the temps can easily skyrocket to the 120s.</p>
<p>Stay the hell away from phoenix if you want to go outside at all between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm from late may to late august.</p>
<p>Dunno what your cornerless glass sliders are so can't comment there.</p>
<p>The one partially redeeming quality is the winter weather -- lowest daytime temps we've had this winter have been maybe high 30s low forties, though they average in the high fifties/low sixties or so. Right now it's sunny and 78 and this week we've had a a bunch of mid-high eighties, so if you don't like the cold you could come here in the winters, I suppose. I, however, can't wait to get out.</p>
<p>I thought about moving to Phoenix, since I love it when it's hot, but I don't think I'd like all the creepy crawly things. Granada in Spain is now higher than Phoenix on my list.</p>
<p>Is Sedona not as hot as Phoenix???</p>
<p>And cornerless glass sliders are basically windows that slide into the wall so that it turns the in door living into an outdoor area or vice/versa. Like sliding glass doors but along a whole wall of a house.</p>
<p>Nope, sedona's a good 3,000 feet higher than phoenix and has summer highs ranging in the low-mid nineties, instead of the hundreds.</p>
<p>Hmmm, yeah, I've never once seen anything resembling sliding walls here, if that's at all indicative of how popular such an architectural feature is around these parts, and you definitely wouldn't want to use it in the summer, especially once the temps climb into the nineties (around april).</p>
<p>And pests aren't very common in the residential zones, though if you're more on the outskirts of the city I suppose you'd see them more. We got a few scorpions every once in a while at my old house, though in my 7 years of living at my current one I've not once seen one in the neighborhood.</p>
<p>Haha I can definitely second Moodrets on pretty much everything he said.</p>
<p>I actually am really accustomed to the heat and go out during the day during the summer, although, yes, it is HOT. The good thing is that at night in the summer here, it's UNBELIEVABLE weather.</p>
<p>But this is just Phoenix, partly because it's just hot here and as Moodrets said, there's a pretty good urban heat island.</p>
<p>Personally I love the area because it's got everything you need (5th largest city in the USA, not counting areas that are practically part of the city like Mesa, Tempe, etc.) but it's not overwhelming or congested like an NYC. </p>
<p>Then again, don't come here if you don't like the heat, but (as part of me cringes when I type this) it's a dry heat. Not as bad as Florida, even with higher temperatures.</p>
<p>you guys are being drama queens</p>
<p>I was there in early august and it was 105-115 F degrees every single day. When you step out of the car it's pretty hot if you're used to the air conditioning. We had a pool at our house and people would stay outside all day. I went golfing in 110 degree weather twice (both times in early afternoon since it was cheap), I went quading in a canyon, etc. and was fine. I mean you sweat a lot, but once you're out for a while you get used to it.</p>
<p>This is all coming from a Canadian boy, so you guys who are used to the warmer weather shouldn't have much problem. </p>
<p>On another note, scottsdale is awesome. Such a wealthy place. Really good malls in phoenix. Another thing is that the desert environment got to be boring really fast.</p>
<p>I was thinking the Scottsdale/Paradise Valley Area</p>
<p>My major concern is that I really want to be able to use my backyard living space. I dont necessarily have to have bar-b-que's but I do like to go for dips in the pool. I was also thinking about Las Vegas. Is it cooler there?</p>
<p>i live in vegas, it feels like a blowdryer during the day or like you stuck your head in the oven, even at night you don't even want to go out...</p>
<p>My wife & I visited Scottsdale/Phoenix area during July. I played tennis in 103 degree heat--but it was dry heat, so it felt like only 93 degrees in a humid climate. Went to dinner at about 10 o'clock each night because it was comfortable enough to go outside. Flying into Phoenix is interesting because it is difficult to spot a home without a swimming pool.</p>