Weather-wise - what do you consider "hot"?

[Taja]

I'm good to about 105 degrees with low humidity. Low desert low humidity! *LOL*

If the dewpoint is much above 45 degrees, I'm pretty uncomfortable in the 80s. The higher the dewpoint, the lower the tolerance for heat!

 

[rt2dz]

Chicago born and raised. However, I’ve spent the last 20 years in South TX. It was 98 yesterday. I find that scorching. The hot months are July and August. To me, I can start to feel the heat at anything above 85 with no humidity and 80 with it. I prefer high 60s to low 80s, without the humidity. The humidity is the worst of it. Of course, I would prefer to wear jeans almost everyday of my life.

 

[tchrrx]

Well, it was 81 today & I came inside b/c I was chilly. I don't get really hot until it's in the upper 90s. Even then, I'm ok as long as I'm doing something fun! We always go to WDW in May/June and have never thought that it was too hot.

 

[katied]

I've lived up north my whole life... it starts to feel hot at 80, and by 90, I'm wilting. I hope to survive next week at WDW...

I'm happy in the 60's, and don't wear a coat until it's near freezing temps.

 

[MoniqueU]

I'm with you, OP. And I'm also a New Englander! We're also going in October, and I hope it's not too bad. Frankly, anything over 85 is too much for me. And I agree with PP that it's the humidity that kills me.

I'm also worried about our trip to Storyland (I'm SURE you know where this is! )this summer. We normally go in June, but this year it will be in August. I hope it's not too awful!

I was down across the street from disneyland last weekend. It was at least 100 degrees and I felt so thrilled I wasn't there. I felt so sorry for everyone. Make sure you plan to go to the pool mid day.

I have only been to orlando in the summer. Most of the time I am ok but one time we were at AK and I got so sick. It was probably extra humid that day but I am on medication that makes me heat sensitive and it was just brutal. I was fine the next day at IOA though.

 

[Disney1976]

As a NJ transplant who has lived in Florida for just about 10 years now, I can tell you that you DO acclimate to the heat and humidity. I don't even burn anymore, I just get slightly red. Really what makes people so miserable is the combination of heat and humidity-the humidity wears you down and makes everything generally uncomfortable. That being said, if you're not used to a hot sun, and you're visiting during the summer, wear sunscreen, and consider a hat and sunglasses, too. Oh, and BE CAREFUL about how much time you spend in the pool, making sure to reapply sunscreen. A few years back I gave myself a nice case of sun poisoning by relaxing in the pool for 3 hours, the sun reflecting off the water like glass, it burned me bad!



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[czycropper]

I lived in Alabama till after college and have gone to the Caribbean in July many a time - the one thing that really gets me is the humidity! But, hey we'll be making the best of it when we go in June we'll be at the "world" and it has to be better than last July in San Juan, PR while we were touring it and the temp was 92 with 100% humidity