Travel Blogger Daily Blog Post: Is Florida Too Hot To Visit In The Summertime?

Heat & Humidity But Also Beaches & Swimming Pools

By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger

In mid-June, a fellow travel blogger friend of mine posted a photo of himself kayaking in a calm body of water in Florida.

In his post, he boasted of the serenity and beauty of the location. In reply to one of my comments he also mentioned how danged hot and humid it was there, and I could relate to it.

I know; I’ve been to Florida in June, in July and in August. And I can tell you it’s hot. I’ll never forget walking barefoot onto the beach at Ft. Lauderdale one July and experiencing sand so hot it stung my feet.

But is Florida too hot in the summertime to really enjoy?

For people like me, it certainly requires some physical and mental adjustments.

Then again, I’m “California conditioned,” as I like to call it, meaning that after living in the Golden State for a while, I consider anything over about 75 degrees unbearable and I find myself gasping for air – and racing to stand in front of an air conditioner – at the first breath of humidity.

Still, I am originally from the South and can tell you it’s hot and humid in Florida.

I can also say, however, that I’ve had a blast in Florida in the summertime. My family went to Clearwater for several years in mid-July when I was a kid. We did a lot more than just go to the beach, too, because Florida has so many really neat things to do and attractions.

Every beach in Florida, for instance, has several putt-putt golf courses and as least one go-kart track. This is, I am quite sure, a state requirement for all Florida beach towns.

There are also things like tropical jungle parks where the large and colorful Toucan birds sit on your arms and shoulders for photo ops, and my all-time favorite attraction,  Weeki Wachee Springs, which has a show featuring mermaids you watch from behind a big glass wall.

I’ve even heard there’s a bar somewhere near Orlando that has mermaids.

There are also alligator farms and I’ve just recently learned that at least one of these has a zip line that goes over gators.

There is also water everywhere in Florida to jump in and cool off from the summer heat. There is the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico,  although at 85 degrees it’s far different from the refreshing dip you get here in Cali’s 70-degree water.

The motels and hotels (or perhaps you’re staying in an apartment or condos via Airbnb) all have pools. In fact, the pools are often more of a centerpiece of fun activity than the beach.

Poolside cocktails & cannonballs!

While in Florida as a kid, I marveled at the tan the locals had, how they got to live by the coast, how they seemed so worry-free and happy. They might have been hot, but they were happy.

And that’s the way travelers are, too, when they visit Florida in the summertime.

Cheers!