Is There Winter In Florida?

I often hear from visitors that they could not live fulltime in Florida "because we don't have seasons".  Well I'm here to tell you, we do, and it's not summer and then a week that's kind of chilly.  We have true seasons, all four.

Sometimes people mean they want to see snow, well my first year in Sarasota it snowed but that's a once every 20 years phenomenon.   But it is cold and dry in the winter, many of our trees loose their leaves, summer is hot and wet and fall is perfect wether for most people every day and spring catches most folks flat footed as the temps raise.

However, by far, my favorite season in Florida is Christmastime!  On nice days you can boat or spend time at the beach working on your tan and at night you can enjoy chilly temps and the chance to wear winter clothes for the first time in 10 months.  If you are dying to see snow, all the theme parks have snow attractions and there is nothing better than enjoying dry movie snow at 61 degrees.

So the next time you hear that "Florida Doesn't have seasons" politely correct the speaker and point out all that we don't have is major winter storms, snow shoveling and icy roads.  Then ask them to call me so that I can show them a small piece of paradise they can enjoy, while they laugh at the weather from home!!


© John Gaudiano
http://johngaudiano.com

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