I'm thinking AZ for the winter this year. We have never snowbirded before. Why now, because we moved to the area very near Cleveland OH, from the Smoky mountains...long story. Anyway we have camped in AZ several years during August and September, usually Sedona, Flagstaff Grand canyon etc.....have been looking at the avg winter LOW temps and even in the Yuma area I am seeing avg lows in the 40's....is that accurate? If so I may have to rethink AZ, because I am aguy who likes to sit outside during the evening hours to read and smoke(cigars)....lows in the 40's just won't do.....I will appreciate any thoughts, ideas, suggestions and even a critique of my smoking habit ...if it gets me good info........thanks a bunch

Tucson area (and Yuma) will occasionally have cool nights, it is the desert after all, but it usually warms up quickly by mid-morning with most winter days in the 60's or 70's and the evenings are very pleasant.Extremes in the desert during the winter can be deceptive. After 6 winters in Tucson we realize that 40's or even 30's at night don't actually translate to cold days.

You do know that the lows you are seeing will occur at about 6:00 am. Evenings will be wonderful, though it is an El Nino year and there will be more rain all across the south, but especially in drought stricken southern California and Arizona.Barb

legolas wrote:I'm thinking AZ for the winter this year. We have never snowbirded before. Why now, because we moved to the area very near Cleveland OH, from the Smoky mountains...long story. Anyway we have camped in AZ several years during August and September, usually Sedona, Flagstaff Grand canyon etc.....have been looking at the avg winter LOW temps and even in the Yuma area I am seeing avg lows in the 40's....is that accurate? If so I may have to rethink AZ, because I am aguy who likes to sit outside during the evening hours to read and smoke(cigars)....lows in the 40's just won't do.....I will appreciate any thoughts, ideas, suggestions and even a critique of my smoking habit ...if it gets me good info........thanks a bunchAll the Ariz areas towns you mentioned are in higher elevations and cold in the winter. Look at the Pheonix surrounding areas and towns like Surprize. Look in your Good Sam RV Parks Directory and pick a RV park. You need to make your reservations NOW for next winter season as there are 1000's of snowboarders who come to Ariz every year:) Yuma would not be my 1st. choice to snow bird. Too hot, dusty and not much too see or do (imho).

BarbaraOK wrote:You do know that the lows you are seeing will occur at about 6:00 am. Evenings will be wonderful, though it is an El Nino year and there will be more rain all across the south, but especially in drought stricken southern California and Arizona.BarbWhat is wonderful in terms of temps at say 10 pm. If I'm getting lows in the 40's at 9, 10 or 11 pm that won't do.....it may be Florida instead....and I hate Florida...which is why I moved from Ft. Laud in 2009

djgarcia wrote:legolas wrote:I'm thinking AZ for the winter this year. We have never snowbirded before. Why now, because we moved to the area very near Cleveland OH, from the Smoky mountains...long story. Anyway we have camped in AZ several years during August and September, usually Sedona, Flagstaff Grand canyon etc.....have been looking at the avg winter LOW temps and even in the Yuma area I am seeing avg lows in the 40's....is that accurate? If so I may have to rethink AZ, because I am aguy who likes to sit outside during the evening hours to read and smoke(cigars)....lows in the 40's just won't do.....I will appreciate any thoughts, ideas, suggestions and even a critique of my smoking habit ...if it gets me good info........thanks a bunchAll the Ariz areas towns you mentioned are in higher elevations and cold in the winter. Look at the Pheonix surrounding areas and towns like Surprize. Look in your Good Sam RV Parks Directory and pick a RV park. You need to make your reservations NOW for next winter season as there are 1000's of snowboarders who come to Ariz every year:) Yuma would not be my 1st. choice to snow bird. Too hot, dusty and not much too see or do (imho).Thanks for the info...I know Sedona and Flagstaff as I have spent Aug and Sep ther for the last 4 years and know it's colder....but I expected to see much warmer ovwernight temps in Yuma than an avg of 46 in Jan. I'll check those out....the whole reason for being in AZ at that time is not to be cold in Cleveland, so dusty ain't a problem

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legolas
Explorer
Aug 14, 2015
BarbaraOK wrote:
You do know that the lows you are seeing will occur at about 6:00 am. Evenings will be wonderful, though it is an El Nino year and there will be more rain all across the south, but especially in drought stricken southern California and Arizona.

Barb
What is wonderful in terms of temps at say 10 pm. If I'm getting lows in the 40's at 9, 10 or 11 pm that won't do.....it may be Florida instead....and I hate Florida...which is why I moved from Ft. Laud in 2009
MarkTwain
Explorer
Aug 14, 2015
legolas wrote:
I'm thinking AZ for the winter this year. We have never snowbirded before. Why now, because we moved to the area very near Cleveland OH, from the Smoky mountains...long story. Anyway we have camped in AZ several years during August and September, usually Sedona, Flagstaff Grand canyon etc.....have been looking at the avg winter LOW temps and even in the Yuma area I am seeing avg lows in the 40's....is that accurate? If so I may have to rethink AZ, because I am aguy who likes to sit outside during the evening hours to read and smoke(cigars)....lows in the 40's just won't do.....I will appreciate any thoughts, ideas, suggestions and even a critique of my smoking habit ...if it gets me good info........thanks a bunch

All the Ariz areas towns you mentioned are in higher elevations and cold in the winter. Look at the Pheonix surrounding areas and towns like Surprize. Look in your Good Sam RV Parks Directory and pick a RV park. You need to make your reservations NOW for next winter season as there are 1000's of snowboarders who come to Ariz every year:) Yuma would not be my 1st. choice to snow bird. Too hot, dusty and not much too see or do (imho).
BarbaraOK
Explorer
Aug 14, 2015
You do know that the lows you are seeing will occur at about 6:00 am. Evenings will be wonderful, though it is an El Nino year and there will be more rain all across the south, but especially in drought stricken southern California and Arizona.

Barb
Dennis_M_M
Explorer
Aug 14, 2015
Tucson area (and Yuma) will occasionally have cool nights, it is the desert after all, but it usually warms up quickly by mid-morning with most winter days in the 60's or 70's and the evenings are very pleasant.

Extremes in the desert during the winter can be deceptive. After 6 winters in Tucson we realize that 40's or even 30's at night don't actually translate to cold days.

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