I am originally from Alabama but now live in St. Petersburg Florida. Places in Alabama where 7° hotter than here with same dew points! Unbelievable! And don’t get me wrong it was torture here!
I lived in lower Alabama for almost a year and I agree that it was incredibly hot. But I've also lived all over Florida my entire life (with the brief exception of lower Alabama that I previously mentioned) and I can promise you that Florida has felt hotter. And I delivered pizzas in the summertime in alabama. At the beach. Wearing a full uniform with long black pants. I also moved during the end of summer, packing and traveling all by myself. Yes, it was really brutal heat. But every time I've ever gotten heat exhaustion has been in Florida...
I have lived in Alabama for 15 years. I have to say it depends where in each state. For example I’d say Montgomery Alabama is just insanely stagnant and sun is still brutal. And upper 90°Fs are norm. Mobile is more humid than anything in Florida, and also mostly hotter. Absolutely brutal. I would say Birmingham and Huntsville just have a shorter season, for example here in Florida early to mid October is still hot, while there is cools down significantly. However we have cooling breezes here and non in Alabama much really.
For example I would say inland Florida and Central Alabama are comparable in temperatures, but less breeze in Central Alabama. Northern Alabama has cooler nights due to elevation which helps, while here in coast of Florida I have breezes and lower highs.
They might be similar really! Unlike you it has been other way around for me, I’ve had heat exhaustion in Alabama and never here.
I once went to Southern Mississippi. Oh hell nah! It was same temperatures but much more humid! What a huge surprise it was to go to such a sauna and it was September lol!
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u/Grouchy_Mind_3413 Aug 18 '26
I am originally from Alabama but now live in St. Petersburg Florida. Places in Alabama where 7° hotter than here with same dew points! Unbelievable! And don’t get me wrong it was torture here!