You are right about the heat. It is a very dry heat. Up to about 105, I am fine sitting outside in the shade. I will admit that the few 110+ days we have had in the last few years (never had those before) are pretty incredibly hot, but still nothing like 95 and 95% humidity that I used to get in DC in the summer. In the winter, I don't care about the cold, but I like that (except whe we are in a fog bank) it is generally sunny. I can take cold, but I need my sun.