Of all the places in the country to live FL is the last place I would pick for reasons across the spectrum. So I am not surprised you are miserable.

But similar to your experience there, about 6 months out of the year here in RVA indo not want to be outside due to the pollen or heat and humidity. Our summers are awful and not enjoyable and our spring weather is perfect but a biological bomb has gone off and shuns you. Midwest summers are my ideal. So to each their own.

That said, RVA is "sticky" - many who leave return