Is it crazy to visit Phoenix right now?
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Anonymous
| My husband got some cheaper tickets, but I'm wondering if it's too hot/dangerous, especially with a 6 and 9 year old. Thoughts? |
Anonymous
You do realize that there are many 6 and 9 year olds living there every day and there are no reports of mass incineration from the heat? |
Anonymous
You're a peach, thanks. Looking onward and upward for more helpful responses. |
Anonymous
| For a change of pace and scenery, sure. Get a hotel with a large pool. Go out in the early mornings and evening (check out the Desert Botanical Garden). Spend the middle of the day at the pool. |
Anonymous
| Last year we were in Las Vegas when there were " extreme heat warnings". It was crazy, but it was too hot to go to the pool...and we love hot weather. If you wake up early, you can do outside stuff until about 11 am and then once the sun goes down. Otherwise, plan to do indoor stuff in- between. Also, fly early in the day to avoid extreme weather delays later in the day. My attitude is always " YOLO"--- go for it & enjoy. |
Anonymous
| What do you mean by dangerous? Bc if you're referring to the heat I have to agree with the pp who thinks the question is kind of silly. Uncomfortable for hiking, sure. |
Anonymous
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There are museums and indoor kiddie stuff to keep you busy during the hot parts of the day.
Pools are an evening thing in Phoenix due to the intense heat during the day. Hiking is fun in the evenings and early mornings too. |
Anonymous
Go out of town to desert at night to see spectacular stars and planets. Maybe even a satellite or two! |
Anonymous
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If you've never been in 105 degree heat, you don't realize just how much it saps the life out of you.
You can go, but you will be indoors most of the time. |
Anonymous
Agreed. Make sure there will be air conditioning, but there usually is (just -- that would be awful). I *highly* recommend this product, or one like it (I have no vested interest! But it is awesome): https://www.mycoolingstore.com/chill-its-cooling-towel.html |
Anonymous
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PS: It does get extremely hard and stiff when dry, and it will dry out fast in Phoenix, but you just have to keep wetting it, and then swing it around to make it chill. I used one at Arches National Park in Moab, Utah, last week, and it was up at about 100F there.
Honestly, I soaked one in the icy cooler water and stuffed it under my shirt, too, for one of the long hikes on desert sand without any shade. |
Anonymous
| Go north not south in the summer. |
Anonymous
| At 4 am it is 78, 5 am 76 by 7 am it is 81. That’s not too bad. |
Anonymous
7am isn't the problem. https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/Phoenix+AZ?canonicalCityId=2e5ae66bd2b43b15b0bfc4f6a3628b6e13228e32d0a57fb643144293f78ca339 
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Anonymous
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Yes it is crazy. If you want to go, travel north of the mogollon rim which has more reasonable temps (90s for highs, and it tends to cool off at night due the elevation, instead of 110+ Plus whatever heat bounces off the rocks to make it feel even hotter, which is truly unpleasant and life threatening.)
People in phoenix treat summer as people in fargo treat winter. It is dangerous, people stay indoors during heat waves (the blizzards of summer) and are very cautious when venturing outdoors. For that reason summer is arizona cold/flu season. Also be very cautious with cars, friends in AZ have pot holder type gloves they use to open their car doors bc it gets so hot. I would also caution you be very careful if you do go and are used to humid DC heat. It is easy to not feel the effects of the dry arizona heat, and think you are fine bc for example you dont think you are sweating (you are…it is just evaporating instantly…) until you are well on your way to heat stroke (which comes on very fast in temps over 100) Also read up on monsoons and be so so careful, flash floods are a very real risk and can happen even if it is not storming where you are. |