It's only 67 here today, so no rush on air conditioning. Once the humidity kicks in though, we will turn it on pretty darn fast! I'm hoping to make it through May without it, but these days the weather is crazy so who knows.
When do you break out the a/c?
watermelon / 14467 posts
It's already been on this year. We had some hot and humid days already. We have the heat back on now that the lows are back in the 40's.
eggplant / 11861 posts
All year in S FL..maybe a handful of days we turn it off in winter
pineapple / 12566 posts
Never, we don't have it! Our apartment is really old though and pretty well insulated from the cold and heat. Our walls facing the street are nearly 3 feet thick. We barely had to turn on the heater this winter.
pomegranate / 3565 posts
Whenever I'm hot! I'm in southern Louisiana so it can pretty much be on all year. Some days the AC is on during the day and then the heater at night.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
We def normally wait til probably June at least? I don't even know. But now with a baby I don't know! It's whatever that will keep her comfortable!
cantaloupe / 6634 posts
We don't have air conditioning...and we pretty much live on the sun. 
We are going to be installing much more effective wall a/cs though before summer hits. It's already 90 here.
honeydew / 7622 posts
When it's too warm in our bedroom to sleep comfortably. After 2 80 degree days in a row I was close
cantaloupe / 6059 posts
Usually right around 85-90 degrees. We don't really have humidity so that's not an issue.
pomegranate / 3244 posts
It's really dry where I live, and while it gets pretty hot, it's a dry heat so fans work pretty well. It gets nice and cool at night so we throw open the windows and get the fans going and then close it back up in the morning. On days approaching 100 I'll definitely use it, though!!
bananas / 9118 posts
It's been on since early March here in Phoenix, we've had a really hot spring so far! April it's been off some nights, but I doubt we will be able to get away with that much longer.
nectarine / 2262 posts
@Faithfertility us too (I'm also in south FL)!! It is nice for those few days when we don't have to use it. We were wimps and actually turned our heat on for a few days when we had that really bad cold snap in Feb. with lows in the 30s. 
nectarine / 2085 posts
Not until it's at least 81-82 degrees inside and 70%+ humidity. We just deal with the heat. I used to detest the humidity, but since I am not in a too-dry, over air-conditioned building for the bulk of the day any more, it doesn't bother me nearly as much.
pineapple / 12053 posts
We've never had AC before but this year, we live in a place that regularly gets over 100 degrees. I think until it's unbearable with fans inside (maybe 80-85?) we'll keep it off. I am not looking forward to dealing with $200+ electricity bills. 
persimmon / 1071 posts
@oliviaoblivia: +1 Hello fellow Canadian!
I was thinking end of June/start of July.
pear / 1599 posts
Also in south Florida, our AC was only off for maybe a week or 2 in January.
nectarine / 2210 posts
Ours has been on since January or so and we're in Louisiana. Although growing up in California I never had ac.
pear / 1697 posts
Usually we hold out until we get two 80º+ days in a row, or a night where it doesn't go below 70º. We also typically keep it set to 77º.
However, super pregnant me swells up hideously if I spend more than a few minutes at temps above ~74º. So, it has been getting an early workout.
It will probably also get set colder this summer because of baby. SIDS risk-reduction guidance recommends an ideal temperature between 68-72º and absolutely no higher than 75º. Our cooling bills are going to be monstrous this summer since baby and I will be home.
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