Spring can lead to clothing confusion. Mornings tend to be chilly and call for sweaters, but by the middle of the day we eagerly shed them. Sometimes spring is not necessarily much warmer than winter, but it is always marked by the coming of the longtails, the blooming of our freesias and lilies and the appearance of abundant fruit on the loquat trees. Temperatures start to heat up in April and in July. In August and September the temperature can reach the high 80s or low 90s.
High humidity is a feature of our climate and often affects our energy levels.
It may explain why we walk so slowly. Sea breezes and a dip in the ocean can help reduce lethargy. Humidity also creates mildew problems, so we have to be particularly careful about how we store our food and our clothes. Well, yes and no. At precisely the time people in more northerly climates are harvesting, we are planting.