Living in the Central Valley in California is very predictable. It gets VERY hot in the summer and VERY cold in the winter. Spring and Fall are very short lived but welcomed times of the year. Just a couple of weeks ago it was still very hot here in Visalia and finally I can go outside and not melt. That is a blessing. It is already very winter like at night though and so I limit my out door time to when the sun is shining but hey, that's ok. Fall and Winter are the best times here in visalia in this person's opinion. I would rather it be 40 degrees than 118 any day. :O)