North Scottsdale, Cave Creek and Northeast Phoenix Weather 

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Because the elevation of much of the North Valley is as much as 1,500 feet higher than Phoenix, and because Phoenix has become a "heat island," temperatures in some locations are 8 to 14 degrees lower than temperatures in Phoenix. 

Now for some down-to earth facts. Locals enjoy saying "It's hot, but it's a dry heat." Well, it really is. If you've spent some summer time in Florida, you know that humidity is sweaty. But not so here. Our humidity ranges around 20% or so except during our relatively short "monsoon" season in the summer, when humidity reaches 45% or so. Even though it's hot, you stay relatively dry.  

We also adjust to the heat.  

We don't go on daylight savings time because we already have too much daylight in the summer evenings. We certainly don't have to take more daylight from the cooler mornings and put it at the ends of hot daytimes. 

Construction crews often start working in July and August just before twilight in the morning, which can begin as early as 4 AM. They take a (lunch?) break at 9 or 10 AM and quit at noon, or, at the latest, 2 PM.

Most people have  swimming pools in their backyards. Many people spend lots of the summer afternoon time there (be sure to use suntan lotion!).