I live in SW Florida. The temperature outside is between 90 and 93 from May until October during the day. Low 80’s is normal for night. I set mine at 75 or 76 degrees and run the ceiling fan in the bedroom at night. It seems cool after getting used to the outdoors.
When I step outside, my glasses fog up and sometimes, my watch fogs up. I think the dry air inside makes it feel much cooler than it is.
I was born a yank but grew up in Florida. Didn't have A/C in college and slept in a dormer window that was always open. No A/C in the car either. It was miserable.
Kept moving farther North after school and ended up back in New England. It's still too hot. A/C is set at 68. In the Winter the heat is a balmy 58. Must be Neanderthal DNA. I can sit out on the deck on a chaise lounge staring at the stars for hours, and the lady -wrapped up and looking the the Michelin tire guy - can stand only about minutes of it.
Might need to ditch her and move to Alaska - or Terra del Fuego. Greenland if President Trump succeeds.
I live in the Tampa Bay area. We recently bought a dehumidifier which seems to help. Yes, it puts out a bit of heat on the right side, but we’ve been amazed that we get 6-8 gallons of water every day out of it. Our thermostat for the A/C is upstairs and we put the DH downstairs. We can keep our temp setting at 79-80 during the day, and at 78 at night. Don’t know if we’re saving a ton of money, but so far this year our bills have been a bit lower. Plus it’s a lot more comfortable inside with the drier air; 80 deg with 45% humidity feels like the old 76 deg. Our A/C doesn’t run 24/7 any more ... more like 18/7. We set the DH to 45% humidity.