Originally Posted by
harvyk
My advice, don't do it in January... It'll be very hot and unpleasant ...
Our winter months (so May to September) would be my personal pick of dates to travel...
All things being equal they'd be mine, too. The last time I was in that area was late May, and it was quite pleasant; the highs were around 85°F/30°C. Unfortunately, at this point it looks like that's not an option, and as I said above I'm ready for the heat. My experience with it is from the Phoenix, Arizona area (U.S.) in July and August. Summertime daily highs over 105°F/40°C, sometimes over that by more than one or two degrees, are common there.