How humid is Austin????? (Houston, San Antonio: live, best, area)

[theloneranger]

From my personal experience, Austin is a little cooler than Dallas but a lot more humid. In August and May, I would change clothes multiple times a day because I would just be drenched in sweat walking around campus.

However, Austin is a lot greener and more beautiful than Dallas, and the hills are a great feature to have.

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by llkltk

It's a dry heat. If you want to feel real humidity, head to Chicago in the summer, yuck!

According to City-Data Chicago is not all that humid or hot in summer.
http://www.city-data.com/city/Chicago-Illinois.html

[rgb123]

chicago is on the lake, doesn't get as sweltering as it does more inland. Even just a few miles. Everyone knows the midwest is not as constantly hot as south and central Texas but it its more humid. It simply gets more rain, more constantly and is reinforced by the moisture on the ground. Texas is drier, one can see this simply by the fact there are less trees, and they are shorter (discounting east Texas) you don't see Cacti in the midwest, you just dont.

Also, I've noticed (and can figure from the graphs) that the hottest part of the day in the hottest months, in the midwest, it stays pretty humid, and does not really cool off much at night (I can attest to this having spent most of my life in the midwest). Whereas, in Austin and SA, it is more humid in the morning when its a little cooler, and it dries out in the afternoon (Which is also consistent with my experience here) during the hottest months of the summer.

[SamChapman]

The humidity usually drops as the temperature rises. The midwest is worse than Austin.

[llkltk]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

According to City-Data Chicago is not all that humid or hot in summer.
http://www.city-data.com/city/Chicago-Illinois.html

I grew up there so I know. Those charts are not accurate. Who looks at charts for everything, they are not dependable.

[theloneranger]

Originally Posted by llkltk

I grew up there so I know. Those charts are not accurate. Who looks at charts for everything, they are not dependable.

Simply because you THINK it's humid doesn't mean it actually is that humid. It's a combination of many different factors which make the weather seem like it is, and humidity is only one of them. I would think that the warm winds blowing in summer off of the Lake would make it feel more humid, without actually raising the humidity.

[llkltk]

Believe me, it's humid. Go there and you will see. Why does everyone think they are the authority. Get on a plane and go check it out, then come back and tell me something.

[jread]

Austin is generally not humid. We get some muggy days in the spring, but the summer/fall/winter are pretty dry, especially compared to the south and the midwest. You have to remember the humidity is not the ONLY factor, but dew point is also important in the overall comfort of the air. During the summer, the humidity is generally 20-30% (I look on my home weather station daily) and the dewpoint is in the high 50s/low 60s.

[texastrigirl]

I'm with you llkltk, Chitown is humid as is the whole central Midwest in the summer! Scary, dripping, horribly hot humid. Austin is not like that.

[Danbo1957]

Good grief people, we've gone over this many times:

It's the humidity and the heat combination. In the summer, Austin and San Antonio can have 104 degrees and 85% humidity, AT THE SAME TIME!!!

Come stand on a street corner in late July...