Dry Hot vs Humid Hot (live, better, compare, places)

[EndersDrift]

I've never been in the Dry Hot before like Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada only in humid hot places like Florida, Puerto Rico, American Samoa.

I'm curious as to which feels more debilitating to you all and which one you'd rather live in completely regardless of other factors.

[SNEwx_46]

Dry heat is so much better than humid heat.

If I was forced to live in a very warm climate, and had the choice of, say, Tucson or Houston, I'd choose Tucson every single time.

[Bill Loney]

Originally Posted by SNEwx_46

Dry heat is so much better than humid heat.

If I was forced to live in a very warm climate, and had the choice of, say, Tucson or Houston, I'd choose Tucson every single time.

Agreed. Total no brainer save for one exception. Humidity can be tolerated when one is planted next to the beach with drink in hand.

[Lizz0rd]

Originally Posted by Bill Loney

Agreed. Total no brainer save for one exception. Humidity can be tolerated when one is planted next to the beach with drink in hand.

haha...funny

I was just going to post something like that...

On a day to day basis going to work and stuff? Definitely dry heat...

Out enjoying myself where I don't care if I am sweating or I'm at a beach??? Gimme the humid heat.

[Colts]

I prefer a dry heat.

Ever spend time in the South with no air conditioning?

It's like being in a bowl of soup, you're suffering so bad.

[HtownLove]

Humid heat is so much better than dry heat.

If I was forced to live in a very warm climate, and had the choice of, say, Tucson or Houston, I'd choose Houston every single time.

[EndersDrift]

Originally Posted by Colts

I prefer a dry heat.

Ever spend time in the South with no air conditioning?

It's like being in a bowl of soup, you're suffering so bad.

Ya I lived in the South Pacific for a few years and have visited friends in PR that have an AC in their bedroom but not in the rest of the house. I guess I've gotten use to it.

It's like here you're hot days are probably in the 90's. 97-98 is a very high temperature. Avg High in Jun/Jul in Orlando is 91 while Avg High in Jun/Jul in Tucson is 101 degrees.

Are those days bearable because its dry heat or is it just absolutely miserable during the summer?

[Ben Around]

I lived in Miami for several years while growing up, and I have been to AZ visiting several times during July & August. I'll take the dry heat. First of all, as soon as the sun goes down it cools off. Second of all, if you move into the shade, you find immediate relief, unlike humid air. I recall sitting on a covered, outside patio at a Tempe brewpub one August afternoon when it was 105 and being totally comfortable (could've gone inside where it was air conditioned, but I enjoy the outdoors). No way I would do that anywhere in the Southeast if it was 105 (or 95, for that matter!)

[user8]

dry heat is much more tolerable because you can actually find relief in the shade and/or at night.

now as far as everything else about it, humid climate wins (vegetation, rainfall, no dry flaky skin, etc).

[user8]

Originally Posted by EndersDrift

Ya I lived in the South Pacific for a few years and have visited friends in PR that have an AC in their bedroom but not in the rest of the house. I guess I've gotten use to it.

It's like here you're hot days are probably in the 90's. 97-98 is a very high temperature. Avg High in Jun/Jul in Orlando is 91 while Avg High in Jun/Jul in Tucson is 101 degrees.

Are those days bearable because its dry heat or is it just absolutely miserable during the summer?

it is absolutely meaningless to compare raw temperature data when discussing florida.

the thing you have to focus on is the dewpoint and the "real feel" temperature.

once the dewpoint is at or above the mid-70s, the human body can no longer evaporate sweat.

a 90-degree summer day in florida can "feel" like a temperature well into the 100s.