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Parts of LA can at times probably be some of the most humid places along coastal CA but it doesn't even register, when compared to a place like Miami for example.
Parts of LA can at times probably be some of the most humid places along coastal CA but it doesn't even register, when compared to a place like Miami for example.
Dew point is often a better measure of how comfortable a person will find the weather than relative humidity because it more directly relates to whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid.
Over the course of a year, the dew point typically varies from 24°F (dry) to 63°F (mildy humid) and is rarely below 7°F (dry) or above 74°F (very muggy).
The time of the year between May 17 and October 8 is the most comfortable, with dew points that are neither too dry nor too muggy.
EDIT: And like the other guy said, Palm Springs' most humid month has an average Dew Point of 53°F (in August), which is well below "Pleasant".
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Whenever I go down to Houston or Florida, I am astounded/impressed people can live in high humidity year round. It's so uncomfortable. It gets hot enough here in Denver, but if there was humidity...oh boy!
Come on people, in a place like Palm Springs, even a little bit of humidity makes it absolutely unbearable certain times of the year. Those temperatures get ridiculously high. I simply cannot understand the appeal of that place. I'm just not a desert guy I guess. Very much enjoyed the quick tram ride up to cooler temperatures, green folliage, mammals, and so on, though.
Whenever I go down to Houston or Florida, I am astounded/impressed people can live in high humidity year round. It's so uncomfortable. It gets hot enough here in Denver, but if there was humidity...oh boy!
It doesn't feel hot and humid in Houston year round. The winter air for the most part isn't vastly different from back home in Colorado. The humidity is only uncomfortable for only about 3-4 months out of the year for me and I hate heat.
Either extreme is uncomfortable for me. I have lived in Houston and I have lived in Las Vegas. I now live (much more comfortably) in Washington state. I prefer a balance.
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