How does the heat & humidity of Houston compare to Orlando or Miami?

[jfre81]

The other good thing about humidity is it only gets so high. There's no such thing as 110% humidity. That said, there are only two ways to go from Florida, and that's either a drier climate or one that's right about the same. Houston falls into the latter category.

[itsajourney]

Originally Posted by iamanewcomer

No one mention how good humidity is for the skin...

Ladies should ask their husbands to move to Houston/Orlando/Miami...

No need for moisturisers

Humidity is good for the skin--however, it is not true that you don't need moisturizers. I am an esthetician and you most certainly do need moistuizers--esp. as you start to age. Even though I dislike how high humidity makes us uncomfortable during the summer, I decided to take lack of humidity in places like AZ & NM into consideration when looking for a place to relocate to. It's hard enough fighting wrinkles without adding a very hot, dry climate into the scheme of things.

[randian]

How about comparing winter in these two areas? I know in Miami you can pretty much wear nothing but shorts and t-shirts all winter long, and there's very little rain.

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by randian

How about comparing winter in these two areas? I know in Miami you can pretty much wear nothing but shorts and t-shirts all winter long, and there's very little rain.

Houston only gets about 6 weeks on average of cold weather. After that its off with the long sleeves & coats on with the short sleeves & shorts. It can snow in Houston, but your chances of winning the state lotto are greater.

[tstone]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

...It can snow in Houston, but your chances of winning the state lotto are greater.

Do you know anyone who wins the state lotto once every 10 years?

[Tiger Beer]

I compared average temps from yahoo weather in each month. I wish I had something for humidity however to help out on it.

BUT...looks like January...Houston 63/45(high/low) and Miami 76-59. So it looks like Miami is about ideal during the winter months, whereas Houston gets a bit cold comparitively.

Summer months...JULY...Houston 95-75(high/low) and Miami 90-75. So nighttime is going to be hard to sleep in either one, and the high daytime temps is a bit more in Houston.

However, humidity could affect that.

[bamba_boy]

I spent a couple of weeks in Miami-Ft-Lauderdale recently and it was very very similar to normal Houston weather (70-75 d nights, 90-95 d days, afternoon showers). However, it rained every single day we were there for a couple of hours in the late afternoon and that was very annoying when we had fought for parking spots near good beaches, just got in, and had to get out because of the lightning. In Houston, we have periods like that on occassion, too, though without the thunder and lightning usually. Also, THIS summer, we're running about 100 every afternoon without a stitch of rain, and surprisingly not much humidity, a real draught. You'd think we were summer in Phoniex!

[EasilyAmused]

Miami just broke a record by hitting 98 for the first time in decades.
98 is a nice summer's day here

[rb4browns]

Originally Posted by jfre81

I also tend to deal with the things I can't change. Then again I grew up here. I had a head start in getting used to it. I'll take it over shoveling snow in the winter.

I'm one of the lucky ones who doesn't really mind the heat. I don't love it but it's not "unbearable." Cold weather on the other hand makes me miserable. Give me a heat index of 105 over a windchill below 30 any day. I can cool off pretty quickly going from AC to AC, but it takes forever for me to get the chill out of my bones on an east coast winter day.

[randian]

Originally Posted by bamba_boy

Also, THIS summer, we're running about 100 every afternoon without a stitch of rain, and surprisingly not much humidity

Houston has had quite a few days with dew point under 70, which I understand is unusual in the summer.