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View Poll Results: Which feels the hottest?
New York City 7 12.28%
Las Vegas 50 87.72%
Voters: 57. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 04-17-2017, 06:09 PM
 
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LV is hotter, but I will take LV any day over NYC. Heck, I would move back to Vientiane before visiting NYC.
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Old 04-17-2017, 06:14 PM
 
Location: Broward County, FL
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Lol. Anyone who puts NYC summers in the same breath as Houston or LV doesn't know what the **** they're talking about. Typical East Coast exaggeration....same person probably tries to group NYC with Minneapolis or some **** too.
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Old 04-17-2017, 06:23 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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I've noticed that the heat index is almost always lower than the actual temperature in the southwest, sometimes by 10 degrees or more. Standing in the sun it'd feel hotter, but that doesn't just apply to Vegas. Also, your body has an easier time cooling off in dry climates vs humid climates.

I think Vegas is clearly hotter, but I have a hard time seeing how the difference between the two is as great as it appears.
I agree. Las Vegas is hotter, but NYC is almost unbearable on a humid day with heat indicies in the 100s. The sun in Vegas is stronger, but don't underestimate the summer sun in NYC.
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Old 04-17-2017, 06:25 PM
 
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Should've done Houston or Dallas instead of NYC.
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Old 04-17-2017, 06:38 PM
 
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I agree. Las Vegas is hotter, but NYC is almost unbearable on a humid day with heat indicies in the 100s. The sun in Vegas is stronger, but don't underestimate the summer sun in NYC.
NYC iscin Chicago's league, and I would say we have a tendency to see even more extremes than NYC.... But both are not in the same league as LV.
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Old 04-17-2017, 06:51 PM
 
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NY summers aren't even hot. 80s is winter weather for me. Vegas, baby, Vegas! 100s with spikes of 110s is the perfect summer for me.
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Old 04-17-2017, 06:59 PM
 
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Lol. Anyone who puts NYC summers in the same breath as Houston or LV doesn't know what the **** they're talking about. Typical East Coast exaggeration....same person probably tries to group NYC with Minneapolis or some **** too.
Threads like this are the reason aliens refuse to make contact with us.
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Old 04-18-2017, 02:25 PM
 
Location: In transition
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Las Vegas would feel much warmer even with the low dewpoints. I am sure about that.
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Old 04-18-2017, 02:35 PM
 
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Las Vegas may have "dry" heat, but I can tell you from experience, at 110 degrees it is DAMN hot! Sweat was rolling down my back and face.
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Old 04-18-2017, 03:50 PM
 
Location: Washington
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I live in NYC and have been to Las Vegas plenty of times during the summer. "Dry heat" is definitely a thing. In Las Vegas you don't really get the same uncomfortable feeling immediately when you step outside, unless it is really hot. In NYC, you'll definitely feel the humid air wrap around you when leaving an air conditioned building.

Generally speaking, <98°F/37°C in Las Vegas is pretty bearable in the summer. 98-110°F (37°C-43°C) is less bearable but you can still walk around for a little bit outside and feel ok. Once you get above about 110°F/43°C, then that's where you really don't want to be outside if you don't have to be, unless you're sitting/standing still in the shade or in the pool. The heat at that level is kind of sickening.

As for NYC, you obviously will have to deal with humidity more. But it's really not as bad as say, the deep south. <93°F/34°C is generally bearable, 93°F-100°F (34°C-38°C) is less bearable, and >100°F (38°C) is sickening. Really with NYC the biggest summer nuisance might just be the amplified smells you'll come across. On the Las Vegas strip, which is where you'll be doing most of your walking, you don't quite get as many bad smells, though they still do exist.

Another factor that is sometimes overlooked is transportation. In Las Vegas, if you're driving yourself, you'll probably enter an extremely hot car left baking in the sun more than a few times, unless you stay on the strip where there is a lot of parking garages. On those 110°F+/43°C+ days, it is noticeably more difficult to cool down your car quickly when it has been sitting in the sun. In NYC one thing you'll find is that the subways can actually be hotter than the outside air temperature, even though they're underground, which comes with the infamous odors. But the trains themselves are normally air conditioned sufficiently.

But this is just my experience. Where in the city you go and what you plan on doing outside will obviously affect your perception of the heat. Overall I'd say I prefer the dry heat of Las Vegas. Unless there's a heatwave, I generally find that summers there are fine, and the abundant sunshine does help as well.

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