New York vs. Las Vegas (Summers) (climate, hottest, warm, averages)
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Which city is the hottest in the summer months (June - Sep)? Obviously Las Vegas has higher temps, but also way lower humidity.
Personally I have never experienced summer in either place, but I keep hearing about how brutal NYC is in the summer and that it may even rival Houston.
Last edited by JayVanderbilt; 04-16-2017 at 11:25 PM..
Personally I have never experienced summer in either place, but I keep hearing about how brutal NYC is in the summer and that it may even rival Houston.
NYC isn't even close to Houston. Both temperature and RH are lower in NYC, as well as sun strength. I think Las Vegas would feel hotter as well.
NYC is nowhere near as hot as Las Vegas in the summer. Not even close. Dry heat or not, you are in the middle of the desert. If you want to compare a hot humid city with Las Vegas, then Houston would or San Antonio would be much more realistic..... You can barely walk down the Las Vegas strip in the middle of the afternoon during the summer without nearly passing out. And no not from the excessive amounts of alcohol LOL
I'm sure during heatwaves, NYC is pretty brutal, but generally it doesn't feel that hot. I'd certainly say that it feels as hot as anywhere in Europe though. I lived in Palma, and NYC probably felt hotter.
Having experienced hot desert climates, I'd say Vegas would feel much hotter tbh. It can be painful to be out in the sun. I've experienced 50C before, and it was pretty horrible tbh. Your entire body feels like it's being cooked.
Comparing the hottest month, July. New York has an average high of 28.9C (84.1F) with an average relative humidity of 64.2%. Using the heat index, that will roughly feel like 32C (89F).
I don't even need to do the calculations for LV in order to know that a typical summer day there feels significantly hotter, and that's not even taking sun intensity into account. It requires a relatively uncommon combination of factors for New York to feel anything like Las Vegas in July.
Comparing the hottest month, July. New York has an average high of 28.9C (84.1F) with an average relative humidity of 64.2%. Using the heat index, that will roughly feel like 32C (89F).
I don't even need to do the calculations for LV in order to know that a typical summer day there feels significantly hotter, and that's not even taking sun intensity into account. It requires a relatively uncommon combination of factors for New York to feel anything like Las Vegas in July.
Ehh, that's not really how it works. Comparing the Average High Temperature with the Mean Relative Humidity is unlogical. The relative humidity is normally lower when the High Temperature is reached.
Anyway, Las Vegas by far. I know that New York can get quite intense combinations of Heat and Humidity but their standard Summer day is not that hot nor that muggy.
Ehh, that's not really how it works. Comparing the Average High Temperature with the Mean Relative Humidity is unlogical. The relative humidity is normally lower when the High Temperature is reached.
Anyway, Las Vegas by far. I know that New York can get quite intense combinations of Heat and Humidity but their standard Summer day is not that hot nor that muggy.
Well I'm an illogical person.
Taking into account what you said, New York generally feels even cooler than I thought, which further emphasizes the point, Las Vegas feels much hotter.
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