Best Weather: Atlanta vs Orlando vs Dallas vs Raliegh (Roswell: 2014, moving to)

[GAstudent]

Originally Posted by AlGreen

you mean MORE humid, right? in the summer time, dallas is hotter, but also drier and breezier than much of the southeast

No, I really did mean less humid. The average December dewpoint for Dallas is 36 F and for Atlanta is 33 F. Atlanta's higher elevation (over 400 feet higher than Dallas) accounts for this. Average June dewpoint is 67 in Dallas and 64 in Atlanta.

[AlGreen]

Originally Posted by GAstudent

No, I really did mean less humid. The average December dewpoint for Dallas is 36 F and for Atlanta is 33 F. Atlanta's higher elevation (over 400 feet higher than Dallas) accounts for this. Average June dewpoint is 67 in Dallas and 64 in Atlanta.

atlanta is much muggier than dallas, during the warm months. the kind of humidity you can feel on your skin

atlanta usually has a higher relative humidity than dallas in the summer

[GAstudent]

You are right, Atlanta can feel very humid during the summer. However, Dallas is slightly more humid. Here are average dewpoints for each warm month May through September:

Atlanta: May- 56
June- 64
July- 68
August- 67
September- 62
Dallas: May- 61
June- 67
July- 68
August- 67
September- 63

[Caleb Longstreet]

Hey, the good news is that all 4 are better than Chicago!!!! Having lived in Atlanta twice, Orlando once, and Houston once, with more than enough trips to Raleigh throughout the years, at different times of the year, I think I can weigh in on this a little.....

Atlanta is fairly temperate...the winters do get cool but, like today, they change frequently...we had to be in the upper 50's today and the other day, I was outside working in a t-shirt and jeans..........

Dallas is hot in the Summer but Dallas, unlike Houston, is more arid. It's hot and I know, I know, the cliche' its a "dry heat" is a bit tried but, you can always go out on your deck in the morning in Dallas and read the paper......can't do that in Houston year round and definitely not Orlando!!!

Orlando in the summer is plantation hot...brutal....you can cut the air with a knife in August...it's that........thick......South Florida is actually much more comfortable due to the breeze....but, walk out your door in the morning in the summer in Orlando and you will feel the sweat trickle down your back before you hit the mailbox.....yeccchh.....

Raleigh has the coolest climate of the 4 but, again, compared to Chicago???? Well, look at it this way......

Top 10 reasons any of the 4 are better:

10) You will never, ever have to shovel your car out to go to the store..
9) Winter boots or slip ons are what people up North do.......
8) Warming your car up here is a 1 minute affair.....
7) Winter hats are reserved for cousin Eddy, not anyone down here.....
6) Cars don't rust in the south....they just get dents and lots and lots of miles......
5) You actually will run trash to the street in your shorts and t-shirts down here....even in January.....
4) Rock Salt is somethign you hear about on the weather channel while never actually experiencing it....
3) Most people down here don't even know what snow shovel, sled, and ice skate look like....
2) A "cold snap" down here means it will get below 30.....at 3 in the morning when 80 percent of the population is asleep....
1) If you don't like th weather down here, stick around...it will change in 2 days....or less....

[zthatzmanz28]

Can tell you Raleigh is HOT and HUMID in the summer. Last 2 years averaging mid to high 90s with 80% and above humidity. Winters are ok. I hear many folks love Texas. Our niece is outside Dallas and says it is the best..?

[mrpanda]

I guess i can conclude from this thread that Atlanta, Dallas, and Raleigh's weather is an upgrade from Chicago but a downgrade from Southern California? The harsh winters in Chicago is probably one of the top #3 reasons why i am moving my family to Atlanta. However I still haven't gotten over how bad the roads are compared to Chicago.

Thanks guys for your opinions.

[AlGreen]

Originally Posted by GAstudent

You are right, Atlanta can feel very humid during the summer. However, Dallas is slightly more humid. Here are average dewpoints for each warm month May through September:

Atlanta: May- 56
June- 64
July- 68
August- 67
September- 62
Dallas: May- 61
June- 67
July- 68
August- 67
September- 63

that doesn't sound right. atlanta usually has higher relative humidity throughout the summer. does higher RH not mean that the dew point is closer to the actual temperature, meaning there's more condensation? or am i mistaken?

[AlGreen]

Originally Posted by zthatzmanz28

Can tell you Raleigh is HOT and HUMID in the summer. Last 2 years averaging mid to high 90s with 80% and above humidity. Winters are ok. I hear many folks love Texas. Our niece is outside Dallas and says it is the best..?

the best for what?

[GAstudent]

Originally Posted by AlGreen

that doesn't sound right. atlanta usually has higher relative humidity throughout the summer. does higher RH not mean that the dew point is closer to the actual temperature, meaning there's more condensation? or am i mistaken?

Good point about the Relative humidity! Dewpoint is the temperature to which air has to cool for vapor to condense, therefore it measures the actual amount of water in the air. Relative humidity only gives the percentage of saturations. For example, 10 degree air can have 100% relative humidity but still be MUCH dryer than 80 degree air with 60%. Atlanta's lower mean summer temperatures ensure that the relative humidity will generally be higher than that of Dallas because the warmer air in Dallas is capable of holding more water.

[AlGreen]

Originally Posted by GAstudent

Good point about the Relative humidity! Dewpoint is the temperature to which air has to cool for vapor to condense, therefore it measures the actual amount of water in the air. Relative humidity only gives the percentage of saturations. For example, 10 degree air can have 100% relative humidity but still be MUCH dryer than 80 degree air with 60%. Atlanta's lower mean summer temperatures ensure that the relative humidity will generally be higher than that of Dallas because the warmer air in Dallas is capable of holding more water.

but the point i'm making is that at the end of the day, atlanta summers are muggier than dallas'. anybody that has been or lived in both cities can testify to that.