Summers in Houston (Early, Rice: live, moving to, bill)

[hereticiam]

I grew up in India. Summer was hot. Temps got to 110 there were prolonged power outages.
We did not have air conditioners either.
For the past 30 years, I have lived in MN.
My kids were born in MN.

We are strongly considering moving to the Cypress/Houston area.

Is there anyone here who moved from the midwest to the Houston area?
How did you survive and get used to high humidity?

Even in twin cities it gets into the mid-90s and can be humid.
But my family has not experienced anything close to 90-degree temps and 100% humidity.

Currently, we experience long and unpleasant winters. It starts getting colder in October and can now until the end of April sometimes.

I have looked at weather averages and they look fine but I am trying to understand the impact of high humidity on top of 90-degree weather.

We are trading in 6-7 months of winter for hopefully 2-3 months of hot summer. Is this correct?

[houston-nomad]

Originally Posted by hereticiam

I grew up in India. Summer was hot. Temps got to 110 there were prolonged power outages.
We did not have air conditioners either.
For the past 30 years, I have lived in MN.
My kids were born in MN.

We are strongly considering moving to the Cypress/Houston area.

Is there anyone here who moved from the midwest to the Houston area?
How did you survive and get used to high humidity?

Even in twin cities it gets into the mid-90s and can be humid.
But my family has not experienced anything close to 90-degree temps and 100% humidity.

Currently, we experience long and unpleasant winters. It starts getting colder in October and can now until the end of April sometimes.

I have looked at weather averages and they look fine but I am trying to understand the impact of high humidity on top of 90-degree weather.

We are trading in 6-7 months of winter for hopefully 2-3 months of hot summer. Is this correct?

Hmmm. No. Sadly, summer is longer. May can be okay but it's mostly already hot. For example, Rice holds graduation outdoors and can be a health risk for some in attendance. June, July, August: full-on summer. Very hot. September: still hot. Some nice days mixed in. In October, one starts to hope and dream, but really, it's the end of October that brings relief. So that's close to six months of summer.

I'll still take 6 months of summer over 6 months of winter. You can swim, bike, and even run if you go at the right time of day (dawn or sunset). Kids play sports outside.

[Raider Scott]

From late May to Early October is humid and hot and pretty miserable here. It might remind you of India with a tad more humidity.



The rest of the year has a few cold days and lots of pleasant weather.


The Houston area has a large Indian community....you might like it here and feel totally at home.

[gwarnecke]

You'll eventually get used to the summers. To each his own, but I'll take hot summers + pleasant fall and spring + the occasional mild-to-warm winter days over long, cold winters any day.

From May to October, you'll definitely want to plan any strenuous outdoor activities for early or late in the day if possible.

I resisted having a pool for most of my time in Houston, but now that I have one I can say it makes the summers tremendously more enjoyable (and it's usable from April through October, +1 month in each direction with a heater).

[mojo101]

Houston is not that humid,say compared to Florida.
Get ready to pay high A/C bill or open all your windows

[Thoreau424]

Originally Posted by hereticiam

But my family has not experienced anything close to 90-degree temps and 100% humidity.

We are trading in 6-7 months of winter for hopefully 2-3 months of hot summer. Is this correct?

100% humidity = fog. We don't have fog continuously, and 100% isn't common. With and in a heavy rain, it could be in the 90%.

90-degree temps and humidity in the 60-70s is more typical.

I'd say "hot summer" in Houston is May-September, and usually much of October too.

[houston-nomad]

Originally Posted by Thoreau424

100% humidity = fog. We don't have fog continuously, and 100% isn't common. With and in a heavy rain, it could be in the 90%.

90-degree temps and humidity in the 60-70s is more typical.

I'd say "hot summer" in Houston is May-September, and usually much of October too.

You are dreaming about those humidity levels.

[WRM20]

Originally Posted by houston-nomad

You are dreaming about those humidity levels.

What do you think the humidity is? If the temperature is 90 and the humidity is 100%, the heat index is 132. The heat index in Houston seldom goes over 105. Humidity here when the temperature is in the 90's is more like 60 to 70 percent, like the earlier poster said.

[houston-nomad]

I guess it just feels like 90% humidity!

[hereticiam]

I was talking with someone who had visited Houston many times. They had told me about 100% humidity.
They must have been exaggerating.
I have experienced 105 heat indexes even in MN.
We will have access to the pool.

Thanks