Humidity in PA vs. Texas (Pittsburgh, Harrisburg: living in, to move, beach)

[Fudgecopper]

I keep hearing about how humid PA is. Would anyone know how the humidity compares to Dallas, Texas? Generally speaking of course. If you want a specific city in PA how about Harrisburg?

[Hopes]

Pennsylvanians will complain about humidity, but it's NOTHING like humidity in the south.

Furthermore, Pennsylvania's humid season is much shorter.

Humidity is MUCH worse in Texas.

[Love2Golf09]

Originally Posted by Fudgecopper

I keep hearing about how humid PA is. Would anyone know how the humidity compares to Dallas, Texas? Generally speaking of course. If you want a specific city in PA how about Harrisburg?

It would probably be just a little bit less than Texas. Here is a list of cities with their average relative humidity. Dallas isn't far ahead of Pittsburgh. I doubt Harrisburg is much different than Pittsburgh since they are only about 3 1/2 hours apart.

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[North Beach Person]

Originally Posted by Love2Golf09

It would probably be just a little bit less than Texas. Here is a list of cities with their average relative humidity. Dallas isn't far ahead of Pittsburgh. I doubt Harrisburg is much different than Pittsburgh since they are only about 3 1/2 hours apart.

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Harrisburg is going to be warmer and a bit more humid than Pittsburgh, it's on the other side of the mountains and the climate is more in line with Baltimore.

I must have been in the wrong part of Texas because I sure don't remember humidity there.

[Fudgecopper]

Originally Posted by North Beach Person

Harrisburg is going to be warmer and a bit more humid than Pittsburgh, it's on the other side of the mountains and the climate is more in line with Baltimore.

I must have been in the wrong part of Texas because I sure don't remember humidity there.

Oh yea, you will get it if you ever visit Dallas in July/August. The minute you step outside on your way to work, your shirt just starts to cling to your body and your sweating by the time you get to work (even w/AC in the car).

Thanks everyone for the input. I was just confused because so many people on this forum were saying it was so humid and others were saying it barely gets hot enough for the AC.

[RebelPhotog]

Much worse in Texas. I'm a photographer in Alabama and I cannot shoot bridal pix outdoors in July, August, and September here. It's enough to ruin a good portrait - brides with sweat dripping off them is not appealing. In fact, I just started advertising in PA, where I have family, in order to work there each summer instead of AL. Much lower humidity in PA.

[wanneroo]

Originally Posted by Fudgecopper

Oh yea, you will get it if you ever visit Dallas in July/August. The minute you step outside on your way to work, your shirt just starts to cling to your body and your sweating by the time you get to work (even w/AC in the car).

Thanks everyone for the input. I was just confused because so many people on this forum were saying it was so humid and others were saying it barely gets hot enough for the AC.

Humidity and heat are two different things.

It's just that the pulsating heat in Dallas makes the humidity more painful to deal with. The humidity is probably higher in PA, that would be my guess.

PA is about as perfect as a four season climate as you can get. There are 4 very distinctive seasons all about the same in length. The Philly area is probably about the warmest part of the state, but most of the rest I'd say from about June 15-August 15 you can have some hot days but usually a heatwave lasts a few days before temps moderate. 75F-90F is a fairly standard range for temps in the summer.

Having lived near Dallas however I remember once summer came in May there was no relief until September.

I noticed if you are living in a town or city in PA you will probably want AC as it seems to be warmer/fewer breezes than in the country. Where I live in PA at most we might have the AC on at night a few weeks a year for comfort purposes. Last summer though we maybe only used it a few nights in July.

[bnepler]

Lived in Tampa, FL and their humidity was not much better than Harrisburg, PA. Harrisburg is in the Susquehanna Valley and doesn't get the air currents to move the humid air out in the summer.

[Fudgecopper]

^^^Yikes! Thanks everyone for the phenomenally fast replies

[Hopes]

Originally Posted by Love2Golf09

It would probably be just a little bit less than Texas. Here is a list of cities with their average relative humidity. Dallas isn't far ahead of Pittsburgh. I doubt Harrisburg is much different than Pittsburgh since they are only about 3 1/2 hours apart.

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You must not know much about Pennsylvania. Being 3-1/2 hours apart is irrelevant.

There are huge mountain ranges inbetween the two cities. The climates can be as different as night and day!