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My husband and I are interested in Cary and would like to persue our learning. One thing I woud really like to know is how the humidity is in the summer months. We moved from L.A. to Kansas and the past 2 summers have darned-near killed me...humidity wise! I know the south is humid, but can someone tell me if it is as bad as Southeast Kansas? Is there an area that would be considered less humid than Cary?
Thanks very much!
Seriously, the summers here are very humid.
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Looks like Raleigh's summers are more humid than Wichita's (does that count as SE Kansas?)
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Trish, I moved here from NE Oklahoma so maybe I can help you. Frankly, I think the summers in the Triangle feel just as humid as the summers in that part of the country. It may even be slightly more humid here. We've been going through a record-breaking drought so it's been drier than usual. I agree that the humidity is hard if you're not used to it. Luckily, most buildings here have air conditioning so it's easy to escape the heat.
I'm sure there's a weather website out there that can compare the numbers if you're interested.
Unfortunately, the humidity is terrible here most summers. Last summer didn't seem to be as bad. Being from the North originally, I can't stand the summer humidity here. I know it's worse in the deep South because I've lived there also.
How people enjoy living in the tropics is beyond me!
If you don't like humidity, you won't like the summers here. But the winters can make up for that if you don't like snow and cold.
Depends on the part of the state you're in. The northeast corner of Oklahoma is known as "Green Country". When you travel further west towards the mountains, things get decidedly flatter & there aren't as many trees. Go south towards Texas & things get a bit drier. Remember - these are big states we're talking about &, just like NC, there's a variety of terrain to be found.
Unfortunately, the humidity is terrible here most summers. Last summer didn't seem to be as bad. Being from the North originally, I can't stand the summer humidity here. I know it's worse in the deep South because I've lived there also.
How people enjoy living in the tropics is beyond me!
If you don't like humidity, you won't like the summers here. But the winters can make up for that if you don't like snow and cold.
happy searching,
toodie
Althougth I only spent a little more than half of last summer in NC...I thought it was one of the hottest. I believe there was only ONE day in Augusgt where the high temp was BELOW 90 degrees ( it was 86) and somewhere between 5 and 10 that were OVER 100.
The one thing I noticed last summer and last year in general, was it wasn't as buggy (mosquitoes) as it usually is. Seems like the only time we'd get a break from them is in the winter. I can remember swatting them even in November some years. The summer's here get to feel sooo long with the constant humidity nearly matching or exceeding the temperature.
I once lived in KC,KS coming there also from Los Angeles. KC was much more humid than LA but much less than Raleigh.
Now 2007 was a beastly summer here. Temps in August went over 100 frequently with high humidity. Normally not that bad.
When we lived in New Orleans, torrential rain would fall almost every day around noon and bake back up in minutes as steam. Not that bad here but, as I said, 2007 was the worst I've seen here in 20 years.
If humidity is a big issue with you, the South may not be your cup of tea.
The humidity here stinks, probably worse than Kansas. This area is a great place to pursue your education though !
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Is there an area that would be considered less humid than Cary?
Frankly, I think the summers in the Triangle feel just as humid as the summers in that part of the country. It may even be slightly more humid here. We've been going through a record-breaking drought so it's been drier than usual. I agree that the humidity is hard if you're not used to it. Luckily, most buildings here have air conditioning so it's easy to escape the heat.
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