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Marks, you mentioned you lived in east Texas - I would say that the SC coastal plain is comparable to that area. The upstate might be a little cooler, it isn't as hot or as humid, and you tend to have nicer breezes. But down in the swamps around Sumter or Florence, where you don't have an ocean breeze, I would say it's easily as uncomfortable (Heat + Humidity) as Texas is.
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Mark, you have it backwards. Humidity doesn't act as a natural cooling agent for the body at all. The evaporation of sweat is necessary for the body to cool; humidity prevents that evaporation and retards the cooling mechanism.
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Marks, you mentioned you lived in east Texas - I would say that the SC coastal plain is comparable to that area. The upstate might be a little cooler, it isn't as hot or as humid, and you tend to have nicer breezes. But down in the swamps around Sumter or Florence, where you don't have an ocean breeze, I would say it's easily as uncomfortable (Heat + Humidity) as Texas is.
Anon, I lived in Southwest Texas just outside SA. I had heard the upstate is a bit cooler and less humid.
Sounds to me like the humidity issue might just be a price worth paying. If we all were to evaluate where we are now --there are things that are not be ideal --be the humidity, property taxes, traffic, high cost of living, pace, etc. Everywhere has something.....my dad always says major on the majors (i.e. pick your battles) perhaps this is the time to do just that.
It does seem to get real humid here in the lexington area but your body seems to adjust. The first summer can be rough but it gets easier the longer your here.
I too, lived in Sacramento and now Michigan, my home state. My husband loved the dry heat in Sac. We want to relo to Greenville but I'm worried about the humidity. I thought Greenville is close to the mountains..so I thought it would be cooler , like Asheville. Any thoughts?
I am here from the North, and it is not " that bad"!
It has been surprising, I expected a huge uncomfortable difference, but it has been very liveable, at least so far. I hear from the natives that it will get worse as we move into August, and I hear from the Northern transplants that this is as worse as it gets,lol.
Now, we are very active, outdoorsy people, and are still capable of being minorly active outside. I dont think the natives go out much in the summer though? When you walk around my huger than huge subdiv. in Summerville, no kids, no people, no pets outside. All the blinds are drawn and it looks like a ghost town!
I am starting to wonder that they know something that I don't?!
I had lived in California for 18 years before I moved to Maryland and will be moving to coastal SC as soon as I can sell my house here in Maryland. I did love the california "dry heat" but overall, I think that SC is a better place to live. It will take you a couple of months to get used to the humidity. Just take it easy and use the AC. I don't mind ithe humidity during the day, but at night, the AC is great for sleeping. I've also been in a place that had no AC, so a good old fashoned electric fan works too.
California: "The Granola state" Lots of fruits, nuts and flakes.
I am and I am not looking forward to moving to Charleston. I'm up in years and my daughter wants me near her. We are the only family one another has. I live in beautiful Nebraska. Born and raised and thought I was here to stay. I didn't anticipate health issues though. Nebraska has high humidity often in summer. It isn't constant however,coming and going in waves. it does make it hard for just about everyone to breathe. But I have severe respiratory issues. From what I hear from people I should fear for my life. "Oh, that humidity is high. I wonder how your breathing will be." Face it, I have severe COPD ( emphysema) and hearing this and having visited a time or two I'm leery of going. At the same time I need to be near by daughter and if I don't make the move now I most likely will never be able to. I'm going to miss Nebraska more than I ever thought but this is necessary I leave. One caveat. Charleston boasts a fine lung transplant center at MUSC. My Dr. forwarded my records to them and I stand a good chance of approval for the wait list. Maybe my humidity worries are for naught. I'll have greater lifestyle changes that may make humidity a moot point. Still I wonder if I'm doing the best thing for me. My daughter says "...it's no worse than Nebraska mom. Besides just do like everybody, regardless of breathing problems, does. Stay inside until dark."
Wow, can't wait!!
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