How far west of Austin do you have to go to notice a drop in humidity? (El Paso: live, areas)

[things and stuff]

It seems that West Texas is much more arid, but is it a noticeable difference in terms of being outside and not sweating as much and if so how far out do you have to go? Hill Country or Llano? Or are we talking you have to go further out to San Angelo or Ozona?

[joqua]

The Pecos river defines the eastern boundary of the "Trans-Pecos" region - which is the most arid region of Texas.

[Trainwreck20]

It is slightly lower (on average) even as close as Fredericksburg, but definitely not west-Texas like.

[wxf848]

There's no answer to this question, but I can give context. On average, humidity is lower to the west. On an average day, the humidity will decrease gradually to the west. How rapidly it decreases changes with weather conditions. What constitutes a noticeable drop depends on what you consider to be noticeable. Weather factors can be different each day and comfort factors vary by person, and change with time.

Since the change while going west is gradual, there's no place where it suddenly becomes noticeable, but in my experience, Abilene, San Angelo and Sonora are about where I find the conditions to become more pleasant both during the day and at night. My line of distinction is just about along US 277. Your preferences and sensitivity are likely different. The only way to know what you like is to experience the weather on several different occasions in different places.

[cBach]

It's a gradient.

[Westerntraveler]

I find I am able to notice it around Abilene, Angelo, Big Lake and Ozona.

[testmo]

Uh not sweating as much.... west texas is arid but feels like the sun is ten miles above your head in the summer. Youll sweat real quick anywhere in texas in summer spring and sometimes into fall

[Milton Miteybad]

The "dry line" is usually said to run northeast to southwest from Wichita Falls to San Angelo. Areas west of that line will generally have lower humidity than those east of it, although there are occasions where it's humid west of the dry line also.

[gabetx]

I lived in Corpus Christi most of my life and just recently moved to Austin during the summer. Austin is noticeably less humid than the Gulf Coast Region. In my opinion, so much drier, that many summer nights feel 'cool' to me.

Now if you ask somebody from El Paso or Midland/Odessa the same question, they will think Austin is every bit as humid as the Gulf Coast.

[Pincho-toot]

I notice it's a lot drier in Abilene. My dad found Austin really dry, but my family's from Miami.