Texas Humidity/trying to relocate (Houston, Dallas: eyeglasses, neighborhoods, place to live)

[gypsyelves]

We are trying to relocate to Texas from the northcoast of California. As we will be adjusting to the heat (we have hot days here of 65 degrees in the summer, so Texas will be hot for us), we would like to try to find the areas of Texas that are the lowest in humidity. Does anyone have any suggestions of where to start looking?

[lifertexan]

The Rio Grande Valley,the coastal areas,and east of I35 will be the most humid areas.The driest will be the Panhandle,and from the San Angelo area on out to El Paso .Or to look at it another way,take a map and draw a line from the eastern edge of the Panhandle through San Angelo and on down to Del Rio on the Mexican border.West of this will be drier.East of a line from Dallas to San Antonio to Laredo will be the most humid.In between these 2 areas is a little more moderate.

[catman]

The best climate in TX is in the Far West Texas ("trans-Pecos") region, around Fort Davis, Alpine, and Marfa. Low humidity and relatively cool summers. The problem is the isolation. I'm considering retiring either there or in NM.

[TT Dave]

Originally Posted by catman

The best climate in TX is in the Far West Texas ("trans-Pecos") region, around Fort Davis, Alpine, and Marfa. Low humidity and relatively cool summers. The problem is the isolation. I'm considering retiring either there or in NM.

I'd say ditto to catman's post above if you don't mind being in a small town out in the middle of nowhere. The Ft. Davis/Alpine/Marfa area is a great area and has some nice scenery. If city life is more your thing, you might try El Paso.

[Northanna_2001]

The areas of Lubbock and Amarillo as well as Midland, Odessa have very nice weather --- small degree of humidity - very pleasant in the evenings in the summer. Lubbock is a great town.

[bgrn198]

How about San Angelo

San Angelo, Texas :: The Place to Come for Good Times

[hoffdano]

For the OP: Is humidity really that important of a consideration as you choose a place to live? Compared to housing, economy, crime, amenities, etc.?

Except in areas near the coast (like Houston), many of the major cities in Texas are not as humid as commonly thought. San Antonio and Austin for example will begin the day with humidity in the 60-70% range, but the humidity quickly diminishes, ending the day in the 40% range. I would not characterize it is as dry, but it is not humid.

Houston is humid all day long. Walk out of an air conditioned building in the summer with eyeglasses and they will fog up when you get outside.

[lone sailor]

The further west you go the better the humidity is. Want near 0 humidity? Try El Paso.

[debzkidz]

I'd agree with Northanna. Lubbock and the Midland/Odessa area are both nice weather wise. We lived in Midland for many years and the dry climate is nice and the winters are relatively mild. It's a very nice place to live, with lots of nice neighborhoods and a nice cultural life. We are considering returning their to retire.

[Bo]

FWIW, "humidity" across the state is a topic that has been well covered many times in this forum. Search this forum for that word and you'll see lots of threads with links to maps of the average humidity across the state.

The advice you've been given above is good, too.