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The sun almost feels weaker to me in more humid places, but it certainly gets sticky. I would have to agree that humidity is over-rated/hated. But i'd have to experience it more to really judge.
I'd like to know what dry heat feels like. The driest I've ever felt it during summertime was probably low 60s dew points, maybe high 50s pushing it
Opposite for me; I've only experienced dry heat as when we have heat waves, our dewpoints are less than 50. Highest dewpoints I've felt were around 70F both in Hawaii and on a rare occasional where I live (once every several years, actual temps were in the low 80s). I'm going to Florida for a vacation in in early October; I might get to feel higher dewpoints there and then I can let you know how I feel about it.
The sun is much more intense in arid areas. Because of the lack of humidity, there are no clouds or even haziness to cut the intensity of the sun. In a dry area there is a huge difference in being in 90ºF weather in the shade and being in 90º weather with the sun beating down on you. The former is not bad, but the latter can be miserable.
Stick your head in an oven, that is a dry heat, but still heat. I always thought places like Las Vegas were cooler that here in Florida because of the low humidity, until I went there. It is still HOT.
I met a man from Arizona and we were talking about Florida vs Arizona and he said he prefers it here because of the humidity. He said your skin and nasal passages get very dried out in Az but at least in Fl you are somewhat moisturized.
Real? I didn't realize there was such a thing as imaginary heat. I've lived on the east coast and in Central Valley of CA and both heats were "real," they were just more or less humid/uncomfortable.
The sun is much more intense in arid areas. Because of the lack of humidity, there are no clouds or even haziness to cut the intensity of the sun. In a dry area there is a huge difference in being in 90ºF weather in the shade and being in 90º weather with the sun beating down on you. The former is not bad, but the latter can be miserable.
Yes this...dry heat is usually accompanied with clear skies which feel just as hot without shade. For me I've spent many southern hemisphere summers in Southeast Asia and finding it more comfortable there with the rain and humidity than it is here at the same time of the year.
It's a matter of conductance. Humid air is denser and conducts much more energy than dry air, which means when it's hot you are effected by it more - same when it's cold. Plus nobody likes feeling sweaty.
I don't get the poll options. I've been to Death Valley when it was 51C and no one would consider that "cool". It's very, very hot! It's like being in an oven.
In general humidity is worse because you can't do anything outside without sweating, but dry heat can indeed feel hot.
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, at that temp it doesn't matter if humidity is low.
I always thought places like Las Vegas were cooler that here in Florida because of the low humidity, until I went there. It is still HOT.
