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The parent said hot and humid. Dry heat is much more tolerable, and your body handles it pretty well. No doubt it still bothers some people more than others, bu
by Amezarak 7y ago
The parent said hot and humid. Dry heat is much more tolerable, and your body handles it pretty well. No doubt it still bothers some people more than others, but at least IME, even 110F, while it feels plenty warm, especially in the sun, is tolerable, especially in shade. A good breeze can even make it comfortable. You just need to drink a lot of water (to me it's dangerous in that you don't see how much water you're losing), and you will tire more quickly.
Humidity makes evaporation much less effective. While you obviously sweat in 110F dry heat, it's not really noticeable. Go outside in 85F 100% humidity, and you will be absolutely miserable, and drenched in sweat. This is mainly what makes humidity so awful: the sweat. That said, at least it's very obvious how much water you're losing.
Additionally, the water in the air "holds" heat, so generally daytime highs and nighttime lows are not that far apart, whereas in drier climates its usually (but not always, going by your post), the case that the nighttime sees a solid temperature drop.
You can become heat adapted, so you sweat much less, but it only works up to a point and spending time in AC resets you if you're not staying out in the heat day after day after day.