re: Dry Heat vs Humid Heat

I spent a week in Phoenix one summer. Rode a bike allover with the temp in the upper 100's. The sweat would evaporate immediately, which made it feel cooler than it was.

Steamer vs oven

You should experience the effects of evaporative loss.

It's cool here in the humid but damn right cold when you drip-dry from a western state swim.

It's like this. For a dry heat, subtract 8-10 degs from a humid heat. So 95 deg and 15% humidity feels like 85 deg and 85% humidity. You also don't get sweaty at all. It all evaporates without you realizing.

Another big difference is in dry climates, at night, it actually cools off. Dry air allows heat to escape quickly into space after the sun goes down, causing temperatures to drop. Humid air holds onto heat because water vapor in the air traps warmth near the ground like a blanket.

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Well, see, dry heat just exists. It is hot. You know it is hot. Everyone acknowledges it is hot. But it can be dealt with.

Humid heat? Humid heat insinuates. It is everywhere. There is no escaping. It has wrapped around your balls. It has tapped your bunghole. Humid heat is sticky and gross. There is no quick walk inside to cool off. It is on you. It is wearing you like a damn skin suit.


Hope this helps/

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dry heat is like baking in an oven. You don't sweat all that much but you are very much aware that it is hot....very hot.

Humid heat is like being steamed. Everything is wet and he just feels like a blanked of heat all around you.

Like you said, dry heat can be dealt with easier. Something as simple as walking under the shade of a tree can noticeably reduce the heat. That's not the case with humid heat. It is all encompassing. Out in the sun. Under a tree. It doesn't really matter. You are just wrapped in a blanket of heat...even if technically then temp is 10, 15, 20 degrees lower than the temp in a dry heat climate.

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Burning yourself of things you touch or sit on is the biggest issue.

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Like the hood of the truck or any black colored metal in the sun..

I compare the dry heat of Phoenix & Vegas in the summer to having someone blow a hair dryer straight into your face all day long.

115+ in the desert still sucks. Just a different suck.

Think oven vs sauna

To me, humid heat just weighs on you. You walk out in it and it immediately feels like it is trying to drag you down. Drier air, even in the same environment, just lets you breathe easier and feel better overall. You can have the same temp, but lower humidity and it is just easier to work and move in.

Was in South Dakota last summer and there were a few hot days while I was there. Upper 80’s to low 90’s. In the sun you felt it but in the shade I was completely comfortable. Did some hikes through some wooded area where I never even broke a sweat.