[Spring Hillian]

Originally Posted by leftee

C'mon you know better than that ... Florida is hot for most of the year and very hot and humid from May through mid-October. Been to Minnesota in the summer for their 2-3 weeks of heat and humidity ? Or to Santa Barbara ?

There are exceptions to everything.


However, in my back yard it is 58.8 degrees, humidity at 54 percent, sunny and clear.

Minnesota. hahaha'

[Spring Hillian]

Instead of just saying "humid" lets put it into real numbers.


In this table, the Daily number is the the yearly average of humidity readings taken every three hours throughout the day., Morning percentages are for 7 am and Afternoon measures are for 4 pm local standard time.

Daily AM PM
75 Daytona Beach 86 62
75 Fort Myers 90 58
76 Jacksonville 89 58
74 Key West 79 67
73 Miami 84 62
74 Orlando 89 56
74 Pensacola 85 60
75 Tallahassee 91 54
74 Tampa 88 57


Average relative humidity (%) in August
Daily Place Morning Afternoon
80 Daytona Beach 90 70
79 Fort Myers 91 67
80 Jacksonville 92 67
73 Key West 78 68
76 Miami 86 67
79 Orlando 92 66
78 Pensacola 90 66
81 Tallahassee 95 65
78 Tampa 91 66
76 West Palm Beach 85 67

[RichDinNC]

Unfortunately moving to NC I had to give up my favorite hobby, snowmobiling. I didn't mind the New England winters as much as my wife did, however after living in NC for 3 years I feel the cold a lot more. I'm sure that has to do with my age too. Probably my days to enjoy winter sports are nearing an end as I now much prefer a warmer climate. I guess if the heat and humidity in central Florida aren't that much worse than the Raleigh area, even though it's for a while longer, my wife and I could probably tolerate it as long as we had a pool.

[RichDinNC]

Thanks Spring Hillian for the actual temp and humidity numbers. That is very helpful.

[yellowboy7]

Too many old people !

[Spring Hillian]

Originally Posted by yellowboy7

Too many old people !

Do you realize that less than 20 percent of the state population is over 65??

If you are lucky you will be old someday as well.

[Spring Hillian]

Originally Posted by RichDinNC

Thanks Spring Hillian for the actual temp and humidity numbers. That is very helpful.

You're welcome. Its one thing to talk about "humidity" "hot" "cold" but putting into real numbers is more realistic.

[Spring Hillian]

Here are the NC average humidity readings.


Average yearly relative humidity (%) Daily Place Morning Afternoon
76 Asheville 90 57
77 Cape Hatteras 82 68
67 Charlotte 83 51
70 Greensboro 83 52
70 Raleigh 85 52
74 Wilmington 84 59

[Soup Not See]

Originally Posted by Spring Hillian

There are exceptions to everything.


However, in my back yard it is 58.8 degrees, humidity at 54 percent, sunny and clear.

Minnesota. hahaha'

Bet you weren't laughing about 2 months ago when your heat index was 110. Hahaha ...

[Not_liking_FL]

Originally Posted by RichDinNC

Unfortunately moving to NC I had to give up my favorite hobby, snowmobiling. I didn't mind the New England winters as much as my wife did, however after living in NC for 3 years I feel the cold a lot more. I'm sure that has to do with my age too. Probably my days to enjoy winter sports are nearing an end as I now much prefer a warmer climate. I guess if the heat and humidity in central Florida aren't that much worse than the Raleigh area, even though it's for a while longer, my wife and I could probably tolerate it as long as we had a pool.

Raleigh actually gets a little hotter, but at that point it's hard to tell the difference. Cherry picked stats don't tell the whole story either since it's not the 'feels like' temp. I go to Florida often, and for much of the year the air is so stifling when you step out of the airport it will take your breathe away. Like I said, if you're ok with Raleigh's summers you shouldn't have any problems.