[Gaylord_Focker]

I'd bet there are multiple posters who have lived in both Texas and Vegas? How does the heat compare in duration, intensity, etc? Is Fall in Vegas comfortable?

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by Gaylord_Focker

I'd bet there are multiple posters who have lived in both Texas and Vegas? How does the heat compare in duration, intensity, etc? Is Fall in Vegas comfortable?

[snip-- thread moved] I lived in Laredo, TX, for three years, and I've been a Las Vegas resident for 50. Fall, especially October, is darn near perfect in Las Vegas. Las Vegas has very little humidity making it comfortable well into the 90s. Texas is a lot more humid making it uncomfortable in the 80s. I remember it reaching 112º in February in Laredo. Las Vegas has a mild winter and only gets that hot in June, July, August, September. Spring in Las Vegas starts about Feb. 15. It seldom rains in Las Vegas, but it rained quite a bit in Laredo. Also, we don't have the critters that Texas has ...no fleas for instance, and I saw more snakes in Texas than there are, probably, in all of Nevada. And there were scorpions everywhere in Laredo. I haven't seen a scorpion here in decades.

Right now it is very cold and icy in Austin. You almost never see that in Las Vegas.

But, you really can't compare the weather of one city, Las Vegas, with weather in the largest state in the lower 48, since each part of Texas has its own weather.

[ElleTea]

I am not from Texas, but I am from Iowa where it gets VERY humid in the summer. On my first trip to Vegas, it was over 100. In Iowa, temps that high come with very thick, muggy air, and it feels much hotter (though I still love it, it can make doing a lot of walking a bit of a strain). At 102 or whatever it was, we were out walking in the sun all day long, never breaking a sweat, commenting on how it felt like a nice 80 degree day.

It may be a cliche, but the "it's a dry heat" thing really does make a HUGE difference. I have been COLD at 100 degrees!

[Willy702]

This chart is useful. Just remember people exaggerate about the humidity too. Its a different sensation to the skin, but the apparent temperature is never nearly as bad as people think. I always laugh when people say it was 95 degrees with 90% humidity. That almost NEVER happens.

[NLVgal]

Look, in Vegas, here's my yearly weather report for summer:

June: Hot
July: Hotter
August: F'kn HOT (I've never been wrong, in 35 years)

If you are experiencing your first summer here, you might wonder at all the store doors that have potholders / towels attached to their door handles. It's to avoid their customers receiving second degree burns trying to open the door. You learn real quick to gently touch your car door handle before grabbing it, because you will burn yourself if it's been sitting in the sun too long.

It's still better than humidity though. I thought I was going to suffocate when I was in Orlando in July once.

The best, most awesome thing, I have seen to help deal with the summer heat is a remote-start option on your car. My friend had one, and he would start his car and AC from the office five or ten minutes before leaving. (while still leaving it locked). No more stepping into an oven when you don't have covered parking.

[jet757f]

Originally Posted by Buzz123

[snip-- thread moved] I lived in Laredo, TX, for three years, and I've been a Las Vegas resident for 50. Fall, especially October, is darn near perfect in Las Vegas. Las Vegas has very little humidity making it comfortable well into the 90s. Texas is a lot more humid making it uncomfortable in the 80s. I remember it reaching 112º in February in Laredo. Las Vegas has a mild winter and only gets that hot in June, July, August, September. Spring in Las Vegas starts about Feb. 15. It seldom rains in Las Vegas, but it rained quite a bit in Laredo. Also, we don't have the critters that Texas has ...no fleas for instance, and I saw more snakes in Texas than there are, probably, in all of Nevada. And there were scorpions everywhere in Laredo. I haven't seen a scorpion here in decades.

Right now it is very cold and icy in Austin. You almost never see that in Las Vegas.

But, you really can't compare the weather of one city, Las Vegas, with weather in the largest state in the lower 48, since each part of Texas has its own weather.

Wow you have been here for 50 yrs!!!
I have probably lived in almost 50 different place during my lifetime.

You must have a lot of insight on the history here and all the good places to go.
You are lucky. I wish I could finally settle down at some point in my life hopefully it will be here.

As far as the heat here I haven't found it much different than California.
As others have pointed out it is dry heat which is a lot more tolerable than hot and humid.

[Cyborgt800]

I've lived in El Paso, Yuma, Midland and Vegas...El Paso is most like Vegas but Vegas cools down more at night.

[pommysmommy]

El Paso cools down more at night because there is less asphalt and concrete.

[UTES]

I think the "dry heat" concept is not a myth. In my experience, what makes Las Vegas bearable in the Summer is the low humidity. As soon as you get in the shade, the real heat is gone. You don't get that in the more humid climes.

Bill

[Gaylord_Focker]

Thanks everybody.