Hot weather theory

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As we veer closer to the warm weather season, I'd like to share a theory that's been rolling around in my head for a few years. Mind you, it's just a theory. I could be wrong, but I believe it has some merit.

My theory is that it's not so much the temperature that is a major factor in our discomfort on hot, oppressive days; rather it's the humidity.

Go, on call me crazy! I can take it!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_index
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humidex

You're not crazy, others have noticed it too.

Call it an opinion or a conjecture.

Calling that a theory shows a complete lack of knowledge and understanding of the term.

That's been my experience. I'm from an area that tends to have very high humidity as well as heat & I hated my parents for not letting me put the AC bellow 77. I moved to an area that tends to have much lower humidity & heat(I moved to be with my girlfriend) & I find I can handle temps in the upper 80s better here than I could handle them in the mid 70s where I used to live. I also find the high humidity can make the cold feel worse too.

It gets talked about a lot here in Britain. We're plonked in the Atlantic, so when it does get hot (mid 70's say), it's commonly humid. Holidays somewhere much hotter and drier (e.g. around the Mediterranean) have been relatively common for decades. Any Brit who's ever been on vacation to Greece or Turkey can chew your ears off endlessly about it, given the British obsession with talking about the weather. FWIW, muggy weather is one of my least favourite, even though I do like to get a bit of sun.

It’s not humid, it’s sultry.

sultry is for the dogs. that said, i have been places hot and dry [AZ, central valley of california] and hot and humid [san antonio, TX, washington DC] and can tell you that hot and dry is a tiny bit less offensive to me. the teeniest tiniest of bits. IOW both are different circles of hell AFAIC.

Controlled experiment

Humidity can certainly take its toll.

As someone who lives in an inland city with higher heat index, in an archipelago's near the equator, I'd say yes. The heat here is different compare to other cities within the region for the same reason.

Oh, and we can't simply afford an air conditioner.

And it's this week's main complaint.
Soon the main complaint here is too much humidity AND heat -- AKA searing hot and heavily raining almost at the same time throughout the day. And soon to escalate into weekly rains and stormy season.

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One thing I don't understand is that since humidity can make heat feel worse, Why does swimming cool you off