70% relative humidity and temperatures of around 33°C/91°F, that’s our average weather in July-August-September in most of central and Northern Israel (at the Dead Sea and in southernmost Eilat summer temperatures rise above 40°C/104°F and humidity is very low).
High humidity means sweating after you just took a shower, sweating when you meet a friend on the street and not wanting to hug or kiss them cause everything is just unbearably gluey and uncomfortable with sweat running down your face and your soaked t-shirt clinging to your suffering body; sweating when you go to the bus stop and melting away while you’re waiting for the bus… In short, you sweat, feel sticky, smelly, and untouchable as soon as you’re not in an air-conditioned place.
Besides the sticky, muggy part, high humidity also makes us feel as if it’s hotter than it actually ist. Why is that?
To cool itself, our body sweats. The sweat evaporates into the surrounding air carrying away heat from the body, as a result we feel (a little bit) cooler. When there is high humidity and the air is already saturated with water, there is no room for more wet and thus our sweat cannot evaporate.The cooling mechanism is blocked, we are stuck with stickiness and feel hotter than it really is.
Tip: Always carry a handheld fan with you in your bag.
Heila 
Hello dear Heila 😀
If the battery to your fan goes flat I’ll volunteer to dry you down 😉 🙂
There was a thunderstorm here this morning so I had a cooler day for a change.
Have a great day my friend. Hugs. Ralph ❤
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LIKE !!!!! 😀 lol
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LOL. I trust you will…😉 No thunderstorms or rain here in summer, just lots of sea water…
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heila, you have made it clear to Tubularsock why the Dead Sea is just that! Can’t really tell the difference between Northern or Southern Israel. Hot is hot.
In Oakland, CA the fog cover came in through the Golden Gate and hung till mid-morning and then blended into a sunny day with a light cool breeze. Normal for this time of year.
Tubularsock grew up in 106 degree summer heat but found the fog and never returned.
Only one question, how long of an extension cord is necessary to run your handheld fan when you go for a walk?
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Hot may be hot but I prefer dry hot to humid hot. Ha ha… i use a wireless fan.
Yes, unfortunately the Dead Sea is dying (it’s water level drops about a meter per year due to water diversion from the Jordan river, among others) but it’s not gone yet and it’s an absolutely beautiful area to visit.
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