Is it true that though the weather is colder in Denver it doesn't feel as cold because of the low humidity

Question

We live in the southeast and husband's company might be transferring him to Denver. He says even though the weather is colder it doesn't feel as cold because of the low humidity. Is this true or just some BS someone invented to make him be OK about transferring?

Answer 1

I've lived in many places in the country, and the weather in Denver is the best anywhere. The lack of humidity takes a toll on your skin, but it sure makes both the summer and winter more tolerable. Winters are beautiful and not too cold - it's 60 degrees here today, even though there's some snow on the ground!

One other factor is the amount of sunshine we get in Denver - over 300 sunny days a year, more than San Diego! We can get a big snowstorm, but the sun will come out within a day or two and melt the streets and sidewalks. The nights cools off beautifully in the summer - many people survive here without air conditioning! I seldom wear a winter coat or even gloves - a warm blazer will do just fine on most winter days.

So don't worry about intolerable cold here in the winter - it's just not so! And you will love the summers too!

Answer 2

Yes, I find this is often true. When I visit Chicago or New York, I'm always amazed by how cold 60 degrees feels. But it's not all humidity -- a lot of it has to do with radiant heat.

Colorado's high elevation means the rays from the sun are stronger. I've known people who have been hospitalized from sun poisoning (that's extreme sunburn). But the extra radiation also means that standing in the sunlight makes a MUCH bigger difference here than at lower elevations.

If you combine the low humidity and the high elevation, you find that 50 or 60 degrees feels more like 60 or 70 degrees.

Answer 3

I stay in colorado not too a techniques from denver although that is chilly. i'm sorry to inform you yet is it very very chilly. Now I do opt for to inform you that for the severe couple of years we've not had that good of a wintry climate as in snow smart. for instants it replaced into 70 deg right here about 2 to three weeks in the past and right now the extreme is fifty 5 yet we only had a snow typhoon very last week. i truly do not imagine that is that undesirable yet when you're shifting from the nice and comfy temperature section this is going to likely be a replace. do not enable the elements stop you from comming because once you lived right here for a even as. Expecially with techniques from the mountain you'll fall inlove with Denver section. the moutains is what keeps maximum persons right here.

Answer 4

it's very true, also we get over 300 days of sunshine a year so even if it's cold it's not too bad because of the sun and thinner air. Summers are no sweat and hardly any bugs. I moved here from Jersey and love the weather

Answer 5

Don't get me wrong, its cold, but it isn't that bone chilling cold you get in humid places. When i'm in Chicago during the winter it takes me a LONG time to warm up after i've been outside, but when i come in from being outside in colorado i warm up much more quickly.

Answer 6

Not BS, very true. It gets cold here in the winter, but it probably won't feel or seem as cold as the cold you are used to.

Answer 7

Yes, this is true. It is not the bone chilling cold th at you experience in areas with higher levels of humidity.

Answer 8

It's true, but cold is cold. But be prepared for how dry it can get in the winter.

Answer 9

yep,...the drier the air,..the "less cold" it will feel on your skin. It will not change the actual temp, just your perception of it.