What is the difference between muggy and humid?

eyhung

They are the same except muggy is colloquial. http://weather.about.com/od/m/g/muggy.htm May 23 12, 11:02 PM

Daaanieeel

There is none, "humid" is the more scientific term while "muggy" is more colloqiual. "Muggy is a slang term used to describe weather that is hot and humid." http://weather.about.com/od/m/g/muggy.htm May 23 12, 11:06 PM

sportsherald

While muggy is humid, humid is not necessarily muggy, in that conditions can also be cool and humid, e.g. fog. "hu·mid? ?/?hyum?d or, often, ?yu-/ [hyoo-mid or, often, yoo-] adjective containing a high amount of water or water vapor; noticeably moist: humid air; a humid climate." -http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/humid?s=t "mug·gy? ?/?m?gi/ Show Spelled[muhg-ee] Show IPA adjective, mug·gi·er, mug·gi·est. (of the atmosphere, weather, etc.) oppressively humid; damp and close." -http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/muggy?s=t "fog1 ? ?/f?g, f?g/ Show Spelled [fog, fawg] Show IPA noun, verb, fogged, fog·ging. noun 1. a cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, appreciably reducing visibility." -http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fog?s=t May 23 12, 11:23 PM