It's not the heat, it's the humidity. Why?

Baloo55th

'Cos you can't sweat properly when it's humid, so you can't cool down. You need dryish air to evaporate the sweat to provide the cooling. Otherwise, it just runs down you and makes you feel hotter (and soggier). May 13 04, 7:24 AM

satguru

This also relates to the molecular distribution in a gas and a liquid. Hot or cold air has its molecules widely spaced apart so you are aware of the temperature, but there isn't so much 'stuff' to feel it. Liquids are a lot denser so there is basically a vast amount more molecules of water in the same volume of it, so you'll feel a higher temperature far more if there's water in the air. That's also why a swimming pool at 65'F feels a lot colder than the air outside at the same level. May 13 04, 7:31 AM

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