Condensation is when water vapor accumulates on a cold surface. Why, when it is cold outside, does moisture not condense onto surfaces?
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How much moisture can air hold depends on air temperature. Hotter air holds more moisture. So you will see much more condensation on cold stuff surrunded by hot moist air. We can assume that air touching something is same temerature as the thing it touches. And if that thing is colder than surrounding air, it can hold less moisture. This means that some of the moisture has to convert to water.
There is some condensation outside but its less because most of the time everything outside is same temperature as air
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