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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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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Cold air doesn’t carry as much moisture so it’s more difficult to get significant condensation.

You can draw what little moisture there is out of cold, dry air with a sufficiently cold surface – forming frost.

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