Does temperature feel hotter the higher the elevation?

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Will, for instance, 100f feel a lot hotter if you lived at 1000m above sea level as opposed to 100f at sea level?

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Temperature “feels like” depends on actual temperature, humidity, and solar radiation (direct sunlight hitting you).

High elevations tend to be clearer, dryer, and sunnier. Dry air causes higher highs and lower lows. My experience has been the humidity decreases make the temps feel cooler, except during the hottest summer afternoons when you really get baking.

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