I am from India,who has shifted to the UK. It’s been 3-4 years, however UK summers feel unbearable compared to Indian summers. My skin feels like it’s burning at 25° in the UK but 25° in India is so much more pleasant. I understand that it’s closer to the sun since the earth is slightly tilted, but make it make sense that my skin burns while in the UK, but I’m just really sweaty in India, without the burning sensation.
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Humidity. It makes the heat stick to you in a way that you can escape.
I used to live in the Midwest, and I remember summers with temperatures in the 90s Fahrenheit and humidity in the 80s. Even in the shade, you’re basically sitting in a pool of your own sweat; it’s miserable.
Now, I live in the desert. It’s not unusual for it to be 105 in the summer here, but our humidity is like 6 to 10 percent. Yes, it’s cooking in the direct sunlight, but once you get into the shade, it’s much better.
Friends will come to visit me from the Midwest and they agree that 105 degrees here is much more bearable than 85 degrees back east.
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