Why does hanging your wet clothes make them dry? Even when it’s not hit by sunlight.

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I hang some of my wet clothes indoors. And they become dry eventually. They’re not hit by sunlight, and the room’s temperature is not high either. So why is it drying?

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Because the relative humidity in your house is below 100%. Water will evaporate, this will cool off the clothes, but because the clothes are now cooler than the air, heat will transfer from the air to the clothes, letting more water evaporate. It’s just slower than other options.

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