Why does humidity make temperature feel hot, but restaurants use misters to cool the patrons?

Question

I live in a town with a lot of humidity in summer. I perspire a lot, but restaurants around here have misters outdoors to “cool things down”. How does that work? How can adding more humidity make the heat more tolerable?

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Answer 1

One thing not mentioned. Technically misters in a humid environment can work by inducing a convection current. If its blowing cold mist into the air and the air is already near max humidity, this additional humidity will condense on the walls/floor, and may induce a wind current. You are also replacing the warm humidity with cooler humidity, so it won’t feel as hot.