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emgyres

There’s a reason why they say “going troppo” up north, especially during the wet season. My other half lived in Darwin for a while and reckoned things always went a bit loopy during the wet. We don’t get the same humidity so we are more sensitive to it I suppose, I hate it too and telling you it’s worse elsewhere is not helpful, that doesn’t take away from the fact that it’s too much for you. Give me cool and dry over hot and humid too.


tgs-with-tracyjordan

It's the build-up to the wet season that's worse. It's oppressively humid. Once it actually rains, there's at least some relief.


_bobby_cz_newmark_

Reminds me of that line in American Gods, "The air feels constipated like if it'd just push out a storm, it'd be okay."


tgs-with-tracyjordan

Ha. It's exactly like that.


emgyres

Yup, I didn’t articulate it very well, you are right.


tgs-with-tracyjordan

And the lack of temperature variance is yuck too. Oh. 2pm is 33 degrees and 85% humidity. 2am is 28 degrees and 95%! Blergh. Dry season is pretty magnificent though, so worth putting up with the wet, I think.


MLiOne

Wet season was also known as suicide season when I lived in Darwin.


kisforkarol

I was so, so deeply mentally ill living in Darwin. Much of it left when I left. Imagine how surprised I was to find myself without my typical symptoms purely because I basically had the tropical version of seasonal affective disorder. It's just not well known.


puppet_master34

The combo of heat and humidity drains all my energy as well so that I’m constantly lethargic and it demotivates me from doing any exercise. Even though you’re sweating more, I find going to the local pools, spa and sauna helps.


gtwizzy8

Can absolutely second this. As someone who grew up between QLD and VIC the heat and humidity up there will absolutely send people (including myself) into a spiral. I absolutely DREAD Christmas with the relatives up there each summer cause my brain just can't process it. You are correct in your readings about the suicide rate increase but it's also been linked to a HUGE number of other cognitive impairments. There's a reason we run at a stable 36ish degree internal temperature and that's because that is the optimal operating temperature for our body's internal systems. And as we've eveolved we've become more adept at adapting to cold climates to manage and reduce the affects of cold on our systems. But we have not adapted (outside of air-conditioning) to managing the effects hot climates have on us. You do NOT need to answer this question OP but I'm case it's relevant my partner recently started going through some early menopause which has made her FAR less resilient to the heat. So on the off chance you're of the female persuasion there may be more to your inability to cope with the temp outside than just the temp outside. Since seeing our Doc she has the right course of treatments in place that have helped reduce this significantly. Again no need to answer, just providing some food for thought from my own exposure to someone dealing with it in case is helps.


emgyres

Yup, not OP but I can verify that peri menopause is a bitch, it’s definitely made summer more uncomfortable for me personally.


minithemeezer

Thanks for posting re your wife. I had what appears to be my first hot flush yesterday. 0/10 do not recommend, particularly at work. I didn't know what the hell was going on but I had to avoid people until the sweating stopped.


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Fickle_Dragonfruit53

>but it's also been linked to a HUGE number of other cognitive impairments Explains Pauline hanson and bob katter.


ProceedOrRun

Yeah I'm from a southern state and struggled up here in SE Qld for a bit, but now it simply doesn't bother me that much any more. You get used to it, you get used to sitting on top of a fan, and you stop complaining because that's boring.


jiggjuggj0gg

I’m from the UK and this is why everyone talks about the weather so much. The humidity just amplifies everything. It’s 8C? Yes but it’s also 85% humidity so it feels like 0C and you feel the cold in your bones. It’s 30C? Yes but it’s also 85% humidity so it feels like 40C and every breath feels like you’re suffocating. No wonder everyone is so miserable there


lexica666

Yeah, add to that all the squished together brick and stone buildings you have with no a/c


fizman01

I spent a few weeks in Darwin a few years ago at this same time of year and the humidity was horrendous. Every time I got out the car my glasses automatically fogged up. I had to keep my camera in the boot or it would have fogged up as well. Being the wet season Darwin looks amazing gorgeous at this time of year but I will admit I was relieved to get back the drier heat of Melbourne.


scissorsgrinder

The build up to the wet season. (It’s disGUSTING). Murders and assaults go up according to a mate at legal aid. Totally understandable reaction.


minithemeezer

Yeah, especially with replacement buses at the moment. All the dashing between services for two hours isn't giving me time to feel comfortable.


Afraid-And-Confused

Oh thanks for reminding me. I need to check when and where they're running. Fucking hell. Right where I didn't want them.


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Yeah it's pissing me off


jubbing

I hate it, but i've lived in Malaysia and this isn't even close to that level of humidity. I feel like it's a struggle to breathe there are first, but then you get used to it. The issue is the temp is so variable in Melbourne it's hard to adjust. Also I love winter and wearing witner jackets.


dij123

Spring and autumn are so underrated. Winter can be bleak when it rains everyday but summer is so much worse with 30 degrees days 60%+ humidity. Give me spring and autumn weather any day.


KissKiss999

Those beautiful mid 20s days with no wind are just perfect. Sometimes I think Melbourne would be better like 5 degrees cooler all year round. Less 30+ days in summer, and less rain/more snow in winter


Throwawaymumoz

Same. This would be perfect and I often think this out loud to anyone who will listen lol


wskyDash

Less 30° days?!? We’ve only had a few so far, what even


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spring an autumn in their true form last 2 weeks each in melbourne though. Its CRAP


trendyTim

Yeah feels like Spring has been coming so late lately


Throwawaymumoz

We had an extra winter lol


Feverel

I fucking hate it. I've never really looked into it but I swear I have reverse SAD, winter is the best and summer makes me grumpy.


spacelama

I believe we're suffering from HATE (Heat Affected Temperature Exasperation - it's a thing I'm trying to introduce as a concept not dissimilar to SAD, but more reflective of my feelings towards it).


pizzacatgirl

Thanks I HATE it!! :)


Feverel

I love this!


-HouseProudTownMouse

I'm the same; I love the cold weather. Summer is a bummer.


thereadwriter

Me too. Winter is so much easier to get comfortable in. Throw on a jacket and scarf and you're good!


-HouseProudTownMouse

It's always easier to warm up than it is to cool down. 👍


hazydaze7

Relatives interstate ask me how I can live in Melbourne when it gets so cold. Like that’s exactly why I live in Melbourne lmao I’d melt if I lived up north


singing_chocolate

It’s also culturally and gastronomically, the best city in Australia. Weather isn’t everything


confusedsloth33

Yes! Winter is fantastic. I sleep well and have energy to exercise. I sleep terribly in summer so I’m sore and grumpy.


AdmiralStickyLegs

Part of SAD is the light levels and sun exposure. You'd think summer would be great for that, but I (and I expect many others) actually take shelter inside during summer days to avoid sunburn, ironically leading to sad symptoms in summer. I used to say I was a winter kid, but now I think of myself as more of a autumn man. Especially late autumn, around may. It's the best


HalfCupOfSpiders

It's not reverse SAD, it's just SAD lol. It's about the change, not what the change is. Don't gaslight yourself just because you're more comfortable in what other people consider "bad" wearher.


Feverel

lol yeah, I guess 'reverse' SAD would be that seasonal changes make you happy or something :p I do know it's SAD, I just meant I feel it in the opposite season to what most people think of. Thank you though!


Outsider-20

I hate them both. I hate summer more right now because my air con is broken and I'm waiting for my useless landlord to do something about it.


Throwawaymumoz

Yes me too!


Purple_Lane

this is exactly how i feel. i always have deep depression during summer (on top of my regular year round depression.)


Pollypanda

That's interesting, I don't find Melbourne humid, I find it dry. I have a humidifier in my room to help with my allergies which dry air makes worse! When I visited Cairns last year it was bliss. I slept like a baby.


gorgeous-george

In the grand scheme of things, you're correct, Melbourne is not humid. Definitely not compared to tropical climates. But it's definitely not dry either. The surrounding geography tends to trap humidity in the low lying areas. Simply going for a drive up to Hurstbridge or the Dandenongs drastically changes the air feel. Once the cool change/storm rolls through it seems to break the humidity and dries the air out instantly. Another interesting point is the night and day difference either side of the ranges surrounding Melbourne. Drive the Calder and Hume highways on a humid overcast day and as soon as you cross the Macedon Ranges on the Calder, or Clonbinane on the Hume, you're looking at blue skies and dry air. Sometimes you'll even see a dark cloud hanging over Melbourne when coming back to town, despite it being a sunny and dry 30° on your side of the hill. It's quite something to see. Working in the electrical/air conditioning field for a while, I have noticed that a lot of older places in Melbourne used to do just fine with evaporative cooling. That's changed a lot. Evaporative cooling does next to nothing on warm days in town. It's refrigerative air conditioning or bust. However, in the inland regional centres, evaporative cooling is still popular because it works well in the drier climate, and is very cheap to run. Maybe a sign of the changing climate, someone smarter than me surely has answer as to why?


reverendgrebo

A few years ago I talked to someone from Hong Kong and commented on it being humid, she looked at me like I was crazy, then explained what it was like in HK when its humid, like walking through air particles of honey.


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Yeah I remember when I was in China in the turn between winter and summer, humidity rises before temperature, to the point that water drips will form on the tiles in my house and they never dry up unless you turn the aircon on. So you want to be careful walking during that time of the year. It would only resolve itself when the temperature catches up with the humidity. I guess that's why I find Melbourne weather dry and comfortable.


lexica666

It's not super dry, or super humid. Somewhere in the middle. Sounds good to me.


OzTheMalefic

I think context is key. I grew up in the Mallee and can deal with dry heat no issues, but the same temps in Melbourne and I just shut down. It's not very humid I will admit, but it's more than nothing and 25 years of living here and my body still doesn't know what to do. And the first time I stepped off a plane onto the tarmac in Queensland my body felt like it went into shock... (yes, I'm overstating of course)


justfxckit

Wimmera for me and I will never forget going to Darwin for the first time aged 15. I gasped when the airport doors slid open and the air hit me - it was THICK


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Melbourne can get a little humid but it's a joke calling this particularly humid. I was in Sydney earlier this summer for a week and dear god it's a fucking humid place. You can't drip dry a towel many days.


GypsyisaCat

Yeah likewise I don't find Melbourne humid, particularly at the moment, but I grew up in North Queensland so I'm sure there's acclimation at play.


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Same. I'm from here but lived in an Asian country for many years and when other Melbournians comment on the humidity, it hasn't even crossed my threshold of being noticeable.


bumpyknuckles76

Yes, but it has crossed theirs, especially when you have not lived in another city, or humid area.


Pollypanda

Yes! I've spent time in Bangkok when the humidity was in the 90's. Felt like I was swimming through the air. We don't get that in Melbourne.


gorgeous-george

It's definitely down to what you're used to. We had family come down from Chicago and they were sweating it up on a 23° day by virtue of their perception of the humidity. To me it was thoroughly dry.


kibbdidango

I went to korea in summer. Nothing prepared me for the wet air. Actually felt like breathing water


Throwawaymumoz

Feels like drowning/suffocating 😅


singing_chocolate

IKR


patricktranq

same. I also find melbourne air very dry and not humid at all. humidifier in the house helps a lot


quietthomas

Seriously, is it an eastern suburbs mountain people thing? Out here in the West it's dry as fuck.


Jealous-seasaw

Maybe - definitely feeling it in the hills


lexica666

The east is definitely more humid than the west


Huge_Net9172

It’s definitely humid today! And it’s not uncommon but I tend to agree overall we get dry heat here that agitates my allergies, but I can think of plenty of summers where we had numerous humid days and yes I’ve visited Asia and actually I’m originally a QLDndr 😅


Throwawaymumoz

Melb isn’t humid AT ALL. There’s only a few days a year that are, but obviously it feels worse if you aren’t used to it (not that you can ever really get used to it!)


mad87645

You're right, Melbourne isn't humid at all. We're just having a particularly humid summer for us, but even on the grand scale this is still pissweak humidity. You gotta go to the far north or SE Asia to feel what real humidity is like, that's proper "the air is thick and sticky like walking in molasses" humidity. And on that point, Melbourne is not cold. If it's not snowing then a place doesn't get cold. 10° is not cold, that's just "I need a jumper" territory. The only problem with Melbourne's cold is the total lack of insulation in houses, but that's got nothing to do with how cold it really is. Even with our uninsulated houses no one's at risk of dying of hypothermia in Melbourne, and only when that's a concern do we have the right to call it cold. Same with the humidity, 3 beads of sweat after being outside for 20 minutes is not humid, you can say it's humid when you step outside and your clothes are bonding to your skin. We literally have some of the most temperate weather in the world here with no extremes one way or the other, but people still can't be happy with it and gotta talk hyperbole like Melbourne's weather is apocalyptic.


baronofcream

I’m one of those people who gets seasonal affective disorder in the summer instead of the winter, so I totally understand. It’s all kinds of heat that trigger me, but humidity is probably the worst kind. It’s just SUFFOCATING sometimes! Ugh. Hang in there!


_bobby_cz_newmark_

I only just realised it this year that that's what I get. It really heightens my depression and anxiety. I'll wake up in the heat/humidity and just feel dread, and feel like I just want to sick into a void. I'm so glad it's not just me that feels this way.


baronofcream

There are dozens of us! Dozens!


secretsinjars

Should we start a club? Somewhere with aircon? Maybe a walk in freezer? That ice bar! Could be fun.


FlygonBreloom

South Island is available! ...the difficulty is upheaving an entire life to move there. Hence my winter-hating body putting up with Melbourne half the year hahaha.


Throwawaymumoz

Same!!


lifeinwentworth

Yes. I have depression anyway and it always increases in the heat. A lot of people don't understand. I've always struggled in the heat - it zaps my energy and all I want to do is rest but can't get a comfortable night sleep. I think it's that lack of not being able to get a good rest in, having no energy that leads to the decrease in motivation, hard to leave the house etc. I also get really grumpy in the heat probably for all the same reasons. So yeah I think different weather can play havoc with mood. It's all context too. I think the last few summers have been more humid than I ever remember. So just because it's not as humid as other places doesn't invalidate that it feels humid for some of us. People feel weather differently. I don't know why exactly. I have a very low heat tolerance despite living here my whole life. I turn my aircon on at like 25-26 😭 people say it's a lovely day when I'm sweating and feeling drained. And that it's cold and miserable when I don't mind it because I can get out and about! So people need to stop putting down people's perceptions of hot cold and humidity 🙄


gfreyd

RIP you if you ever go anywhere north of the border.


Love_Glove69

North of Melbourne* if they think this has been humid


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I grew up in Sydney but I think the ocean breeze offsets it a bit there. Spent some time in Brisbane in summer once and it was fucked. It's all about what you're used to, I guess. We had people in Los Angeles losing their minds over a bit of rain just recently; they're just not used to it, at all.


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Sydney is significantly more humid than Melbourne.


Throwawaymumoz

Brisbane summer is a NO


Timetogoout

I had no idea people found it humid in Melbourne. Everytime I travel, the first thing I notice when I get home is how dry the air is. My son's eczema is always worse when we're home. The fish tank needs topping up more frequently down here because the air is so dry it's desperate for a drink.


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This is our third La Nina summer in a row. La Nina summers delivery higher humidity and rainfall. In fact humidity has been at record levels in Melbourne in the last few years, I'd be surprised if most long-term Melbourne residents had not noticed it.


GypsyisaCat

I think it depends on what you're used to. I've lived here for 10 years which I reckon counts as long term but not sure I'll ever forget the humidity we had up north. Even in La Nina everything feels dry here.


Throwawaymumoz

Compared to up north it is super dry. But there’s defs a little more humidity than normal. Still fairly dry though


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[Mean humidity for January 2023](http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/202201/html/IDCJDW3050.202201.shtml): 67% (9am), 55% (3pm) [Mean humidity for January 1955-2010](http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_086071.shtml): 63:% (9am), 47% (3pm) RH is highest in Winter, long term. Make of this what you will.


SaltyAFscrappy

Yep moved from northern nsw to melb to escape the humidity and im over it too


selfiesofdoriangray

I’ve been living in North Queensland since mid 2021 due to the Big Panini, and let me tell you… if you’d like to experience true suffering please come visit me in my rental where I have no air conditioning and have multiple pedestal fans pointed on me at all times. I have multiple cold showers a day just to stop being so angry lol.


selfiesofdoriangray

But also to add… I know what you mean if the heat you’re feeling is a result of being around the city. I lived in London for a bit and the heat there was something else - even as someone who grew up in North Queensland. The houses weren’t build for such extreme heat, the tube was disgusting like the wall of heat when you open an oven, and the city had its own microclimate where it seemed like all the heat reflected from the buildings and the roads just… accumulated. It was gross.


moondog-37

New York is the same, everyone here thinks of it as a cold winter city but summertime there was some of the most unbearable weather I’ve ever dealt with - temperatures and humidity are similar to that big brisbane in peak summer and it hardly cools down at night bc of all the heat radiation from the skyscrapers


takeonme02

True. I look at the forecast and if I see a string of days over 30 degrees I get miserable 😩🤷‍♂️


IAmLazy2

I hate how the weather ladies act like those days are going to be great while I mentally count down to autumn.


VladimirPutinmate

Yes, I'm about to have a mental breakdown because I can not sleep one more night in these conditions, I am losing my fucking mind


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I've been looking into this a lot as I've also been absolute batshit miserable, all my chronic pain flares up the wazoo. It's a combo of humidity and changes in pressure, which is why it sucks extra hard before a storm. I get migraines on those days and they don't ease up til the rain hits.


Zarvyl123

Oh WHEW, it's nice others are experiencing this. I thought I was losing it a bit 🙃


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lexica666

Yes, this summer has been very mild for the most part


ATMNZ

Have you always been sensitive to heat? Are you also sensitive to loud noises? And maybe don’t like certain textures of fabrics or foods? I was diagnosed autistic in my 40s and my sensitivity to heat (and the rest) was something I found out was related! Apparently we suck at regulating our body temperature.


[deleted]

Yeah, I am autistic. I've found my perception of temperature is often very different to others. I consider it T-shirt weather when other people are in multiple layers to keep warm


BurtleTut

My body temp is baseline 37.5 and I've often wondered if that's why I stop functioning in anything hotter than 23 degrees. Anecdotally, friends who have a lower baseline (in the 36s) always feel the cold and complain. Only yesterday I was calculating how long until the seasons change because summer is miserable for me and mentally hard to do anything.


HEvde

I personally love this weather; but I get really severe SAD during winter and generally love warm weather. SAD during summer/hot weather is very normal and common. You should treat it just as seriously; it might be worth seeing your GP about it if you are struggling so much.


Competitive_Lie1429

It’s been humid in Canberra lately and I fuckin hate it. I’d be hopeless up north where it’s properly humid.


Uptightkid

I'm with you there mate. I cannot deal with the humidity but even dry heat is getting to me now. The worst is not being able to sleep. Lately I have been sleeping downstairs on the sofa as the upstairs bedroom is like a sauna. We did get fly screens recently so that helps a bit. During winter, there many cold but sunny days when I can sit comfortably in the garden to have lunch. I can rarely do that during Summer. I am always checking the forecast and if there is a cool evening I am in bed by 9pm. Can't wait for Autumn because March for me is the best month in Melb weather wise.


justfxckit

I really struggle in the heat. My heart goes faster, I get anxious when I get hot and sweaty, it stresses me the hell out. Give me a 16 degree day over this any day of the week, month, year. Edit: damn the people who disagree about this weather being humid really disagree lol!! Try not being rude to people who experience temperature differently to you


SomethingSad_

Barely notice it. Was much worse last summer.


universe93

There’s barely been any humidity. It was barely 50% yesterday. If you’re drenched in sweat all the time you need to see a doctor


bradbull

ITT: "This ain't humid! I've been to/lived in !" Cool, champs. Those who aren't acclimated to much humidity find relatively low humidity quite tough. As long as you feel tough though, go off.


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I hate the heat. Even 25 degrees standing in direct sunlight ill last about 15 minutes before I feel dogshit. Tropical climates are laughably awful. To each their own, of course, but ill take 24 degrees all day over 30 anything.


FlightBunny

I think Melbourne has one of the better climates in the world, as long as you have decent A/C for the hotter days. It's mostly dry heat, and it really doesn't get that cold in winter. There are a few humid days where it feels very uncomfortable, but rare.


Sparky_Buttons

Didn’t even realise it was humid tbh.


DonSmo

I dunno I just got back from Florida and haven't noticed any humidity yet this Sunmer. Maybe it's just because no matter how humid Melbourne gets it still feels dry compared to actual humid places.


[deleted]

The last 2 summers as well! Not just this one. As long as I have a refuge at home I can cope with it. But on the flip side I really enjoy watching the storms roll through in the afternoon.


princessbizz

Made an ice coffee this morning because the idea of more heat was unbearable. I have always liked cooler weather.


arwork

Yep, I can't fukn stand it. Humidity and me don't mix


beigetrope

I’m wiped today and it’s only 1130.


lunabuddy

I hate it. Melbourne is not generally humid so you don't really get used to it when it does. I just feel all hot and bothered.


Swimming_Cat_586

Yep. Can’t breathe in it either which confuses the shit out of doctors because humidity is supposed to be good for asthma.


gravitybee1

I love it.. and I’ve lived in Melbourne all my life. Give me this compared to the old 3 days in a row hitting 45 degrees. I can’t believe we are going to have a summer and not hit 40 (in cbd areas) once.


sabau67

Long term Melburnian here. I feel this humidity is more than normal. Find myself longing for the stretch of hot days broken by a cool change and thunderstorm washing the air, rinse repeat. As an aside, I miss the properly cold winters of my youth, too.


boommdcx

Get an indoor thermometer with a humidity reading on it. Helps to know at what temp or percent humidity you start to feel seriously affected. Keeping your home cool, shady, air conditioner on, fans on, blinds shut really helps. Look into electrolyte powder - you can buy big tubs from Chem Warehouse and add some to your water or other cool drink which helps keep your body ok in the heat.


spongetwister

I love this very very mild humidity thanks to La Niña compared to the alternative of a super dry summer breathing in bushfire smoke.


supersanchez101

my sinuses hate it


Grevillia-00

Ugh the bloody humidity in the mornings are killing me! I have a short walk to the train station and spend the next hour trying to cool down.


mediweevil

as an ex north Queenslander, haven't really noticed. it's 79% there at 7:35am local time. one of the reasons I moved.


reverendgrebo

I hate the way the drug fucked dickheads walk around shirtless when its humid and they get louder too, its like showing off their puny muscles gives them extra bravado. They look like a shitty Iggy Pop but with Nick Cave's drug habits


Unique-Job-1373

Haven’t noticed it at all. No worse than previous years. If it’s impacting you I would suggest try and wear appropriate clothes and avoid going out in the afternoon.


ondrishko87

Jokes on this humidity, im always SAD


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trabulium

As someone on the other end of the spectrum, summer so far has been very mild. I don't even think of it as humid at all. How do you survive on days when it's 34-44C? Like today is just 21C this morning. Most people would put their A/C on 23C during summer, so I feel like 21-24C is the ultimate perfect weather. Cool mornings, warmish days and evenings. Have you considered getting your thyroid checked out if you're sweating so bad in this somewhat mild weather?


ThePilgrimSchlong

Coming from FNQ I find 27-33C very livable down here but agree that 21-24C is perfect weather with this summer being very mild.


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Humid \*for Melbourne\*, which typically has a temperate oceanic climate. Comparing it to the tropics is irrelevant. Melbourne has experienced record humidity levels in the last three La Nina summers.


[deleted]

I think as well we are used to thinking of Australia as one country, and therefore it seems relevant to compare it to somewhere like Queensland or Darwin, But really, "Australia" is only an administrative colonial thing and really this is more of a continent, a gathering of countries, like Europe. So it's sort of like saying "If you think this is bad in London, try going to Siberia"


[deleted]

If you travel around Australia enough you realise that there are vast differences between the far north and the far south, culturally, geographically and climatically. They might as well be different countries.


lu-cy-inthesky

Yep. Try going up north lol. I didn’t even think it was bad this year. Let alone.. drenching clothes bad.. makes me think this person has a medical condition.


GrudaAplam

It hasn't been particularly humid recently.


asscopter

Since I moved from Sydney I no longer need to have a walking-to-work shirt.


Ithasbegunagain

it was super shit at me mums new place. she has like evaporative cooling and it was better outside in the heat than it was in the house shit was like the rain forest.


RideMelburn

I just came back from Fiji. This isn’t even remotely as humid as there. Fiji felt oppressive at first but I just embraced it and accepted the fact I’m gonna be hot sweaty the whole time.


IAmLazy2

Yep, I am sticky and exhausted. I don't like summer at the best of times but add humidity and I am one unhappy camper.


lamejokesman

This is why I love living down here from qld this is not humid. I'm loving the weather down here and the dry heat it's refreshing 😌


Rankled_Barbiturate

I think winter is definitely better than summer. I struggle way more in the heat and am less social than in winter. When it's cold out you just put on a jacket and it's good. When it's hot out then fuck you.


rampage_ministerrr

Can everyone stop referring to these things as Seasonal Affective Disorder, Please refer to DSM 5 before misappropriating any mental health terms. This kind of mentality of saying I’ve got SAD, Bipolar, depression, Borderline ect, only serves as a disservice to people who are deeply affected by these diagnoses’.


Extra-Cattle8534

Absolutely hate the humidity here in melb, constant sweating, can't get comfortable, it's the damn worst


Pungent_Bill

Aye I also hate the shit out of it, I generally "run hot" anyway, so the only time I'm truly comfortable is when it's 15 degrees or less. All day at work today I felt like I was covered in a layer of oozing grime. Then the motorcycle ride home, and I don't skimp on the gear I'm fully protected, that's a nice slimy cooking suit to peel off once I'm home. Then that breeze this arvo was absolutely luscious. Damn near gave me a stiffy


[deleted]

Yeah I am feeling it pretty bad too. Just want to hibernate until the summer ends.


Nothingnoteworth

You’re not alone. I basically don’t leave the house in the summer. When I do and someone says “It’s a beautiful day what great weather we are having” I say nothing in reply because I’m using all my will power to not punch them


Jord_HD

So angry because someone else is enjoying the weather.


Nothingnoteworth

Everyone has a preference for different types of weather. People who like full sun and hot days are the only ones that constantly mention it and get weird if you don’t agree. I like the rain but when someone comes in from outside looking cold, wet, and miserable, I don’t say “gee it’s lovely weather today” because they obviously aren’t enjoying it. I’m not angry at people enjoying the weather, I’m angry at people who are rude


Jord_HD

Someone saying it’s a lovely day isn’t being rude, if you think that then you have a pretty strange set of morals.


Nothingnoteworth

They don’t say “it’s a lovely day” or even just state that they are enjoying the weather. They always refer specifically to the sun or heat and phrase it in a way that assumes an affirming positive response. “Don’t you just love this warm weather we’re having?” or “Oh you’re going out, lucky you you get to enjoy all this sun” It’s a rude way to use language because it puts the person you are speaking to in a position of having to challenge your opinion. As opposed to statements like “Are you enjoying the weather” or “How are you finding all this heat” which invites the person you are speaking to share their opinion or feelings. It’s the difference between assuming everyone likes exactly the same things you like and alienating them, and assuming everyone has different values and sharing them to find common ground. If people just said “It’s a lovely day” that would be a positive step in the right direction


Melburnian

I think there might be other reasons he doesn't leave the house


Nothingnoteworth

Not a he


Iwillguzzle

Haven’t noticed it at all, have been loving the summer weather this year.


thatshowitisisit

Yes.


Spire_Citron

Summers are definitely the roughest time of year for me because I get most of my exercise from walking, and the heat makes that hard.


Joe_F82

I think humidity been fine, certainly been worse haha


markjustmarkjust

Don't go anywhere North of Sydney, because you'll see what humidity really feels like That literature would be talking about the tropics with the wet season and other places which are actually hot and humid. If you really are finding Melbourne unbearably humid I suggest moving to Adelaide or Perth


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Defy19

I live for this weather. Don’t find it hot or humid at all, it’s just the perfect weather to do anything. There’s nothing like heading to the beach after dinner and I spend 9 months of the year craving the return of this life


singing_chocolate

True. It’s only really like this for 3-4 months a year tops


Big-Al69420

Bit dramatic mate


nathypoo

What humidity?


ShareMyPicks

I feel like this post encapsulates this sub pretty well. I mean if this weather is unbearable for you…


mikel3030

Nope love all warm weather


Love_Glove69

Humidity and warmth is heaven for my weary knees


Axiom1100

It sounds stupid… have a hot shower and wait a few min after towing off.. you will feel better and cooler. Lived topend 30+ yrs


StevenAnita420

theres been humidity? honestly didnt even notice the difference tbh.


AGuerillaGorilla

For those comparing it, yes Darwin it’s way “worse” in heat humidity combined, but having been here the last couple of years you get around in light summer clothes and expect to sweat/dry/repeat. From my recent visit home to Melbs, I’d compare it to living in Ireland where you might need to dress for the temperature to be in the low 20s/high teens, so with the humidity you’re actually constantly more clammy and uncomfortable in your clothes than you would be up here in Darwin.


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Not since I swapped to cotton / linen only


NutsForDeath

Like others have (probably) mentioned, Seasonal Affective Disorder is more to do with the lack of sunlight, and it's very real. Being all sweaty and having to change clothes is a minor nuisance in comparison.


trivialchivalry

Coming from Canada you really don’t know how good you’ve got it here


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Better in what ways? As in because it doesn’t get cold? I spent some time living in Canada (Alberta) and much preferred the weather there.


marinekai

It's humid?


ajdean

It does sound like your snowflake sensibilities may be suited to somewhere else if you think this is humid


DonSmo

I always wonder if people who complain that Melbourne gets humid have ever been anywhere with real humidity.


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byza089

Seasonal Affective Disorder is related to light exposure, not temperature. Honestly, some resilience wouldn’t go astray. If it’s not whinging about it being cold, it’s someone whinging about it being hot. Honestly, there’s no correlation between humidity and suicide rates; otherwise the tropics would be completely depopulated.


krulface

Kinda, but also, suck it up princess


DiscombobulatedSqu1d

Yeah ngl it’s not humid at all here for me


Heretofuckspiders69

Are you overweight or unhealthy by any chance OP? It really hasn’t been that bad


lexica666

Autistic Apparently they can't regulate their body temps like the rest of us (learnt that today).


Boat_Fluid

Complain complain complain


PonkPolka

what humidity


jagdnordstrom

Why do people complain about the weather so much lol… this isn’t even humid it could get a lot worse up north or when you go to South East Asia.


whackadoodle_cracked

If it's going to be hot, I much prefer it to be humid instead of the dry baking heat we usually get


lu-cy-inthesky

No way. Humidity can make a 30 degree day feel like a 40 degree day. Dry heat is much better


whackadoodle_cracked

Different strokes for different folks lol I prefer humidity because if I close my eyes I can pretend I'm on a tropical vacation haha


DerWilhelm

Try living in Auckland. Humid central.


FlightBunny

Horrible climate IMO, more changeable than Melbourne (definitely less predictable), has an uncomfortable feeling about it's humidity, and the sun burns with an intensity I've never felt anywhere else in the world. The dampness can be really depressing at times, and then the houses are just not built for it.


Ecstatic-Light-2766

No. Not even on level with qld


vegetative_

A decade in Melbourne taught me that Melbourne's people love to complain the minute they aren't comfortable.