Understanding Humidity % ... Pleas help I am confused?

Question

okay if the humidity is at 10% is it stickier more humid? or

is it less stickier and less humid at 10%

so basically is it one of those less % amount is more humid or the other way around?

Answer 1

10% is very dry.

Answer 2

At any given temperature, air can contain a certain maximum proportion of water vapor. That maximum rises rapidly with increasing temperature.

Relative humidity is the ratio of the actual proportion of water vapor in the air to the maximum possible at that temperature.

Answer 3

It is always very dry at 10% humidity. Different temperatures affect on what percentage humidity is dry or humid. The higher the number, the more humid it is. Usually, i go by the dew point temperature, which is a much better indicator of the humidity, especially on those hot, summer days. For example, at 90 degrees, it begins to really feel humid when the humidity gets to about 50%, or when the dewpoint, gets above 65-70 degrees. However, there is a big difference between 50% humidity at 90 degrees than 50% at 70 degrees. The air is pretty dry at 70 degrees when the humidity is 50% because the dew point is much lower. The higher the dewpoint, the more humid it is. That's why i go more by the dewpoint. Here's you a little chart that i made of dewpoint temperatures.

Less than 60- Very Comfortable

60-65 - A bit humid, but tolerable

65-70 - Muggy, begins to feel uncomfortable

70-75 - Very humid, very uncomfortable

Over 75- Disgusting

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Humidity is nothing but water vapor in the air. The more water in the air, the stickier it feels on your skin (feels wet). If the humidity is at 40%, it feels stickier than at 10%.

There is a stage where water in the air will turn back into a liquide that is called dew. The temperature that change occurs is called the dew point.