Why do people catch colds during rainy weather, even if they don't get drenched?

Question

I should say "I". Where I live (Manila, Philippines) temperatures range between 28 to 34C (on a really hot day). It's urban, and the city has significant air pollution - a view of the city from hills on the exurbs at night shows sodium lighting through a milky haze, reminiscent of views of the "machine city" in the Wachowskis' movie Matrix.

Answer 1

Yeah people catch colds most often when there is close contact between people indoors. Colds are not cause by cold weather or rainy weather. I'm sure this is a myth that many people believe.

Answer 2

Because when it's raining, people go inside.  When you have large groups of people sticking together inside a closed space, there is more opportunity for the germs to pass from one person to another.

You don't catch a cold from being wet or cold...you catch it from being in contact with someone else who is carrying the germs.

Answer 3

she is completely right