Is Los Angeles humid or arid?
Surprisingly statistics from both NOAA , and Cityrating.com show that Los Angeles has, on average, a slightly higher relative humidity than, say, Albany, New York. It is hard to believe because the air in L.A. does not have that hot, sticky feeling that air in east coast cities has. Perhaps this phenomenon is because the air in Los Angeles usually comes off the ocean and is cool compared to air over land masses where the sun has had time to warm it. Until I researched the statistics I too would have said that L.A. was more arid. Also, it is a common misconception that Los Angeles is warm all year long. Actually L.A. does have a very noticeable Winter season where overnight low temperatures can get into the low 40’s, and day time highs in the low to mid 50’s. This misconception probably is caused because, although it can get “cold”, it is usually sunny, and because of the low altitude it doesn’t snow in Los Angeles.
