Living with Florida’s humidity, backed by the data
Five federal and research datasets, read for one state — plus straight guides on dehumidifiers, mold, and keeping a Florida home dry. No fluff, no guesswork.
The research
We pulled three decades of NOAA hourly records for five Florida cities and counted every oppressive day. The result is the clearest picture of where, and how badly, the state stays humid.
Read the full analysis →The data behind this site
There is no lab here and no shelf of test units. What there is: federal records and research datasets, filtered down to what applies to a house in this state. Every number on this site traces back to one of these five.
All five research pages → · How we use each one, and where the limits are →
Start here
What the numbers mean for your home, the ideal levels, and the signs your air is too damp.
Explore humidity →How to size one for Florida, which type to buy, and the units that hold up in this climate.
Explore dehumidifiers →When you can clean it yourself, when to call a pro, and how to stop it coming back.
Explore mold →Humidity by city
Oppressive days per year — the number of days the dew point hits 75°F
Enter your room size and how damp it is — get a pint recommendation tuned for Florida in seconds.
Who’s behind this
A third of my life was spent at sea as a bosun; after that I drove a truck across nearly every state in the country. Now I live on the Florida coast and run this site the way I’d want the information myself: from the actual data, checked against real sources, with nothing made up.
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