Humidity

Best advice on my part would be come visit, travel, visit and travel again. My wife and I traveled 10 years RVing before moving permanently on the west coast in Nayarit, by renting if ever not good climate, to humid we'll move inland.

Adios y buen dia a todos, GyC.

Hi... I'm no expert, but from my looking around, it seems all coastal areas are humid. Some may be worse than others, but if you are near the water, it's gonna be humid. Higher elevations (4000' and above) tend to have better climates. Lake Chapala or San Miguel de Allende,maybe?

dukie1 wrote:

I'm 71, retiring & wish to relocate to Mex, probably in November.  I've looked at the Northwest continental coast but it is so deserty hot I've decided against it.  The temp  on the Yucatan coast seemed better but a friend warned me about the humidity.  Is it really that bad?  If Yucatan doesn't work out I'll look at the southern Pacific Mex coast & if that won't fit the summer comfort bill turn to the mountain towns.  I've really got my heart set on the beach, kayaking & surf fishing though.

Dukie1

I am currently visiting Rosarito and that is a beach area with from what I can tell little humidity. With the breeze it is quite cold, so you might like that.

I live in the yucatan neighborhood. Yes it gets pretty warm and you adjust, that's why I find Rosarito quite cool. I will continue living in my area because of the stunning views and great beaches. Is it humid ? yes , but not intolerably so. The breezes are the saving factor in living there. Towns like Merida have the humidity without the breezes because they are not directly on the cost, and there is a major difference. No ocean no cooling breezes. As you get older that heat might be something you look forward to. Many older people have problems staying warm. As others have said you should visit and decide. If water activities are your thing , you should think carefully about southern Mexico or the west coast.

I'm hoping I can get used to it.  Rosarito sounds ideal,  I'll have to put it on my radar.  I'm from Vermont (hence to snowman avatar) but the summers here are surprisingly hot &,at times humid.  I'm used to let's say  biking in 95 F weather & enjoying it.  In Sonora summer hiking was advised against in the summer due to poisonous snakes.  Does this hold true in the Yucatan as well?
Thank Dukie

dukie1 wrote:

I'm hoping I can get used to it.  Rosarito sounds ideal,  I'll have to put it on my radar.  I'm from Vermont (hence to snowman avatar) but the summers here are surprisingly hot &,at times humid.  I'm used to let's say  biking in 95 F weather & enjoying it.  In Sonora summer hiking was advised against in the summer due to poisonous snakes.  Does this hold true in the Yucatan as well?
Thank Dukie

I have heard that there are  rattlesnakes  in the mountain areas, especially the far northern desert type , similar to Arizona.
I have not  seen snakes in the yucatan, but  " in the Yucatan peninsula there are five species of snakes that are lethal to humans. Four of them belong to the family Viperidae while one belongs to the Elapidae family."
Riviera Maya: in Quintana roo seems to be popular among snakes. in 6 years I have never seen them, but to be fair I have never looked for them and I stay out of their area, plus 'tourism has made them go deeper in to the jungle areas'.
I have encountered scorpions, fortunately we have the black, not poisonous types here. There is also a grey spider and tan colored scorpions in the north that are not harmless. I used to see gigantic iguanas in Cancun but not any more. Where I live there are very large iguanas , geckos, and lizards but not the enormous lizards that used to frequent Cancun.

Thank you for the informative reply.  It sounds like I can hike in those months but be anxious or wear high boots.

Duke

dukie1 wrote:

Thank you for the informative reply.  It sounds like I can hike in those months but be anxious or wear high boots.

Duke

They really don't want to see people , so just see them first.

in California I would ride every day, and only saw rattlers dead across the trail. There are places in some countries where snakes see people as a challenge, but that is the uncommon snake in exotic countries, like Australia and Tipan. Yes Australia where there seems to more poisonous things per square inch than any other place I have ever been.