Top 50 Sweatiest US Cities

Amused

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1. San Antonio, TX
2. Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
3. New Orleans, LA
4. Houston, TX
5. West Palm Beach, FL
6. Orlando, FL
7. Memphis, TN
8. Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL
9. Phoenix, AZ
10. Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL
11. Oklahoma City, OK
12. Birmingham, AL
13. Atlanta, GA
14. Nashville, TN
15. St. Louis, MO
16. Charlotte, NC
17. Raleigh/Durham, NC
18. Kansas City, MO
19. Greenville/Spartanburg, SC
20. Washington, D.C
21. Sacramento, CA
22. Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA
23. Greensboro/High Point, NC
24. Albuquerque/Santa Fe, NM
25. Hilo, HI
26. Baltimore, MD
27. Cincinnati, OH
28. Philadelphia, PA
28. Pittsburgh, PA
29. Harrisburg/Lancaster, PA
30. New York, NY
31. Salt Lake City, UT
32. Columbus, OH
33. Hartford/New Haven, CT
34. Chicago, IL
35. Denver, CO
36. Fresno/Visalia, CA
37. Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
38. Indianapolis, IN
39. Detroit, MI
40. Grand Rapids, MI
41. Cleveland, OH
42. Providence, RI
43. Boston, MA
44. Portland, OR
45. Buffalo, NY
46. Milwaukee, WI
47. Los Angeles, CA
48. San Diego, CA
49. Seattle, WA
50. San Francisco, CA
51. Barrow, AK

The ranking is based on the average U.S. male/female height and weight, and the average high temperature and relative humidity level in each of the cities during June, July and August. The sweat level was analyzed based on the assumption that the individual was walking for one hour each day.
 

SaltBoy

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Okay, please explain why Phoenix is #9 and Las Vegas isn't even on the list. :confused:
 

stockjock

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Woohoo...#6 too...hey that must mean that Vortex22 and I live in the same city...man, sometimes I think I should be a rocket scientist!!
 

Lucky

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Dayum, no wonder I sweat so much.

1. San Antonio, TX <----Lived there for 4 years
4. Houston, TX<-----Lived there for 8 years
18. Kansas City, MO<---Lived there for 4 years
24. Albuquerque/Santa Fe, NM<------Own a cattle ranch near there
28. Pittsburgh, PA<-----Lived there
31. Salt Lake City, UT<---Lived near there for 2 years
32. Columbus, OH<------Live near here currently, 3 years
34. Chicago, IL<----Lived there 2 years
41. Cleveland, OH<---Lived there
45. Buffalo, NY<----Lived near there

 

PlatinumGold

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there must not be a whole lot of difference between #1 and #13, i've lived in both san antonio and Atlanta and i can tell you, atlanta is about as hot and sweaty as they come. especially during the rainy seasons. humidity in atlanta is killer and that's what in my opinion makes it worse than pheonix which has the higher temperatures.
 

charrison

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I would have to say New Orleans deserves the #1 rank. The times i have visited there, i have definatly sweated more than when I am at home in San Antonio.
 

CraigRT

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isn't Phoenix the city that is like always over 100 degrees? every time i watch the weather channel the highest temperature is in Phoenix. almost every single time.. that has to be the warmest city in the United States from what I have seen... no?

crazy..
 

Boogak

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Las Vegas probably isn't on the list due to its low humidity level, the so called "dry heat".
Woohoo, I'm #2!!
 

heat23

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Austin, TX isnt even on there?!? if u go within 3 feet of a window or front door of ur house u start sweating! thats how hot it is

yes i do agree, new orleans should be #1
 

luv2chill

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San Francisco is # 50? Whatever!!! SF is usually 50-60 degrees and foggy. I realize it's at the bottom of the list but shouldn't some place like Honolulu be on the list instead?

:confused:

l2c
 

aphex

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Go Florida!!!!! :D

(aphex smells his pits)
 

CSMOOTH

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That list is a load of crap. I live in Hawaii and went to college in San Francisco. How are you gonna sweat in San Francisco. With all the fog, the only sweating that is going on is when you have too many layers of clothes on or if you are inside with the heat turned on too high. I say any city in Hawaii would make you sweat 10 times more than anything that SF has to offer.
 

Dulanic

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You guys didnt seem to notice they also took into account the average weight and stuff of people in thoose cities too. Humidity is a HUGE factor also, hence why Las Vegas isnt on there... I wasnt sweating when I was in Las Vegas and it was 95... however I sweat like crazy here in Chicago alot when its 85 cause its so damned humid alot.
 

tokamak

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I live in the area of #2. Matter of fact, its about 95 and rising and humid here right now, and i'm about to go mow 2 yards. looks like i'll be adding to the total