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TonyJPRoss t1_j0lukfp wrote

Reply to comment by ibonek_naw_ibo in How does high humidity affect perceived temperature in hot and cold environments? by MindTheReddit

Something with a high specific heat capacity needs more heat to increase its temperature by 1 degree.

Conductivity directly describes how much heat flow you get per difference in temperature.

They're related concepts but I think conductivity is the relevant one here. You feel colder when heat is drawn out of your body.

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kilotesla t1_j0lwdxg wrote

What would be relevant here is the convection coefficient, which is a result of heat capacity, thermal conductivity, and viscosity, as well as the geometry and the wind, if any. But it doesn't change significantly with humidity at cool or cold temperatures.

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