It is humid today versus It is close today

[Tom]

Hi

Is there any difference between:

"It is humid today." and "It is close today."

Many thanks

Tom

[Alan]

Hi Tom,

To me humid puts the emphasis on the dampness in the air as well as the sense of being hot and stuffy. Close means that it's hot and stuffy and damp- not much sense of air around you.

In brief they both refer to the same kind of atmosphere.

Alan
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