Sunshine,
We were at Lake Mead last July, when the temp registered 117. It was more comfortable than 95 with high humidity in the north or southeast.

When we were in Vegas last year in July...temps ranged from 115-120 and it felt extrememly HOT! Dry, no humidity..didn't matter - it was brutal. Dress cool, don't try to walk to far...drink lots of water.

regardless, you will have a good time. it's vegas, baby, vegas!

We were there this weekend last year for my sister's wedding,a nd it was just as hot. We found that about 3 AM, the termperature dropped into the 80s and you could stand to walk the Strip! :-D Just drink plenty of water and you'll be fine!

We were in Vegas in early July for a few days when it was 104. The low humidity did make the heat feel tolerable, but it still was hot. My advice is to always carry water when your walking because it is easy to get dehydrated. Try to limit your walking to the early morning or nightime hours if possible.

Have fun in Vegas!

To BirminghamRocks--I've lived in Scottsdale for several years so I know what heat is like, and I've been in Houston, NO and Miami during summer.

But my point was that people often say things like CaribRuby about high heat and humidity in error.
The truth is that as the temp goes up the humidity 'burns off' and in the US you simply don't ever find a combo of 90/90. In fact if memory serves, this never occurs naturally anywhere on the outer surface of the earth.

A temp of 90 and humidity of 80% is a heat index of 112, and that's right about the upper range you'll find in New Orleans any time of year. That's considered a dangerous weather condition and alerts go out via media services at those levels.

Scientifically, that makes sense. But the way it FEELS is another matter, LOL.

Just don't forget the sunglasses. Last year we were there in July - 117 (a record for that day). Walking wasn't bad, but I thought my eyes were on fire when I walked out of the Venetian onto the bridge across the strip!

Travleis, you are taking this relative humidity thing way to seriously! Lighten up a little, okay? Saying something like, "It was 95 degrees and the humidity was around 98%" is not meant to be taken literally. It's a figure of speech. You know, those funny little things that people say that really aren't true in all cases, but help get a point across? Let it go, already...

Based on personal experience....if you would like to simulate Vegas summer heat do this:

Get a hair dryer going on high as hot as it can get, direct the air flow at your face from 6 inches, take a handful of sand and slowly sprinkle it into the airflow of the dryer.

There you have it...dry heat.

The previous posters are right. It is, take your breath away hot!

Thanks Chele60

I didnt think this was going to get so literal.... If it someone asks what the weather is and I say "it's raining cats and dogs", that doesnt mean puppies are falling from the sky, for goodness sakes, but you get the idea that there is a hard rain coming down.

Sunshine wasn't even asking a question looking for an answer, I just commented to a post.
My point was that FL is VERY humid, Vegas is not. Yes, Vegas IS very very hot, and for some periods of time I personally perfer it over the almost 100% humidity (did that make you smile :)

Ruby

As I said CaribRuby, I'm sure you were only exaggerating for effect. The only reason I mentioned that is a previous 'heated' (pun intended) debate here once before about this little know weather fact. I was educated by someone who had studied this issue carefully.