Comfortable home humidity?

[Rupp]

Any of you guys know what a typical comfortable humidity should be?

[fireball]

If I'm not mistaken it should ideally be around 40%.

[MikeMatthews]

It depends on the temperature, and the amount of convection (ceiling fans). Heat index is a common way to specify, but it doesn't take into account flow.

[sbessel]

For me it is right between "Honey it's too damn hot in here" and "Holy Crap, I'm freezing" These often change, overlap and are extremely random... I have yet to figure a way to track with an event...

[siliconmelt]

Here's how a USAToday Weather Man answered that same question.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/reso...ck/wahumid.htm

[Czechmarty]

sbessel,
Your precise definition just made my day!! ( ROTFLMAO )
But true is, the WAF is the most important think for most of us.

Marty

[huggy591]

Here in SO FL we find that 40% at typical mid-70's room temps is ideal, especially when compared to external humidity of 55% to 100% (typically 60%) at temps of high 80's - low 90's. I think perception of ideal humidity is somewhat of a sliding scale, base on temp and some of the factors above.