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How to Say "Humid" in French

3 ways to talk about humid weather in French — from tourist-friendly to local fluency.

Tourist Simple survival phrases anyone can say
Il fait lourd.
Eel feh loor
It feels heavy.
The French way to say humid/muggy
Expat Natural conversational sentences
Il fait lourd aujourd'hui, on étouffe dehors.
Eel feh loor oh-zhoor-DWEE, on ay-TOOF duh-OR
It feels heavy today, we suffocate outside.
étouffer = to suffocate/smother
Local Idioms and expressions that sound native
C'est une chaleur humide étouffante, on se croirait dans une serre !
Seh ewn sha-LUR ew-MEED ay-too-FAHNT, on suh krwah-REH dahn ewn sehr
It's stifling humid heat, you'd think you were in a greenhouse!
serre = greenhouse, perfect metaphor for humid heat
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