humedad
/umeˈdad/feminine
Humidity in Spanish is humedad.
humedad is used to refer to the amount of water vapour in the air. It is also the standard word used to describe a damp or moist feeling on surfaces or within a room.
Meaning: amount of water vapour in the air (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun is feminine, so it is used with the feminine article la or with feminine adjectives such as alta (high).
How do you pronounce it?
/umeˈdad/
Did you know?
- In certain Spanish-speaking regions, doctors or elders might refer to 'having the dampness' or tener la humedad to describe the ache in one's joints caused by rheumatism.
- In many Spanish-speaking regions, humedad is used to describe the specific problem of rising damp in walls, treating the building's moisture as a structural illness.
- While 'humidity' in English is almost exclusively a weather term, the Spanish adjective húmedo is used much more broadly to describe the texture of food, such as a 'moist' cake.
Examples in context
- Es difícil respirar cuando hay mucha humedad.It's difficult to breathe when humidity is high.This sentence shows how to describe the difficulty of breathing when there is a lot of humedad.Tatoeba #1055669 by Shishir, translation #553578 by aandrusiak
- Que con el calor y la humedad, no dormí bien.What with the heat and the humidity, I didn't sleep well.This sentence expresses how heat and humedad can affect one's sleep.Tatoeba #1428259 by peibolvig, translation #267075 by CM
- Suele formarse niebla cuando hay humedad y baja la temperatura.Fog is usually formed when there is humidity and low temperature.This sentence describes how fog forms due to humedad and low temperatures.Tatoeba #5727599 by arh, translation #6141835 by jamesbcn
- La humedad está alta hoy.The humidity is high today.
- La humedad es un factor importante en la prevención de daños estructurales.Humidity is an important factor in preventing structural damage.
- El tiempo estuvo muy húmedo durante mi viaje a la costa.The weather was very humid during my trip to the coast.
- Debido al calor sofocante, la humedad se hace presente.Due to the suffocating heat, humidity becomes noticeable.
- La pesadez del aire indica que la humedad está alta.The heaviness of the air indicates high humidity.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are walking through a tropical park.
- Sofía¡Qué calor hace y qué humedad!It's so hot and there's so much humidity!
- JavierEs verdad, la humedad es insoportable.It's true, the humidity is unbearable.
- SofíaPrefiero un clima más seco, Javier.I prefer a drier climate, Javier.
- JavierYo también, Sofía, este aire está muy pesado.Me too, Sofia, this air is very heavy.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “humidity” translations and entries humedad, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
