Does weather (heat and humidity) have an affect on RA?

I live in Houston.  Where it does not get much hotter or more humid.  The summer months do not seem to aggravate my symptoms.  I find that cold weather seems to make my joints more stiff. 

 

Good luck with your new location!

 

Stacy

I've always heard that California only HAS one season!!  Actually Brett, even though I'm very new to all this I'm starting to notice rainy days make me ache.  Although it could just be that rainy days make me blue so I notice pain more.  What can I say, rainy days and Mondays always get me down.

Hi Bret,

I think I'm the opposite of a lot of people because hot humid weather makes me flare more.  I live in Maryland and summertime is miserable for me because it can get so humid.  My joints much prefer snow and cold weather.   

 

Christine 

I was diagnosed with RA one year ago.  I moved to North East Florida 3 years ago.  My RA is very bad with the heavy humidity that we experience here in St Augustine.  Thank God the A/C is a bit cheaper than CT and it helps a great deal during the extremely humid times.  

I live in Northeast PA, the weather ALWAYS aggravates my RA! Dampness, himidity, change in the weather...like a Cold Front moving in.  PA is probably one of the worst places to live if you have RA!

HELLO I'M 24 YRS OLD AND I ACTUALLY HAD THIS RA FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AND I I'M CURRENTLY LIVING IN TWENTYNINE PALMS CA. WERE THE WHEATER IS CRAPPY LOL THERE'S SO MUCH HUMIDITY AND I'M HAVING THE MOST HORRIBLE FLARES OF MY LIFE I'M PREGNANT AND EVEN SO I'M FLARING UP BAD I'M IN SO MUCH PAIN AND I THINK MY JOINT PREFER COLD DRY WHEATER OF DRY WARM . GOOD LUCK WITH ALL TAKE CARE

Dear Brett

I have had RA foe over 20 years, having lived in  Houston,Tx for 15 of those years where the heat and humidity can be extreme I can say for myself that the climate there was the best thing for me. I was transferred to Cleveland,Ohio 5 years ago and the weather is a terrible thing for me. I am fine in the late spring and through the early fall but from about mid October when the temps begin to dip I have flare-ups and pain most of the winter. I plan on going back to warm weather when I retire.

Dee

Yes.  I just moved back to South Texas, TX from Colorado.  Every time I vivisted Colorado I would feel better, then because of a job offer I moved to a town with very low humidity there and all my symptoms disapeared 100% for the rntire time I was there.  As I would visit Texas from time to time, I would notice the arthritic symptoms returning midly, as I would only stay in Texas for a weekend, but now that I'm back full time also the full array of arthritic symptoms.  I would say that humidity plays a huge role on how you feel.  I remember when they used tosen Arthritic Patients to Colorado Springs many years ago, mild temperatures and dry weather does help Arthritic patients!

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh yeah weather and humidity play a huge roll I am 33 with sever (RA) and my doc. said about the only state what would do you good is Az. I currently live here in mighigan where we ger rain and over casts all the time i've notices i am having more pain in the summer time so far and it seems any normal or high humidity or weather change I can tell you like 8 hrs before a storm comes up...Im going to experment with humidifers see if that makes any difference right now mositure is my house is around 50% which is normal i just just knwo i feel good when it is down under 20% which is concitered low himidity If i was you I would try to stay in northern Cali...good luck