蒸し暑い(むしあつい) - Hot/Humid Climate

 Japan is a very humid country in climate - very much more humid compared to the Vancouver climate that I am used to. But how does one describe the humid climate here in Japan?

The word that the Japanese people use is: 蒸し暑い(むしあつい)

蒸し暑い (humid/hot temperatures) contain the word 暑い which of course means "hot" in Japanese, and the first part of the word can also be used to steam something (蒸す). Steamed buns for example also use the same kanji and are called 蒸しパン, literally translating to steamed bread.

Some Japanese people can also use the phrase "蒸し蒸し(ムシムシ)" to describe hot/humid temperatures.

ex. 

aさん: 今日めっちゃ蒸し蒸しするわ。

bさん: うんうん！ すごく蒸し暑いね！