Ah summer in Fayetteville, where the sweat is so bad, we’ve now been recognized as one of the sweatiest cities in the entire country.

The good folks at mydatingadvisor.com put together a list of the sweatiest cities in the country, among the top 200 largest metro areas. And Fayetteville came in at number 46 on the list, the second sweatiest city in North Carolina. Charlotte as at 42.

So what is it that makes a city the sweatiest in the country? Well, a lot of things were taken into account in the study. A common theme in most of the top cities however, is that they are mostly in high humidity areas. We know all about that.

The study measured things like average summer temperatures, how long the summer season lasts, relative humidity, days above 90 degrees, exercise rates, population density and a lot more.

“In order to determine the sweatiest cities in the nation, MyDatingAdviser.com compared 200 of the largest metro areas across three key dimensions: 1) Weather, 2) Sweat Factors and 3) Cooling Off. We evaluated each of those dimensions using 12 relevant metrics of perspiration friendliness.”

With all that taken into account, Fayetteville came in just below Augusta, Georgia on the list, and just above Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

So here’s a look at where the sweatiest cities in the country and in North Carolina are, including Fayetteville.

• National Top 10

  Here’s the sweatiest cities in the country overall.

• 1. Orlando, Florida

  

  Lots of sweaty people at Disney in Orlando. Obviously. (Photo by Jacqueline Nell/Disneyland Resort via Getty Images)

  • Average Summer Temperature: 83.5 °F, with 92 °F (high) and 75 °F (low)
  • Summer Season: 4.4 months
  • Relative Humidity: 78%
  • Days Above 90 Degrees: 97 per year
  • Exercise Rate: 50.6%
  • Population Density: 2,642 people per square mile

• 2. Corpus Christi, Texas

  • Average Summer Temperature: 86 °F, with 93 °F (high) and 79 °F (low)
  • Summer Season: 3.9 months
  • Relative Humidity: 76%
  • Days Above 90 Degrees: 98.4 per year
  • Exercise Rate: 43.4%
  • Population Density: 2,050 people per square mile

• 3. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Average Summer Temperature: 85 °F, with 92 °F (high) and 78°F (low)
  • Summer Season: 4.3 months
  • Relative Humidity: 78%
  • Days Above 90 Degrees: 84.4 per year
  • Exercise Rate: 51.2%
  • Population Density: 2,480 people per square mile

• 4. New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Average Summer Temperature: 85 °F, with 92 °F (high) and 78 °F (low)
  • Summer Season: 4.1 months
  • Relative Humidity: 79%
  • Days Above 90 Degrees: 77.7 per year
  • Exercise Rate: 52.5%
  • Population Density: 2,287 people per square mile

• 5. Tallahassee, Florida

  • Average Summer Temperature: 82 °F, with 93 °F (high) and 71 °F (low)
  • Summer Season: 4.4 months
  • Relative Humidity: 77%
  • Days Above 90 Degrees: 85.6 per year
  • Exercise Rate: 52.6%
  • Population Density: 1,988 people per square mile

• 6. Houston, Texas

  

  Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

  • Average Summer Temperature: 85 °F, with 93 °F (high) and 77 °F (low)
  • Summer Season: 3.6 months
  • Relative Humidity: 74%
  • Days Above 90 Degrees: 99.6 per year
  • Exercise Rate: 52.3%
  • Population Density: 3632 people per square mile

• 7. Montgomery, Alabama

  • Average Summer Temperature: 82 °F, with 92 °F (high) and 72 °F (low)
  • Summer Season: 4.1 months
  • Relative Humidity: 73%
  • Days Above 90 Degrees: 118 per year
  • Exercise Rate: 45.7%
  • Population Density: 1,235 people per square mile

• 8. Cape Coral, Florida

  • Average Summer Temperature: 83.5 °F, with 92 °F (high) and 75 °F (low)
  • Summer Season: 4.6 months
  • Relative Humidity: 73%
  • Days Above 90 Degrees: 111.3 per year
  • Exercise Rate: 54.1%
  • Population Density: 1978 people per square mile

• 9. Laredo, Texas

  • Average Summer Temperature: 89.5 °F, with 100 °F (high) and 79 °F (low)
  • Summer Season: 4.1 months
  • Relative Humidity: 52%
  • Days Above 90 Degrees: 159.8 per year
  • Population Density: 2,529 people per square mile

• 10. Jacksonville, Florida

  • Average Summer Temperature: 83.5 °F, with 92 °F (high) and 75 °F (low)
  • Summer Season: 4 months
  • Relative Humidity: 78%
  • Days Above 90 Degrees: 62.1 per year
  • Exercise Rate: 50.9%
  • Population Density: 1,256 people per square mile

• The Sweatiest Cities in North Carolina

  Here’s where all the North Carolina cities came in on the list, with their overall national ranking.

• 42. Charlotte

  

  Downtown Charlotte, North Carolina. (Getty Images)

   

• 47. Fayetteville

  

• 60. Raleigh

  

• 112. Greensboro

  

  Greensboro, North Carolina (Getty Images)

• 114. Winston-Salem

  

  Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Getty Images)

• 120. Durham

  

  Durham, North Carolina

• 132. Cary

  

• The Least Sweaty Cities in the Country

  And what about the places without sweat? There’s a pattern here too.

• The Bottom (but really top) 5

  • 200: Oceanside, California
  • 199: Salinas, California
  • 198: Tacoma, Washington
  • 197: Huntington, California
  • 196: Salem, Oregon

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