Wet clothes dry more quickly on a warm dry day than on a cold humid day.why?

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On a warm dry day, the amount of moisture present in the air is much lesser. The hotter the air, faster is the evaporation. So cloths dry faster on hot sunny .

On a cold humid day, moisture is more in air and air is colder due to which rate of evaporation is less.

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