I guess condensation is an issue with passive cooling in hot humid climates. But I did a search online and it seems there are quite a few effective strategies for cooling in hot humid countries that don't involve aircon. The house has to be designed with that in mind though.
Given the power costs of running AC non-stop I assure you most Floridians would jump on some kind of passive option. What strategies did you find that are effective in humid climates?
You would think they would jump on solar panels as well, but apparently not. Someone else commented that this might be partly down to hurricanes and insurance. Here are some articles I found from a quick search:
Except for some of the more exotic ones (phase change wax cooling) these are frequently used in Florida and you still need AC, certainly during the summer. Don’t get me wrong, bad dumb Americans and especially Floridians and all that, but this place is strictly uninhabitable without AC.
For some intuition, ocean surface temperatures peaked over 100°F this summer. The exact numbers are somewhat debatable, but "the ocean cannot cool a human" is not.
The best map I can find is actually from the Washington Post as it shows the measurements in context.
