# Why do my joints hurt when the weather changes?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-joints-hurt-when-the-weather-changes/71708>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 8, 2001, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-joints-hurt-when-the-weather-changes/71708 "2001-07-08T17:19:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![pezwookiee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@pezwookiee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezwookiee)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2001, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-joints-hurt-when-the-weather-changes/71708/1 "2001-07-08T17:19:42Z")

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Ow. My poor knees.

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**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2001, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-joints-hurt-when-the-weather-changes/71708/2 "2001-07-08T17:47:23Z")

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[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=76741](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=76741)

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**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-joints-hurt-when-the-weather-changes/71708/3 "2001-07-10T05:34:19Z")

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Because of the humidity and air pressure.

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**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-joints-hurt-when-the-weather-changes/71708/4 "2001-07-10T15:08:30Z")

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If you think your joints hurt when the whether changes, maybe you’re smoking too many of them.  
Oops, sorry, never mind…:D!