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ELI5: If water is better at conducting electricity than air, why do static electricity shocks happen more often in dry air?

Every winter I get zapped with shocks by static electricity whenever I touch something metal, or another being. Why does this seem to only happen in the dry winter months and not in the humid summer months?
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You have almost answered your own question. You get static shocks when the air fails to connect you electrically with the things around you, so when you finally touch them, any electrical difference is resolved very suddenly. Ouch. When the air is moist, you have a constant though very weak electrical connection with the things around you, so the electric difference does not build up.