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Do air conditioners work better in humid weather?

Given the same outside temperature, and assuming you disregard the initial phase when the air conditioner is dehumidifying the room (assume the room is sealed), would the humid air be better at cooling the condenser coils? Note: There is no direct contact between the humid air and the evaporate coils.

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It seems to me, air with more water in it should be able to absorb more heat. Water has a better ability to absorb heat than air.
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The equation for performance of an air conditioner is COP=QL/(QH-QL)...since humid air would help cool the condenser coils, QH would be slightly lower, making it a little bit more efficient.
Since evaporation is not part of the process (outside of the coils), I doubt it would make a big difference. Since both dry and wet air are practically ideal gases, humid air might carry less heat away, since the water molecule H2O is lighter than either oxygen O2 or nitrogen N2.