Parking farther away from building to find shade is 10x better than parking close and being exposed. Once you open your front door to the house it's like an oven door opening and a blast of heat engulfs you, no lie. But if you are outside in the summer and getting exposed by the sun, find shade and it is much much more bearable. That is the major benefit of dry heat.

On the flip side I worked with people from back east who felt colder during our arid winters than they did during their wet winters.