Name: James Anacortes, WA (Zone 8b) (Heat zone - 1, Sunset zone - 5)
It shouldn't be the humidity. Mine thrived in Corpus Christi, on padre island, and are still doing quite well here in Jacksonville, which is similar to your climate. They just need less water when humid out.
I am not an early bird or a night owl--I am some form of permanently exhausted pigeon