how humidity affects the speed of sound?

Humidity makes the air more dense. Sound travels by the vibration of particles. Sound travels extremly fast in dense objects because the particles are so tightly bound together so they vibrate at a more intense rate causing sound to be able to travel alot quicker. 
Hence humidity increase the speed of sound

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Humidity affects the speed of sound by slowing it ever so slightly. Think of the moisture in the air as something that dampers the sound waves, almost muffling them.
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