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It is actually and measurably warmer because its molecules are in motion relative to still air. It feels colder because it evaporates moisture off your skin. In hot, dry and windy conditions, if you get out of a swimming pool the wind will feel very cold right up to the point when you are dry, then suddenly you will get very HOT.

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No, it is the same temperature. When the wind is light/still, the heat from your body causes a warm pocket of air to form around you. When the winds have a higher strength, this pocket of air is blown away, and hence you feel colder. This is known as wind chill.

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