Air conditioning apparatus and air conditioning control method

An air conditioning control method for controlling an air conditioning apparatus using a processor, the air conditioning apparatus including a heat exchanger that exchanges heat between air inside a room and a refrigerant, an air blower that blows air cooled by the heat exchanger, and an air outlet for blowing air blown by the air blower into the room, the air conditioning control method comprising:

• acquiring a first absolute humidity indicating a target absolute humidity determined from a first temperature indicating a previously set temperature and a first relative humidity indicating a previously set relative humidity;
• acquiring a dew-point temperature determined from the first temperature and the first relative humidity;
• acquiring a second absolute humidity indicating an absolute humidity inside the room, the absolute humidity being determined from a second temperature indicating a temperature inside the room and a second relative humidity indicating a relative humidity inside the room;
• and
• controlling a dehumidification operation that stops air-blowing of the air blower, closes the air outlet, and cools the heat exchanger at the dew-point temperature when the second absolute humidity is higher than the first absolute humidity.