I think you need some good bike gear , layering is OK but a decent jacket and trousers or a one piece suit would be much, much better .
You won't find anything that will do for the cold AND for humid heat.So you'll have to compromise just a bit.
Top of the line bike gear will have ventilation with zips and velcro secured vents.
Also there will be inner liners that can be removed .Handlebar mitts are good too ,you can get them from stores that sell ATV gear [ they do not seem to be fashionable amongst the bike crowd ]
Try and buy your gear in the USA it is cheaper and you'll get more choice .Or buy from a Hein Gericke store in Britain .
Helly Hansen underwear is good , I haven't used it for biking but it works at -35c in Canada on the ranch. Stansfields is good too .There are lined trousers that you can buy form Carhartts and similar companys ,I prefer these to long johns .[You can still get those red combos with an escape hatch in the arse - well you know if they wus good enough for John Wayne ! But I've never indulged .]
Gloves are important , take some for cold and some for the heat and a spare pair as well .Never ride without gloves ,gravel is nasty stuff to pick out of your palms and bruises are reduced by an extra skin of leather .
My apols if some of this is old hat , but there is nothing that will fit into a thimble , a TARDIS thimble perhaps would hold it all .
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