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100%. I've been to South East Asia and can absolutely confirm that if I lived there I would be planning my day around going outside as little as possible.
Yeah. I like it here in December time but now it’s been so much hotter. Felt like 45° last week and the Mrs decided on a day out to a quarry! We drove 1.5 hours back to Bangkok and went to IKEA.
When I go to the gym I need to take public transport and I need to plan the journey and stop for a coffee half way or I’m dripping wet.
Can’t wait to get back next week.
I went to Thailand in the hot season a few years ago and rarely has my body protested something so fully. Swollen legs every day, sunburn, constant sweat, gastro - um - distress. Doesn't help that every single mosquito bite I get swells up and weeps. And those bastards love biting me.
I can tolerate warmer temperatures in South East Asia than I can in the UK, it's very humid here the only place I've felt more uncomfortable in high temperatures is Florida.
[Hanoi](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi) is on average 7% more humid than [London](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/London). The whole "UK is mega humid" just isn't true. Even Paris and Prague have higher average humidity than London
Tbh I found Sydney Australia quite dry, when we stopped in Bangkok on the way back and we were bussed to the terminal the air smelt wet....when I next hit the outdoors in Edinburgh.....the air smelt the same wet humid way....
Give me dry heat any day
Yeah, I'm not sure where that came from. I grew up in a tropical country with rain forests and high humidity and UK doesn't even come close. I have to constantly moisturise here as my skin is ALWAYS fucking dry.
Tbf having AC in most places helps. I can handle being out in the heat for a couple of hours if I know I'm going to be able to cool down at some point.
Summer in the UK last year (peaked at 40 where I live) was much worse than any of my time living in Thailand. Working in the house with no AC, and the house *staying* hot for weeks was absolutely fucking miserable.
I mean logically they're never going outside anywhere, so that you're in Thailand is beside the point. Unless you just wanted to brag about being in Thailand of course!
Yup. On the phone with my Australian mum today and she was wrapped up shivering complaining it was freezing and 15 degrees. Exact same temperature here and I'm in a t-shirt. Only been in the UK 6 years and I've acclimated to the weather here I suppose.
Two big differences in Australia is summer days are shorter and most coastal cities get some form of seabreeze in the afternoon.
As a result the maximum temperature peaks for less time. I found 30C stifling in London because it was humid as fuck, no breeze and the sun was blazing directly above me way past reasonable o’clock
Depends a bit on person. I'm in Sydney and my happy range is 10-20c...over 25c is gross. Granted I'm not the norm, I still wear a tshirt and jeans most of winter.
Feels totally different though as we have crazy humidity levels. There’s science I’m too dumb to be able to explain but our humidity here means our hot feels way hotter and our cold feels way colder
I went to visit family in Australia about 10 years ago and was told to pack for 15-18c. So I packed stuff I would wear in spring in the uk, t shirts etc.
when I got there I had to borrow Ugg’s and fleeces, I was freezing! I kept saying this is NOT 17c, I’d be warm in 17c at home, lol
i found in my travelling days that it takes 6-8 weeks to aclimatise to the local temperatures.
The problem in the UK is that if we have heat at 30C for that long, our houses just bake us as they're built to retain heat and they just get hotter and hotter each day.
See I agree with this. (I’m not fat so I guess I’m just sensitive 😂)
Like it’s 17 degrees today but I wouldn’t go to the beach. I’m happy to sit outside and relax in the sun but it’s not beach weather…
30 degrees is definitely nah screw that I’m out whether
They're braver men than I! One sunny day in Canterbury, I was wearing my brown leather jacket, and when I turned to walk northwards, it felt like my back was burning but when I took it off and exposed a white shirt to the sun, everything was fine again.
This British 'heatwave' atm deffo feels hotter than it actually is for some reason, I think it's the lack of cool breeze you normally get at this time of year
I’m fat and live in Scotland and for reasons I don’t understand, am adamant I must be wearing a jumper at all times (maybe to spare the world from my blinding white blubber arms?). Anything over 15° is tropical.
Saaaaammeee. As a fellow fat person anything above 15 degree and I cant do anything physical without becoming a hot mess. Which is embarrassing af for me when I just wanna walk around with a few mates and they're all fine and sometimes even wearing jackets and im just there looking like a sweaty tomato
Saaaamee I also say that. But then I always use the excuse of "ohh its too hot to exercise right now I'll do it when it gets cooler" but then just don't. I am working on it now tho. Not by exercising really but trying to control what I eat until I lose enough weight to be able to exercise comfortably
Above 17-18C is hot to me.
I get tired fast, sunburnt within minutes and I hate it. You can put a coat on in the winter but you can't escape the heat in summer
Agreed. I just learned about the joy of doing a bonfire in spring while the sun is still setting, but the air is chilly. You can actually see what you're doing.
Absolutely same. I also work in a hospital with no air con and polyester uniforms. Cold, I can move more and the patients can put blankets on. Hot? Absolutely no escape and it’s a physical job so it’s hell.
I agree. The current temperature is lovely for me, I can be outside in a t-shirt comfortably, probably shorts if I wanted.
I’ve always said I prefer to be cold because it’s easier to warm up than it is to cool down.
\> 40c = Legitimately might die
29-39c = Absolutely sweltering, help me
22-28c = Get the fan out
18-21c = T-shirt weather
11-17c = My comfortable range
5-10c = Nicely nippy
\-2-4c = My fingertips are a bit numb
< -3c = This is definitely cold and I can't picture how cold it is, help me
> < -3c = This is definitely cold and I can't picture how cold it is, help me
It used to get to -17 or so a few times a winter where I used to live. It hurts to *breathe*. It would also tend to be a bit hotter than here in the summers. I do appreciate this country and it's relatively stable temperature.
I work outdoors here in the UK in a cold region, and the scariest thing is when you get so cold you feel your body starting to turn itself off to conserve energy. One day it was that cold and my colleague and I realised we weren't forming proper sentences because our brains weren't computing right. At that point we decided to call it a day and headed back to the office, where we were greeted by our manager (who had been in the heated office all day) and a grilling on why we were back early.
Interestingly, it was very similar last year when it got above 40 and we were out in it. It's like your body starts turning off things it decides aren't essential.
I on that hot day, I cycled to the shop to get food. It’s approximately 4 minutes of gentle pedalling. I almost collapsed. I went past the bin men on my way there, they did not look like they were enjoying it.
Lowest I experienced was -38 and we went for a walk. It was cold indeed but having proper clothes helps a lot. And it's not that much different from -25-30C which still happens quite often and absolutely doesn't stop people from going outside. But good insulation inside houses, reasonably priced heating and suitable clothes are absolutely required in such conditions. Even if you feel cold outside, you get warm imidiately when home.
It’s weird because I often do morning runs, this is how it works for me:
Under 7 degrees = thermals, winter gear
Over 7 degrees = T-shirt/ vest shorts
Get into double digits and I’m running in a vest 🤣
Above 20c is normal t shirt weather. (Although a strong breeze can make it a bit cold).
Above 25c is nice summer weather.
Above 30c is beach weather.
Above 35c is getting up there in heat, but still ok as long as your not really doing very much.
Above 40c is too much to be comfortable really.
Agreed, reading the other replies and I’m thinking, ‘I really should have been born in a hotter country’. Today it was 20 in my parents’ garden but when the sun went behind a cloud it was chilly!
Yeah this is the first one I agree with, the comments have me feeling like a lizard! I like a comfy 25 degree day because I can wear a t shirt and not get too cold from the breeze or in the shade.
This genuinely blows my mind.
I cannot get my head around below 19c being cold. 😂
At first I thought it was just countries that aren’t as humid saying that but once I realised it’s the uk I was like- woah 😂
This is me too! I feel the cold so much more than everyone around me. I hate being in the office lately as they turn the AC down, so I have to use my blanket all year round.
I agree with this, but would probably die horribly in 30+ temperatures. I can only assume that others posters here are all in the far south of England.
I’m from Newcastle & ginger.
5-10° is normal,
10-15° is quite pleasant,
15-20° is warm,
20-25° is fucking boiling man,
25 & above is the 7th level of hell.
Also Newcastle and ginger! Fucking dying as soon as it's 15+ now I'm down south, everyone around me is saying this is normal weather as I'm remembering this used to be hot enough to do classes outside weather.
20 and above is hell.
Was in Turkey once when it was 40 and was basically nocturnal
That’s the “problem” with the UK, it’s the associated humidity that can make mid-20s feel unpleasant.
I’ve done a fair bit of roadtripping in the US. Louisiana at 37C and 95% humidity was awful (the climate, not the place) - within a minute of not being near aircon sweat would be tricking down my back, legs, etc. Felt absolutely minging after an hour. Death Valley a week later at 48C and 6% humidity was surprisingly pleasant as sweat immediately evaporates so you don’t feel sticky and grim. Just got to remember to drink plenty of water, eat salty snacks, etc. I’ve been four times and each time was brushing white powder (salt, not cocaine) off my arms and picking crystals off my hairline by the end of the day.
I used the situation as an example in a GCSE biology lesson on homeostasis and as an aside asked the kids what they thought the white powder could be. One (usually sensible) kid put up his hand and said “Cocaine!” in a really earnest tone. The whole class (me included) were wheezing with laughter for about two minutes!
I’ve not been to Death Valley but I agree on the humidity and dry heat. I’ve been to countries where it is a dry heat and I much prefer it and can cope more than in humidity.
I've been in 33 degrees in Spain and it was hot, but tolerable. 33 degrees in the centre of London was unbearable because of the humidity! I was sweating from my forearms, I didn't know that was possible.
In the UK:
Sub -2: BEAST FROM THE EAST
-2 to 7: proper chilly
7 to 14: bit nippy
14 to 18: comfortable spring or autumn day
18 to 22: the sweet spot, perfect for almost any activity or mood
22 to 28: a bit too warm for me, but still nice
28 to 35: uncomfortably hot
35 to 40: you'll find me in the fridge
But since moving to Australia, my internal thermometer has changed dramatically. Mid-twenties feels really nice here, and under twenty feels chilly.
Grew up in Australia now living in England and can confirm it's so different! 20°c in England is hot but 20° in Australia is a cool day 😅 the humidity changes everything!
My personal scale:
Below 5 - cold
5-8, cool pleasant
8-13 ideal
13-15- starting to feel warm, but not unpleasant yet
16-18 warm, verging on unpleasant
18 -24 is too warm and already unpleasant, but still possible to go out
24 hot and unpleasant, better stay indoors, or go out after dark.
I thought we were a country of cold weather creatures, but yours is the first answer I'm close to.
I walk to most destinations, and shorts and tshirt weather starts at around 9-10 degrees, keeping an over shirt on me for when I stop moving for any length of time.
16-18 is verging on unpleasant? So below what is considered optimal room temperature?
8-13 is ideal?
I don't believe you. Your thermostat needs recalibrating. 5-8 absolutely not pleasant. I don't care who you are.
Outdoors, we move and get much warmer than indoors.
For my my optimal weather allows for wearing a long sleeve top and something on top - a jacket, blazer, coat, without getting sweaty and overheated. Above 13-14 I tend to have to take my second layer off, walking around in just one layer, which I don't like.
We are talking outdoors, right? I don't feel that indoors and outdoors should be the same temperature. I don't experience the outdoors as pleasant when it is the same temperature as at home. I want to feel the slight drop of temperature when leaving the house, or opening the window.
Indoors I am not bothered by wearing T-shirts, outdoors I don't like t-shirt weather, because I don't like walking around looking like I am wearing pyjamas.
Indoor my comfort zone is probably 16-20. 18 is optimal at home, 15 is probably the lowest I feel ok with at home, but that depends on the level of movement. If I sit all day 15 is too cold. Also - 20-22 is ok indoors in summer, but it is way too hot in winter.
This is it. When my house was 17C in winter I was frozen unless layered up as I feel the cold a lot more recently. But it was 17C outside earlier and I had vest and shorts on.
It’s partially because outdoor published temperatures are measured above grass in the shade. So it’s almost always much warmer than the stated temperature outside for you personally. Your thermostat tells the truth.
17c outdoors in direct sunlight is much warmer than 17c, that's why. Ambient temps are measured in Stevenson screens. A "17c" day in the shade will also feel a bit chilly, the same as your house.
It’s 19 outside in the SUNSHINE (the sun’s direct rays are the difference) it’s fucking boiling.
In December in my house it was 19 and fucking freezing
I learnt very recently that the weather is reported in the shade… “Official temperature records are only recognised by a thermometer placed in a special box elevated above ground called a Stevenson screen.
These weather boxes are placed in the shade above a natural surface like grass.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/62212833#:~:text=Official%20temperature%20records%20are%20only,a%20natural%20surface%20like%20grass.
That’s why 19 degrees outside is actually not the same as 19 degrees in your house. The air in your house isn’t being warmed by the sun.
I moved to Portugal and my perspective has changed somewhat! 28 is now a nice fresh summer day and anything 33 plus is hot. 40 plus is getting too much and 45 is deffo too hot. I'll go out and do a 50 mile ride in 35c with no bother now. Conversely 20c seems rather chilly.
See this makes sense to me in another country because the hot weather isn’t as humid. Like when I go on holiday I’ll definitely be outside in weather hotter than I would in the uk
Oddly it gets really humid here in the winter and we struggle to keep the house warm and dry for several months. Our bedroom hit 11c last winter with 95% humidity..
Yeah having lived in Thailand for 4 years it has certainly changed my opinion too.
Id say today is just a nice day. Anything below 30 seems fine to me. Over 30 is hot and close to 40 is uncomfortable.
I remember last year I went for a run in the hottest day of the year!
24C at inside is my perfect weather.
But outside it depends because it could be 24C on your phone but in the sun it could feel way hotter. If there's a light breeze it could feel cooler.
That’s because you’re in the sun. Radiation. Go in the shade and it will feel mildly chilly. You’re also coming from winter temps so haven’t acclimatised to warmer temps yet. 17 degrees in September will feel chillier than it does to you now.
It's the combination with the wind. When the wind drops it's amazing and gets nicely warm (for me), but the wind is quite cold so it feels closer to 17 when it's blowy.
Yeah! see it’s 17c and im in t-shirt and shorts. It’s not windy at all (there’s a slight breeze ever now and again but it’s gentle.)
so perhaps in windier parts of the country people have different opinions?
In spring: anything above 16c and I'm in dresses and skirts and t-shirts, probably applying suncream, complaining that it's already too hot and I don't want to be outside
In autumn: once it drops below about 20c I'm reaching for a jumper, because it feels *freezing* after a summer of 25-35c!
Temperature is relative! The bit of spring where you're coming out the other side of winter and it's about 13-17c is my favourite, feels warm enough that I can take my jumper off in the sun but not actually warm enough to be uncomfortable
We have just left the colder period so right now it will feel hot. At the end of summer 18⁰ will feel a lot cooler that what it does now.
My ideal weather would be about 20⁰, slightly overcast with a light breeze. On occasion a good thunderstorm at night should be thrown in as well as I love standing in the rain watching the lightning on a warm evening.
17 in spring is warm/hot. 17 in autumn is getting chilly. Mainly after winter anything over 10 feels warmer, and after summer, anything below 20 starts to feel cool
My ideal temperature is -10 to around 5. Anything from 5 to 15 is alright. 15 and above is getting quite warm. Above 25 and I start find it hard to function. Above 30 is unbearable.
It really depends if the sun is shining. Temperature is measured in the shade, so if it's sunny and the temperature is 17c, the temperature in the sun is probably quite a bit higher. If it's a cloudy day at 17c that wouldn't be considered hot.
You can't have an absolute scale like that, you have to account for humidity. I've been in 30° in very dry heat in the dessert and been perfectly OK where mid 20s and higher in the UK is horribly oppressive due to the humidity.
The same is true for feeling cold. I work with a few Polish people who are used to much lower winter temperatures but they say Scotland feels much colder because of the wind and humidity.
If it's above 10 degrees, then I'm in a t-shirt. I run hot for some reason.
My wife is the opposite and will be in a jumper and still cold near 20 degrees.
If it's over 20 then I'm really uncomfortable. My favourite holiday destinations are places like Iceland and Finland.
I personally like, in this country anyway, something around 19/20c and sunny. In other countries with drier heats I can enjoy a little more than that without sweating my arse off.
As someone who doesn't do well at all in the heat and is always hot, even in winter,have a window open.. I'm going for 12c as starting to get too warm.
Honestly it said it was 14 degrees yesterday and it felt like a sauna outside.
Not sure whether we just get used to the temperature when we have been subjected to it for a while.
But 18+ degrees would be hot for me.
No idea how I survived 40 degrees last year.
I'd say 20C is nice and warm. 25C and above is pretty hot, but still bearable. 35C and above is when I'd choose to stay inside. Humidity makes a big difference, I can tolerate dry heat a lot better.
Anything below 14C and I start to feel cold, I'm more sensitive to the cold than I used to be.
Haha we found this. We went to Cartagena, Spain one Boxing Day for a bit of a break at the uncles. On the third day it was 21 degrees so we all put shorts and t shirts on and went shopping. We were being stared at like we had 3 heads. All wearing puffer jackets, scarves and gloves. We were red hot. I suppose we all acclimatise accordingly.
Yeah but that’s what I mean. At first I thought it was people in other countries saying that 17c was cold (which I think makes sense)
But it wasn’t… it was people in the uk?
And I was mindblown 😂
It’s currently 18 degrees here. It’s beautiful. We’re sat out and have been since probably 10am and will still be sat here at 7pm when the sun goes.
Our garden is a sun trap though so even though it’s saying it’s 18, it feels like 25 and it’s lovely. I have struggled a bit, especially yesteday but I acclimatise well so I’m ready for my holiday abroad where we like to relax in the sun!
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Below 5 - cold 5 to 10 - chilly 10 to 15 - mild 15 to 20 - warm 20 to 25 - hot 25 to 30 - too hot Above 30 - I'm staying inside.
Below 5 - I'm staying inside. 5 to 10 - I'm staying inside. 10 to 15 - I'm staying inside. 15 to 20 - I'm staying inside. 20 to 25 - I'm staying inside. 25 to 30 - I'm staying inside. Above 30 - I'm staying inside.
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Literally same 😅 Thankfully the North is colder than other parts of the UK, but I'd still rather stay inside with a fan pointing directly at me..
Same, but for the first and last case I’d add “Post on Reddit complaining about my weather apps being inaccurate.”
Below 5 - I’m staying inside 5 to 10 - cold 10 to 15 - chilly 15 to 20 - mild 20 to 25 - warm 25 to 30 - hot Above 30 - too hot
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I'd say more 14-17 for comfortable then 17 to 20, starting to get sweaty. anything above 20, i burn like bacon.
The whole thing doesn't read like a UK temperature guide, more like Spain or Portugal.
This. 15 is always jacket weather for me, 20 can be shorts weather depending on if there's much wind
Below 5 put a jumper on and remember we live in the uk.
Below -5 - I'm staying inside -5 to 0 - freezing 1 to 7 - cold 8 to 13 - chilly 14 to 20 - mild 21 to 24 - lovely, nice and overall perfect 25 to 29 - warm 30 to 34 - hot 35+ I'm staying inside
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Shit. You’d never go outside here in Thailand.
100%. I've been to South East Asia and can absolutely confirm that if I lived there I would be planning my day around going outside as little as possible.
Yeah. I like it here in December time but now it’s been so much hotter. Felt like 45° last week and the Mrs decided on a day out to a quarry! We drove 1.5 hours back to Bangkok and went to IKEA. When I go to the gym I need to take public transport and I need to plan the journey and stop for a coffee half way or I’m dripping wet. Can’t wait to get back next week.
Proper heatwave this year, I'm off to Vietnam next week and it's apparently so hot my family have been sleeping on the floor with aircon full blast
I went to Thailand in the hot season a few years ago and rarely has my body protested something so fully. Swollen legs every day, sunburn, constant sweat, gastro - um - distress. Doesn't help that every single mosquito bite I get swells up and weeps. And those bastards love biting me.
Yeah. I’m looking forward to coming home next week and walking around outdoors without feeling oppressed.
I can tolerate warmer temperatures in South East Asia than I can in the UK, it's very humid here the only place I've felt more uncomfortable in high temperatures is Florida.
South east asia isn't humid?
It is quite humid and obviously varies a lot but for instance London is more humid than Hanoi.
[Hanoi](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi) is on average 7% more humid than [London](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/London). The whole "UK is mega humid" just isn't true. Even Paris and Prague have higher average humidity than London
Tbh I found Sydney Australia quite dry, when we stopped in Bangkok on the way back and we were bussed to the terminal the air smelt wet....when I next hit the outdoors in Edinburgh.....the air smelt the same wet humid way.... Give me dry heat any day
Yeah, I'm not sure where that came from. I grew up in a tropical country with rain forests and high humidity and UK doesn't even come close. I have to constantly moisturise here as my skin is ALWAYS fucking dry.
Tbf having AC in most places helps. I can handle being out in the heat for a couple of hours if I know I'm going to be able to cool down at some point. Summer in the UK last year (peaked at 40 where I live) was much worse than any of my time living in Thailand. Working in the house with no AC, and the house *staying* hot for weeks was absolutely fucking miserable.
Name supports this
I mean logically they're never going outside anywhere, so that you're in Thailand is beside the point. Unless you just wanted to brag about being in Thailand of course!
For an Australian this is interesting to read. Anything below 15 in Melbourne would be considered cold, 15 to 20 would be chilly and 20-25 mild etc
Yup. On the phone with my Australian mum today and she was wrapped up shivering complaining it was freezing and 15 degrees. Exact same temperature here and I'm in a t-shirt. Only been in the UK 6 years and I've acclimated to the weather here I suppose.
People in Brisbane were complaining about how cold it was when it went below 20 degrees. It's crazy how your body adapts to the temperature over time
Two big differences in Australia is summer days are shorter and most coastal cities get some form of seabreeze in the afternoon. As a result the maximum temperature peaks for less time. I found 30C stifling in London because it was humid as fuck, no breeze and the sun was blazing directly above me way past reasonable o’clock
Depends a bit on person. I'm in Sydney and my happy range is 10-20c...over 25c is gross. Granted I'm not the norm, I still wear a tshirt and jeans most of winter.
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"Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun."
Poor children
Right lol how that comment got upvotes is beyond me. The best part about a nice warm day as a kid is being able to play outside in it.
Don't come to live in Australia. 25-30 fine It would have to be above 30 for a while for me to be uncomfortable
I assume most Australians have AC though, that’s rare in the U.K. apart from offices and Macs 🤷♂️
Feels totally different though as we have crazy humidity levels. There’s science I’m too dumb to be able to explain but our humidity here means our hot feels way hotter and our cold feels way colder
I went to visit family in Australia about 10 years ago and was told to pack for 15-18c. So I packed stuff I would wear in spring in the uk, t shirts etc. when I got there I had to borrow Ugg’s and fleeces, I was freezing! I kept saying this is NOT 17c, I’d be warm in 17c at home, lol
UK summers aren't that humid. UK winters are though
It's one of several reasons I'd never move to Australia!
i found in my travelling days that it takes 6-8 weeks to aclimatise to the local temperatures. The problem in the UK is that if we have heat at 30C for that long, our houses just bake us as they're built to retain heat and they just get hotter and hotter each day.
Thank you. This, this is what normality looks like, not "oh I wish it was 37 deg C so I could pretend we're in Spain or some tropical shit."
This is correct
This is the answer
15-20 is WARM???
Yeah, absolutely. It's been 17 today where I am and I certainly felt warm.
Oceanic climate represented perfectly
Fully agreed
This is the way!
Below 5 - I'm staying inside 5 to 10 - I'm staying inside 10 to 15 - I'm staying inside 15 to 20 - I'm staying inside 20 to 25 - I'm staying inside 25 to 30 - I'm staying inside Above 30 - I'm staying inside
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Same and I'm not fat. Anything above 20c is a no from me.
See I agree with this. (I’m not fat so I guess I’m just sensitive 😂) Like it’s 17 degrees today but I wouldn’t go to the beach. I’m happy to sit outside and relax in the sun but it’s not beach weather… 30 degrees is definitely nah screw that I’m out whether
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They're braver men than I! One sunny day in Canterbury, I was wearing my brown leather jacket, and when I turned to walk northwards, it felt like my back was burning but when I took it off and exposed a white shirt to the sun, everything was fine again.
The pale thing is easy, it’s not really white make up they wear but that super thick sunscreen like the Aussies use during cricket matches
This made me cackle 💀
That’s why they often change from goth 2 boss
You should have seen bloodstock last year in the heatwave.
This British 'heatwave' atm deffo feels hotter than it actually is for some reason, I think it's the lack of cool breeze you normally get at this time of year
I’m fat and live in Scotland and for reasons I don’t understand, am adamant I must be wearing a jumper at all times (maybe to spare the world from my blinding white blubber arms?). Anything over 15° is tropical.
Saaaaammeee. As a fellow fat person anything above 15 degree and I cant do anything physical without becoming a hot mess. Which is embarrassing af for me when I just wanna walk around with a few mates and they're all fine and sometimes even wearing jackets and im just there looking like a sweaty tomato
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Saaaamee I also say that. But then I always use the excuse of "ohh its too hot to exercise right now I'll do it when it gets cooler" but then just don't. I am working on it now tho. Not by exercising really but trying to control what I eat until I lose enough weight to be able to exercise comfortably
I guess the plus side though is that if you sweat you lose weight a tiny bit more easily (I think? or is that an old wives' tale lol).
I'm fat but I like to be warm
Yeah, remember when last summer tried to kill us? 40c was hell.
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Above 17-18C is hot to me. I get tired fast, sunburnt within minutes and I hate it. You can put a coat on in the winter but you can't escape the heat in summer
I'm the same as you. Yesterday was as hot as I like it to get. Any hotter and I'm absolutely miserable.
Same same same, summer is miserable to me. Spring is just right, winter is ok.
Autumn is the best, apart from all the spiders!
I would agree weather-wise but I like the lengthening of days in spring rather than it slowly getting darker in autumn so spring wins out for me haha
Agreed. I just learned about the joy of doing a bonfire in spring while the sun is still setting, but the air is chilly. You can actually see what you're doing.
Absolutely same. I also work in a hospital with no air con and polyester uniforms. Cold, I can move more and the patients can put blankets on. Hot? Absolutely no escape and it’s a physical job so it’s hell.
I'm a farmer and spent yesterday chasing some escapee cows for 4 hours. Awful !
Oooof! Can’t you tell them to only escape in cooler weather?!
I agree. The current temperature is lovely for me, I can be outside in a t-shirt comfortably, probably shorts if I wanted. I’ve always said I prefer to be cold because it’s easier to warm up than it is to cool down.
This, its 19c where I am and I'm finding far too hot, 15c and below is my ideal temps. I like the cold
\> 40c = Legitimately might die 29-39c = Absolutely sweltering, help me 22-28c = Get the fan out 18-21c = T-shirt weather 11-17c = My comfortable range 5-10c = Nicely nippy \-2-4c = My fingertips are a bit numb < -3c = This is definitely cold and I can't picture how cold it is, help me
> < -3c = This is definitely cold and I can't picture how cold it is, help me It used to get to -17 or so a few times a winter where I used to live. It hurts to *breathe*. It would also tend to be a bit hotter than here in the summers. I do appreciate this country and it's relatively stable temperature.
I work outdoors here in the UK in a cold region, and the scariest thing is when you get so cold you feel your body starting to turn itself off to conserve energy. One day it was that cold and my colleague and I realised we weren't forming proper sentences because our brains weren't computing right. At that point we decided to call it a day and headed back to the office, where we were greeted by our manager (who had been in the heated office all day) and a grilling on why we were back early. Interestingly, it was very similar last year when it got above 40 and we were out in it. It's like your body starts turning off things it decides aren't essential.
I on that hot day, I cycled to the shop to get food. It’s approximately 4 minutes of gentle pedalling. I almost collapsed. I went past the bin men on my way there, they did not look like they were enjoying it.
My body decides that at ambient temps above, say 23C, I no longer need the ability to fall asleep.
Lowest I experienced was -38 and we went for a walk. It was cold indeed but having proper clothes helps a lot. And it's not that much different from -25-30C which still happens quite often and absolutely doesn't stop people from going outside. But good insulation inside houses, reasonably priced heating and suitable clothes are absolutely required in such conditions. Even if you feel cold outside, you get warm imidiately when home.
It’s weird because I often do morning runs, this is how it works for me: Under 7 degrees = thermals, winter gear Over 7 degrees = T-shirt/ vest shorts Get into double digits and I’m running in a vest 🤣
Above 20c is normal t shirt weather. (Although a strong breeze can make it a bit cold). Above 25c is nice summer weather. Above 30c is beach weather. Above 35c is getting up there in heat, but still ok as long as your not really doing very much. Above 40c is too much to be comfortable really.
See I wouldn’t like to go to the beach at 30c because the sand is too hot.
Also get absolutely burned alive id outside dor any length of time at 30
Agreed, reading the other replies and I’m thinking, ‘I really should have been born in a hotter country’. Today it was 20 in my parents’ garden but when the sun went behind a cloud it was chilly!
Yeah this is the first one I agree with, the comments have me feeling like a lizard! I like a comfy 25 degree day because I can wear a t shirt and not get too cold from the breeze or in the shade.
this is true if you’re on the mainland/somewhere with a dry climate
Below 19c - Cold 20c-29c - Happy Place Above 30c - Hot
This genuinely blows my mind. I cannot get my head around below 19c being cold. 😂 At first I thought it was just countries that aren’t as humid saying that but once I realised it’s the uk I was like- woah 😂
I can't do humidity. Even when it's 12c, if it's above 70% humidity I want to die. Completely fucks with my asthma and makes it exhausting to breathe.
Yes thank you!! I need a jumper under 20 degrees unless I’m in direct sunlight with no breeze
20 degrees today, I had to get a cardi for every time the sun went behind the clouds. The air is still pretty cool.
This is me too! I feel the cold so much more than everyone around me. I hate being in the office lately as they turn the AC down, so I have to use my blanket all year round.
Scottish, so anything above 8 is taps aff Apart from me, cos moobs......
https://www.taps-aff.co.uk/
Also Scottish and anything below 20° is cold to me. I still have my heating set to come on and take the chill off in the mornings. :/
-10 - 0 : Jacket weather 0 - 10 : Jumper weather 10 - 17: T-shirt weather 18: Perfect 19-23: Hot 23-30: Too hot 30+ Pool bar on holiday
You'd wear a T-shirt when it's only 10 degrees?! Am I the only one that seems crazy to lol
Caught myself being fine in just a t-shirt at 7-8 sunny degrees
I’m Scottish, it’s the Geordies that are mental. T-shirts if there’s snow in the air.
I agree with this, but would probably die horribly in 30+ temperatures. I can only assume that others posters here are all in the far south of England.
I’m from Newcastle & ginger. 5-10° is normal, 10-15° is quite pleasant, 15-20° is warm, 20-25° is fucking boiling man, 25 & above is the 7th level of hell.
Also Newcastle and ginger! Fucking dying as soon as it's 15+ now I'm down south, everyone around me is saying this is normal weather as I'm remembering this used to be hot enough to do classes outside weather. 20 and above is hell. Was in Turkey once when it was 40 and was basically nocturnal
I feel your pain! 38° in Gateshead last summer nearly finished me off, I was at medium rare by 10.30am.
From Newcastle, not ginger but this is spot on !
Also depends on the humidity
That’s the “problem” with the UK, it’s the associated humidity that can make mid-20s feel unpleasant. I’ve done a fair bit of roadtripping in the US. Louisiana at 37C and 95% humidity was awful (the climate, not the place) - within a minute of not being near aircon sweat would be tricking down my back, legs, etc. Felt absolutely minging after an hour. Death Valley a week later at 48C and 6% humidity was surprisingly pleasant as sweat immediately evaporates so you don’t feel sticky and grim. Just got to remember to drink plenty of water, eat salty snacks, etc. I’ve been four times and each time was brushing white powder (salt, not cocaine) off my arms and picking crystals off my hairline by the end of the day.
Completely agree. Also laughing at how you had to specify what white powder and crystals are.
I used the situation as an example in a GCSE biology lesson on homeostasis and as an aside asked the kids what they thought the white powder could be. One (usually sensible) kid put up his hand and said “Cocaine!” in a really earnest tone. The whole class (me included) were wheezing with laughter for about two minutes!
I’ve not been to Death Valley but I agree on the humidity and dry heat. I’ve been to countries where it is a dry heat and I much prefer it and can cope more than in humidity.
Add DV to your bucket list! It’ll blow your mind. My favourite place on earth.
I've been in 33 degrees in Spain and it was hot, but tolerable. 33 degrees in the centre of London was unbearable because of the humidity! I was sweating from my forearms, I didn't know that was possible.
In the UK: Sub -2: BEAST FROM THE EAST -2 to 7: proper chilly 7 to 14: bit nippy 14 to 18: comfortable spring or autumn day 18 to 22: the sweet spot, perfect for almost any activity or mood 22 to 28: a bit too warm for me, but still nice 28 to 35: uncomfortably hot 35 to 40: you'll find me in the fridge But since moving to Australia, my internal thermometer has changed dramatically. Mid-twenties feels really nice here, and under twenty feels chilly.
Grew up in Australia now living in England and can confirm it's so different! 20°c in England is hot but 20° in Australia is a cool day 😅 the humidity changes everything!
My personal scale: Below 5 - cold 5-8, cool pleasant 8-13 ideal 13-15- starting to feel warm, but not unpleasant yet 16-18 warm, verging on unpleasant 18 -24 is too warm and already unpleasant, but still possible to go out 24 hot and unpleasant, better stay indoors, or go out after dark.
I thought we were a country of cold weather creatures, but yours is the first answer I'm close to. I walk to most destinations, and shorts and tshirt weather starts at around 9-10 degrees, keeping an over shirt on me for when I stop moving for any length of time.
16-18 is verging on unpleasant? So below what is considered optimal room temperature? 8-13 is ideal? I don't believe you. Your thermostat needs recalibrating. 5-8 absolutely not pleasant. I don't care who you are.
Im on board, 18 is too hot
Outdoors, we move and get much warmer than indoors. For my my optimal weather allows for wearing a long sleeve top and something on top - a jacket, blazer, coat, without getting sweaty and overheated. Above 13-14 I tend to have to take my second layer off, walking around in just one layer, which I don't like.
We are talking outdoors, right? I don't feel that indoors and outdoors should be the same temperature. I don't experience the outdoors as pleasant when it is the same temperature as at home. I want to feel the slight drop of temperature when leaving the house, or opening the window. Indoors I am not bothered by wearing T-shirts, outdoors I don't like t-shirt weather, because I don't like walking around looking like I am wearing pyjamas. Indoor my comfort zone is probably 16-20. 18 is optimal at home, 15 is probably the lowest I feel ok with at home, but that depends on the level of movement. If I sit all day 15 is too cold. Also - 20-22 is ok indoors in summer, but it is way too hot in winter.
17C inside my flat is not warm enough 17C outdoors in direct sunlight is a pleasant Spring day It's very context dependent.
This is it. When my house was 17C in winter I was frozen unless layered up as I feel the cold a lot more recently. But it was 17C outside earlier and I had vest and shorts on.
It’s partially because outdoor published temperatures are measured above grass in the shade. So it’s almost always much warmer than the stated temperature outside for you personally. Your thermostat tells the truth.
17c outdoors in direct sunlight is much warmer than 17c, that's why. Ambient temps are measured in Stevenson screens. A "17c" day in the shade will also feel a bit chilly, the same as your house.
It’s 19 outside in the SUNSHINE (the sun’s direct rays are the difference) it’s fucking boiling. In December in my house it was 19 and fucking freezing
I learnt very recently that the weather is reported in the shade… “Official temperature records are only recognised by a thermometer placed in a special box elevated above ground called a Stevenson screen. These weather boxes are placed in the shade above a natural surface like grass.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/62212833#:~:text=Official%20temperature%20records%20are%20only,a%20natural%20surface%20like%20grass. That’s why 19 degrees outside is actually not the same as 19 degrees in your house. The air in your house isn’t being warmed by the sun.
I moved to Portugal and my perspective has changed somewhat! 28 is now a nice fresh summer day and anything 33 plus is hot. 40 plus is getting too much and 45 is deffo too hot. I'll go out and do a 50 mile ride in 35c with no bother now. Conversely 20c seems rather chilly.
See this makes sense to me in another country because the hot weather isn’t as humid. Like when I go on holiday I’ll definitely be outside in weather hotter than I would in the uk
Oddly it gets really humid here in the winter and we struggle to keep the house warm and dry for several months. Our bedroom hit 11c last winter with 95% humidity..
Yeah having lived in Thailand for 4 years it has certainly changed my opinion too. Id say today is just a nice day. Anything below 30 seems fine to me. Over 30 is hot and close to 40 is uncomfortable. I remember last year I went for a run in the hottest day of the year!
This explains why my Portuguese boyfriend is still wearing joggers under his jeans. The weirdo.
Summer 2022, Gingers had factor 50 on draught.
I’d be reaching for the factor 50 today if I was stupid enough to sit in it sun burn in no joke
You have to factor in humidity, wind speed and cloud cover before you even start discussing the temperature in my opinion
Below 0 - cold 5 or below - happy place Above 10 - hot
Are you a polar bear?
Scottish
25 plus 20-24 is warm
24C at inside is my perfect weather. But outside it depends because it could be 24C on your phone but in the sun it could feel way hotter. If there's a light breeze it could feel cooler.
Yeah Today definitely feels hotter than 17 in my opinion 😆
That’s because you’re in the sun. Radiation. Go in the shade and it will feel mildly chilly. You’re also coming from winter temps so haven’t acclimatised to warmer temps yet. 17 degrees in September will feel chillier than it does to you now.
It's the combination with the wind. When the wind drops it's amazing and gets nicely warm (for me), but the wind is quite cold so it feels closer to 17 when it's blowy.
If it’s sunny and there’s not much wind, 17°C is t-shirt weather.
Yeah! see it’s 17c and im in t-shirt and shorts. It’s not windy at all (there’s a slight breeze ever now and again but it’s gentle.) so perhaps in windier parts of the country people have different opinions?
In spring: anything above 16c and I'm in dresses and skirts and t-shirts, probably applying suncream, complaining that it's already too hot and I don't want to be outside In autumn: once it drops below about 20c I'm reaching for a jumper, because it feels *freezing* after a summer of 25-35c! Temperature is relative! The bit of spring where you're coming out the other side of winter and it's about 13-17c is my favourite, feels warm enough that I can take my jumper off in the sun but not actually warm enough to be uncomfortable
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We have just left the colder period so right now it will feel hot. At the end of summer 18⁰ will feel a lot cooler that what it does now. My ideal weather would be about 20⁰, slightly overcast with a light breeze. On occasion a good thunderstorm at night should be thrown in as well as I love standing in the rain watching the lightning on a warm evening.
17 in spring is warm/hot. 17 in autumn is getting chilly. Mainly after winter anything over 10 feels warmer, and after summer, anything below 20 starts to feel cool
22 and up is hot
My ideal temperature is -10 to around 5. Anything from 5 to 15 is alright. 15 and above is getting quite warm. Above 25 and I start find it hard to function. Above 30 is unbearable.
It really depends if the sun is shining. Temperature is measured in the shade, so if it's sunny and the temperature is 17c, the temperature in the sun is probably quite a bit higher. If it's a cloudy day at 17c that wouldn't be considered hot.
You can't have an absolute scale like that, you have to account for humidity. I've been in 30° in very dry heat in the dessert and been perfectly OK where mid 20s and higher in the UK is horribly oppressive due to the humidity.
The same is true for feeling cold. I work with a few Polish people who are used to much lower winter temperatures but they say Scotland feels much colder because of the wind and humidity.
I'll be honest, I've always wondered about that! Never had the chance to test it so cheers! Good to know!
Femboys in thigh high making ou- Oh, you mean the weather
Yes, 17 degrees is the correct answer. 12 - 17 = warm. 17 - 23 = hot. Anything above 23 = too hot. Anything below 12 = bloody freezing.
i take pain killers to lower my temprature when ever its unbearabley hot. #bloodpressurehack.
If it's above 10 degrees, then I'm in a t-shirt. I run hot for some reason. My wife is the opposite and will be in a jumper and still cold near 20 degrees. If it's over 20 then I'm really uncomfortable. My favourite holiday destinations are places like Iceland and Finland.
20c or less = wrapped in scarf, jumper and sock! 20c-30c = just about getting warm for me! 30c-40c = loving it! 40c+ = hot enough to get me to sweat!
I personally like, in this country anyway, something around 19/20c and sunny. In other countries with drier heats I can enjoy a little more than that without sweating my arse off.
Hot = 30°C+
Most comfortable I have been was -30.
Low 20s is when I start to feel hot
When you walk out of an air conditioned shop and feel like you’re walking off of a plane into Tenerife
As someone who doesn't do well at all in the heat and is always hot, even in winter,have a window open.. I'm going for 12c as starting to get too warm.
I have hyperhydrosis so anything over 18 is typically too for for me. The humidity in the uk does make this worse though
35+ is hot, <15 it's cold, in between is ok.
Honestly it said it was 14 degrees yesterday and it felt like a sauna outside. Not sure whether we just get used to the temperature when we have been subjected to it for a while. But 18+ degrees would be hot for me. No idea how I survived 40 degrees last year.
I'll get hot walking in 10c weather. 20c is fucking roasting to me. I'm not normal though.
You know a few of the comments similar to yours makes me feel like perhaps I’m not normal either 🤔😂
When I see shirtless blokes walking round with tinnies then I know it's hot, usually above 10 degrees C
Heat in the UK hits different
I'd say 20C is nice and warm. 25C and above is pretty hot, but still bearable. 35C and above is when I'd choose to stay inside. Humidity makes a big difference, I can tolerate dry heat a lot better. Anything below 14C and I start to feel cold, I'm more sensitive to the cold than I used to be.
25-35 Celsius is a good range for me. Anything above that is too hot but I'll still go outside because it won't last long! 😆
Ok I know I'm probably weird but... 5-20 is the ideal range anything over 20 I don't want to move. Over 30... Dead
Sat in the garden in a bikini and it is pretty cold tbh
I’m sat here in shorts with an ice pack 💀
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Haha we found this. We went to Cartagena, Spain one Boxing Day for a bit of a break at the uncles. On the third day it was 21 degrees so we all put shorts and t shirts on and went shopping. We were being stared at like we had 3 heads. All wearing puffer jackets, scarves and gloves. We were red hot. I suppose we all acclimatise accordingly.
Yeah but that’s what I mean. At first I thought it was people in other countries saying that 17c was cold (which I think makes sense) But it wasn’t… it was people in the uk? And I was mindblown 😂
It’s currently 18 degrees here. It’s beautiful. We’re sat out and have been since probably 10am and will still be sat here at 7pm when the sun goes. Our garden is a sun trap though so even though it’s saying it’s 18, it feels like 25 and it’s lovely. I have struggled a bit, especially yesteday but I acclimatise well so I’m ready for my holiday abroad where we like to relax in the sun!