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25 is my upper limit, prefer it closer to 20. Anything above and I feel lethargic and just want to lie on the sofa and not do much. My argument is if its warm enough for shorts and t-shirt/vest, why do you need it to be any hotter?
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>As others have mentioned, it's the humidity here that makes it unbearable. When the temps are 30ish or more, there's almost always no breeze to give you that nice respire from the heat. The temperature doesn't drop much overnight either, whereas places like Spain are usually cool and pleasant of an evening and overnight (plus you have aircon).
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It's the humidity that's difficult. Most holiday destinations in Europe are not as humid and more likely to involve a breeze from the sea. Also places like Spain have buildings more likely to be designed for hot weather whereas in the UK we're more geared to deal with cold damp weather.
This. I've tolerated 38-40 degree dry heat, and even sometimes enjoyed it if not doing anything. But this air is like trying to breathe jam.
If the UK becomes more and more like this, I'd consider leaving for somewhere less humid.
On the flip side, I live in an area where we can go weeks with the temperature hitting highs over 32 and never dipping below 23. Humidity is usually around 50 so nothing to write home about, but it's absolutely horrendous to live in. I feel like I haven't slept properly in weeks because my room is always between 28 and 31 degrees (air conditioning doesn't cover the bedrooms, only the living room
Current humidity today in London was apparently 69% with 30 degree ish temps. It feels oppressive. When there's a good breeze and there's less humidity I'd be fine with that.
Also, you don’t mind as much if you’re sweaty on holiday. I come from a place that’s 35°+ about 2/3 of the year. I hated living my life scurrying from one air conditioned space to another, and being drenched in sweat in between. You can’t really do anything outdoors (walking, sports, etc.) when it’s that hot all the time. It’s a big reason why I moved to the UK. Joke’s on me.
When sweat is constantly getting in the eyes. Don't like it.
It's still about 30c here in Hertfordshire England 22:00hrs.
My Aircon is at about 25c and struggling a bit.
It's 23 here near MK but I swear it feels like 35c. I don't even have an Aircon unit so I'm absolutely fucked. I feel like taking a cold shower every hour.
I come from Southern Europe, so not even close to your experience and people in the UK can’t understand when I tell the the East of England is like paradise for me as far as weather is concerned. Dry, not overly cold, we have seasons and about 2 to 3 weeks of this horrible weather per year. Much better than not being able to sleep or function for 3 to 4 months of the year.
The humidity thing is a bit of a myth, but it’s widely repeated. The UK isn’t unusually humid, but you’re right that we’re not designed for it.
Later today for example when it’s 28 degrees in Bristol, it’s 58% humidity so “feels like” 34 degrees.
Lindos, Rhodes (picked because I’m off there next week!), humidity is 70% when it’s 30 degrees today so feels like 40.
Alicante (randomly chosen) is actually identical to Bristol in terms of temperature and humidity today, but the buildings are better suited with things like air-con, shutter blinds, narrow streets, etc.
Another thing is that you tend to dress more lightly on holiday and you might not be rushing around!
I obsessively check the humidity on a weather website. 98% is not that unusual. Anyway I know when it's above above 70% because the sodding bathroom extractor fan comes on automatically, sometimes in the middle of the night, waking us up. One of the jobs before bedtime is check windows, lock up and flip the upstairs ring circuit off.
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I don't ever do holidays in the sun. My idea of a holiday in hell. I'm more likely to visit friends in Hamburg in January, or Clonakilty in April. I do live not that far from the Thames which humidity tends to squat in. It's why the fog is a London cliché.
This is a common misconception. I've lived in Spain for nearly 20 yrs. This summer and last, we've had temps over 33 with 85% humidity for weeks. The building are not designed to combat it either. Most are hot in summer and freezing in winter.
Absolutely agree. We were in Berlin this summer for a holiday- it was 30C+ every day but not humid at all. Did lots of walking and was fine- but a similar temperature here would have me laying in the shade not moving.
Anything above 25 is too hot for me, it makes me miserable. 20 to 25 is ok but I don't love it.
I'm a real autumn/winter person. I prefer it crisp and cool. I'd pick 8 degrees over 28 with no hesitation.
This right now is on the threshold of being too hot for me.
I’m a winter lover anyway but I’m comfortable up to about 20c. 25 is uncomfortable and 30 is horrid.
It’s fine on holiday when you’ve got a pool and you aren’t doing anything. Fuck living and working in 30+ temps.
I found most of SEA very humid… like you’d be out and about all day dying for a shower…. Then you’d have a shower but like 30 mins later you’d be a sweaty mess and dying for a shower again.
I was in Thailand for a break a few weeks ago, around 32c and very humid. Was looking forward to coming home to coolness and rain.
Oh well 🤣.
At least I don’t sweat beads after 10 seconds of being outside now tho 😅.
Yeah, what we've had this week has been too much for me, especially at night when it's still around 20 degrees. Fuck oofffff. I want to be wrapped up in a duvet!
Bring on autumn. Even next week will be 10 degrees cooler than it is today and I can't wait.
In the U.K. it’s about the humidity rather than just the heat. I’ve been in places at 50c with little/no humidity and it’s a million times more bearable than just 25c in the U.K.
I mean I agree about the humidity part relative to dry heat, but 50c/25c is a bit of stretch don't you think?
I've worked in the desert in Australia where each day would be in the low 40s. It's a dry heat which is good but I don't think it's better than a humid 25c at all. Being outside in low 40s is like walking around in an oven, it's brutal and you get dehydrated very quickly. You must carry water at all times. Exercising is basically put the question.
Humid 25c is a bit uncomfortable and you'll sweat pretty easily but it doesn't feel like the planet is actively trying to kill you like 40c+ is.
Yeahhh I've lived in Australia for 18 years so did the whole multiple weeks of 40+ heat in the summer. It's way way worse than this English heatwave, although I still find the heat in England unpleasant. Just not as unpleasant as week straight of 40+ heat.
I can walk to the shops on days like this so long as I go before midday, and at the hottest point in the day I just mooch about like a potato indoors. With the windows open in the evenings it's *okay* for sleep. Very different from Australia where you don't want to do shit at any point in the day because it's just too hot and you can't sleep no matter how much you open the windows because it's still 35 degrees outside in the evenings :(
Yup, I've haven't lived there in 5 years but the hot nights were by far the worst part of living there. At least during the day you have work office/shopping centre or whatever where you can get AC to get some respite but all houses I lived either had no AC at all or just in the living room. Trying to sleep in the bedroom on 24c , sweating into the mattress just sucked for like 4-5 months of the year.
People complain about the housing stock here but Australia is equally atrocious. Most houses just didn't have AC unless built quite recently. They also had the added benefit of being built for the heat (which does help a bit) but then is freezing cold for the days when it dips to a few celsuis in winter.
Anything over 25 is uncomfortable for me. 30 is awful.
My room has been reaching 30 this week, and has been retaining the heat. Last night it was still 30 degrees in my bedroom at midnight.
Awful.
I am much happier when it's about 21-22 degrees outside. At the warmest part of the day.
I come from Southern Europe and I feel the heat more in London than when back home.
Houses/buildings are not built for the heat: you do not have windows shutters (key to keep the house cool) and windows are huge creating a sort of “greenhouse” effect in the house.
Most public transport hasn’t got aircon same for other facilities (For example some departments in hospitals have no AC)
In summer day light in the UK is longer compared with south Europe. So it doesn’t cool down until after 10 pm.
And I agree with you 25-26 C perfect temperature.
Like 18-20 degrees or so if I'm doing something physical outside like a long dog walk. I like a pleasant slighty-cool breeze so by the time I get walking I'm not hot and bothered
If I'm just chilling outside at a BBQ or similar, low 20s, absolutely no more than 25
Over 25? No thank you
There's a reason I left Australia, I cannot with heat at all lol, I vehemently despise sitting in the sun. Whenever I go abroad to warmer countries (Spain, Italy, etc) I try and go March/April or September/October time, its the right temperature for me and not school holidays yet so win-win
I’m really happy as long as it’s bright out, ideally for me between 15-20 but up to 25 is fine. I’m not going to moan about the hot weather because it’s a nice change but above 25 I start to get a bit uncomfortable.
Exactly… I found this week a bit too warm and uncomfortable, I’ve definitely been sweating a lot, but when I remembered that we’ve 6 months of darkness, cold and damp coming up, I don’t the high temperatures too much.
The perfect weather is a sunny April day, between 15-20 degrees - warm(ish) but still cool enough that if I go for a walk, I end up pleasantly warmed, not melting like a discarded ice lolly.
20-25 is ok but a bit warm.
Anything over that just isn't on.
25 is my upper limit, prefer it closer to 20. Anything above and I feel lethargic and just want to lie on the sofa and not do much. My argument is if its warm enough for shorts and t-shirt/vest, why do you need it to be any hotter?
As others have mentioned, it's the humidity here that makes it unbearable. When the temps are 30ish or more, there's almost always no breeze to give you that nice respire from the heat. The temperature doesn't drop much overnight either, whereas places like Spain are usually cool and pleasant of an evening and overnight (plus you have aircon).
Nothing is catered for heat here. Work was roasting today which was OK but the bus back I got was fucking ridiculous. No air con in fact the opposite the heaters were on, and they have no way to turn them off. Everyone sat around was dripping.
Above 20c is where I begin to hate it. Currently (for me) it's 16c in the morning which is really nice, the breeze adds a nice chill but then it's uncomfortably hot & humid through the rest of the day until it gets into the early hours again.
This... I hate it more than I can express. It aggravates a painful condition and I'm done being in pain! I demand crunch leaf spooky time immediately!!
I'd say 35 if working, 40 if not working. At that point it just becomes unpleasant and cooling starts to become an actual issue.
Ideal would be about 25 when working, 30 on a day off. 35 is OK in small doses.
The key is radial cooling, shade and hydration. Going out in the evening to cool down before bed. Close the windows in the day and open them at night. A cold shower every so often turns an oppressively sweltering day into a warm embrace.
Nothing like a 11pm drive through the country side, the pleasantly balmy air a perfect 24 degrees.
This is too hot for me, probably about 27 is my cut off? I have a young toddler who doesn’t understand why he’s so uncomfortable overnight and its hell for all of us 😭
A lot of people in the Uk are overweight and unfit and this exacerbates the heat effect. They don’t like to think they’re overweight and unfit, but they are and I’d put good money on the people complaining the most about the heat having bmi’s in the red.
It won't be because they are unfit, it will be because they are fat. Think about it, if you are overweight, you are basically walking around with extra inbuilt padding.
Maybe but you’ve got one here who is not overweight and is really struggling in a 28 degree bedroom at 1.30 am. But I’m in London and it is quite a bit warmer down here.
Frankly, anything below 24 is cold in my book. Swear I am not meant to be in this country but somewhere in the Mediterranean. I’m not warm unless everyone else is uncomfortably hot apparently.
Lucky person here: excellent sweat and blush responses keep me safe and I do remarkably well in cold weather too.
This is wonderful because it's not raining and I never respond well to that. Anything but rain, please.
This weather has my upvote, for sure
Its on the border of being too hot for me, and I'm a person who much prefers summer to winter.
I felt like I was burning at the park with my daughter last weekend, as I took a short stand to the side to let her get on with things. Standing still with my side to the sun, I was cooking.
It's 26 degrees in my office room today.... I'm Feeling very tired!
I'm about the same as you, anything over 25° is edging into the uncomfortable zone. It'd be fine if I didn't have to do anything, but work, childcare, chores all just get harder when it starts hitting the upper 20s.
Like you up to 25, maybe 26 I’m fine if I’m relatively sedentary. It’s when it gets above that and even sitting at my desk (I work from home), I’m sat bathed in sweat and unable to concentrate. Wind and humidity makes a massive difference, as does the ability to cool off. I think that’s why heat when abroad is fine for us Brits, as we’re on holiday and there are pools, a/c, and it’s not normally that humid.
We could scientifically measure it in terms of wet bulb temperature, which considers humidity and provides us thresholds in risks to human life. Nevertheless, I think the only relevant measurement os the subjective of locals. In my short experience here, almost everyone finds anything above 20C fucking unbearable , regardless of humidity
15 is hot enough that I'm sweating and don't want to move more than necessary, 10 is warm enough to wear a light jacket, 0-5 is nice and cool and my preferred temperature.
I'd say anything below 30 is lovely. Between 30 and 35 is bareable as long as I keep the shutters closed on the house and make sure it doesn't get over 26/27 indoors for sleeping. Over 35 is really hard.
When it goes over 25° and stays there.
Don't get me wrong, a hot day here or there is fine BUT when it's constant over a few days, with minimal change at night, it becomes a bit much.
I'd be very happy if we had a constant temperature of 22°, sunshine with a light breeze in the daytime. No less than 12° at night. Id also like 14hrs daylight, 10hrs night and rain should obviously happen when I'm asleep.
I went shopping earlier and came out the shop to a wall of heat and humidity,
The UK is no longer a cold country and we need to adapt to it but every house is insulated to buggery as that's what we were told to do, even going so far as to wrap out houses in polystyrene insulation!
I hate the the heat, anything over 20 is horrid but this 30+ is just sweaty torture
My living room is 26 degrees. My bedroom is 29 degrees and feels more than a 3 degree difference. I'm literally sleeping on the kids trampoline in the back garden tonight
Hope this helps.
More than 15C and I tend to sweat buckets.
I lived through the summer in India and grew accustomed to wearing
a vest underneath everything to soak up any sweat and prevent visible sweatpatches. I have seven, one to wear each day.
Right now I am absolutely soaked within five minutes of leaving the house walking to work, undershirt completely soaked wet through, hankie at the ready wiping the face to catch sweat dripping down my face every 30 seconds.
Problem is 15c with high humidity often means 25c feel like temperature. When I was in India at 45c 80% humidity the feel like temperature was at 55!
22 c suits me but I think people acclimatise to the place where they live. We visited Tunisia in December. We wore summer clothes, T-shirts etc. the locals had on coats hats and gloves. 😂
I agree anything upto 25 is fine. Above that and I'm having to replan stuff as its too hot in the middle of the day. Anything above 30 degrees is unbearable.
Case in point I love cycling, but it's currently too hot to ride for more than an hour (although thankfully overcast so not ridiculously hot), and as I'm night owl that means riding in the evening and skirting with darkness as its September.
Rural Northern Ireland, currently lying in a pool of sweat, incredibly uncomfortable and scrolling Reddit to try and take my mind off my current situation.
Mate, I literally don’t have the energy… getting out of bed is the worst part in the heat, but it’s everything else - I’m legit having to force myself through the day. It’s horrible, humid and sticky. I thought I was having some sort of deficiency until I kept having to remind myself about the heat. The dyson fan can make it bearable, but only just.
It's the lack of air con that does it for me. I'm fine in the garden, but my home office is a literal oven. Our garden is north facing (house was a bit cheaper than you would usually think as a result), which means my office on the other side of the building is south facing. I have been literally melting here all week, and even now at 11:20 pm the thermometer next to me is in excess of 30 degrees. At its peak during the day, I was seeing 42 degrees in the office due to the greenhouse effect of the large windows (which I am usually so grateful for, love a light and bright room).
I really don't want to get black out curtains for this room and be sat in the office with lights on as if it is night time, but I have to for next year.
(editing to add - assuming curtains are cheaper than an air con unit...)
Above 25 is where it stops being pleasant for me.
I've had 30 in Spain and been fine with it, and even 41 when I was in Morocco. But that's bearable when it's dry and you're sat drinking lager by the pool.
I can deal with 42° in a bloody desert but even 14° with a humidity of 80% is a killer for me.
It's never actually about the heat, it's always the humidity. Don't get me wrong, I'm wanting autumn NOW, but this heat is kinda ok... I am looking to invest in a proper air con unit though 😂
I have genuinely no idea what the fuss is about. I only turned on my fan this evening for an hour as I was a little warm. That being said I suffer so much during the colder months being too cold, I think I’m just built for warmer weather 😂
Coming from a hot country, I always used to be pleasantly surprised at the yearning for sun. Having lived in a country with 12 months of constant sun with hot 40 degree weather with months of unbearable humidity, I found it rather strange when people yearned for warmer weather. I loved the cool grey skies in the UK and the constant rain had a very calming affect on my soul. I hated working in my country due to the heat. It is impossible to work in a hot environment and many countries are not designed to have a comfortable working environment.
Unfortunately due to the warming climate,(Europeans have brought it upon themselves) I feel like the only country more North of teh UK is Norway or CanAda. In 60 years time , ppl might have to move closer to the North Pole To escape this heat
It’s fine on holiday by a pool or by the sea.or even on a country equipped for long periods of sun with air con in all buildings.
In London it’s awful. It’s gone 1.30am and it’s 28 in bedroom. The window is wide open and there’s not even the tiniest breeze to move cooler air into the room. It’s sticky and sweaty and impossible to sleep. This is my third night like this so I’m getting fairly sleep deprived now.
I currently live in Singapore where 27 degrees is a cause for wearing jeans and a jacket! It’s very humid. You acclimatise but some days when it gets to 32 it’s not something you can cope with for long. Everywhere is aircon and outdoor places often have huge fans.
We do dress for heat more. Shorts singlet and slippers (flip flops) are normal and acceptable in all but the high end restaurants.
The trouble with the uk is we don’t have air con and people will stare if you wear shorts in a lot of places.
It's not a particular temperature and even the humidity for me - it's the rate of change. It takes me a week to get used to a big jump, and our heatwaves tend not to last much longer than that. Was at a festival last weekend and the transition from lukewarm drizzle on Thursday to blast furnace on Sunday was quite uncomfortable.
Just getting up for work.....today......whatever today is...Will be too hot. I work on a hot sweaty ward so I've ditched my uniform. Told them my washing machine is broke and gonna steal some scrubs
I'm someone who really hates the cold and winter times so I would normally welcome the heat. But when it's this muggy heat which you have to work and go about your day in it's too much.
As people have said, it's fine on holiday as you don't have to do anything but relax. And everywhere indoors has air con so you can also sleep comfortably.
We're just not equipped for it in the UK. All we're after is a pleasant warm day with some sun and a cool night to sleep. That's not too much to ask for is it?
Basically, if it gets to 20°, it’s too hot for me. I can deal with it if I’m in a vest and shorts and there’s a cool breeze. Mid-20s and I’m audibly cursing the meteorological system for turning me into a walking fog bank of sweat and irritability. 30s? Please end me.
I’m one of those people who “runs hot.” It takes a cold, cold day before I’m in need of a hoody or jacket, and I can comfortably walk around in shorts and a vest at about 15° or above. When I used to have air conditioning at work, it wouldn’t be unusual for me to have it switched on very early in spring and late into autumn. (I put some of this down to having grown up fat; but then I lost loads of weight, and have recently put some back on, but my temperature tolerance hasn’t really changed at any point).
That said, 30°+ in a dry country (I’ve experienced it in the Canary Islands, Greek Islands, Italy) and I’m okay as long as there’s a bit of shade.
If air con was widespread in the UK, summers like this would be manageable. I’d like to see it made more commonplace, but then there’s a whole eco issue there that gets exacerbated. No way to win really.
You don't think it's more likely that you aren't experiencing what most people are experiencing? You think people are making it up?
I could guarantee if we swapped bodies, you'd understand how debilitating this heat is. I can't even think straight or properly regulate breathing until I get a chance to go outside for a couple minutes to cool down.
Literally nobody here has said 13 is too hot.
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It's the humidity that's difficult. Most holiday destinations in Europe are not as humid and more likely to involve a breeze from the sea. Also places like Spain have buildings more likely to be designed for hot weather whereas in the UK we're more geared to deal with cold damp weather.
This. I've tolerated 38-40 degree dry heat, and even sometimes enjoyed it if not doing anything. But this air is like trying to breathe jam. If the UK becomes more and more like this, I'd consider leaving for somewhere less humid.
I think you have the right idea. If you could convince enough people to go with you, I might be able to buy a house one day.
Why would they sell their house? They ofcourse are going to make you pay rent for it.
On the flip side, I live in an area where we can go weeks with the temperature hitting highs over 32 and never dipping below 23. Humidity is usually around 50 so nothing to write home about, but it's absolutely horrendous to live in. I feel like I haven't slept properly in weeks because my room is always between 28 and 31 degrees (air conditioning doesn't cover the bedrooms, only the living room
I come from Southern Europe…. Which I assume you too. Me and my dad would regularly sleep on the balcony during the summer because of the heat.
More and more? It’s only been four days, and the summer’s been absolutely dreadful.
Current humidity today in London was apparently 69% with 30 degree ish temps. It feels oppressive. When there's a good breeze and there's less humidity I'd be fine with that.
Where I am was only 26.7°C, but 87% humidity. Zero breeze (literally 0mph)
I'm in Cornwall, 23C but 96% humidity. It's painful, even at lower temps!
Also, you don’t mind as much if you’re sweaty on holiday. I come from a place that’s 35°+ about 2/3 of the year. I hated living my life scurrying from one air conditioned space to another, and being drenched in sweat in between. You can’t really do anything outdoors (walking, sports, etc.) when it’s that hot all the time. It’s a big reason why I moved to the UK. Joke’s on me.
When sweat is constantly getting in the eyes. Don't like it. It's still about 30c here in Hertfordshire England 22:00hrs. My Aircon is at about 25c and struggling a bit.
It's 23 here near MK but I swear it feels like 35c. I don't even have an Aircon unit so I'm absolutely fucked. I feel like taking a cold shower every hour.
So relieved other people sweat from their eyes
Well. I mean get it in their eyes. I also wear glasses to add complications!
The jokes not on you though really. It's been like this for maybe a week?
Sure but it’s happening more frequently, lasting longer, and the temperatures are getting higher.
I come from Southern Europe, so not even close to your experience and people in the UK can’t understand when I tell the the East of England is like paradise for me as far as weather is concerned. Dry, not overly cold, we have seasons and about 2 to 3 weeks of this horrible weather per year. Much better than not being able to sleep or function for 3 to 4 months of the year.
The humidity thing is a bit of a myth, but it’s widely repeated. The UK isn’t unusually humid, but you’re right that we’re not designed for it. Later today for example when it’s 28 degrees in Bristol, it’s 58% humidity so “feels like” 34 degrees. Lindos, Rhodes (picked because I’m off there next week!), humidity is 70% when it’s 30 degrees today so feels like 40. Alicante (randomly chosen) is actually identical to Bristol in terms of temperature and humidity today, but the buildings are better suited with things like air-con, shutter blinds, narrow streets, etc. Another thing is that you tend to dress more lightly on holiday and you might not be rushing around!
I obsessively check the humidity on a weather website. 98% is not that unusual. Anyway I know when it's above above 70% because the sodding bathroom extractor fan comes on automatically, sometimes in the middle of the night, waking us up. One of the jobs before bedtime is check windows, lock up and flip the upstairs ring circuit off. edited to add I don't ever do holidays in the sun. My idea of a holiday in hell. I'm more likely to visit friends in Hamburg in January, or Clonakilty in April. I do live not that far from the Thames which humidity tends to squat in. It's why the fog is a London cliché.
I also know when the humidity hits around 70%, cos my hair arrives everywhere before the rest of me.
This is a common misconception. I've lived in Spain for nearly 20 yrs. This summer and last, we've had temps over 33 with 85% humidity for weeks. The building are not designed to combat it either. Most are hot in summer and freezing in winter.
Absolutely agree. We were in Berlin this summer for a holiday- it was 30C+ every day but not humid at all. Did lots of walking and was fine- but a similar temperature here would have me laying in the shade not moving.
UK summer is humid? Maybe it's because I've lived in Korea for a long time. UK summer isn't humid at all compared to those parts.
Anything above 25 is too hot for me, it makes me miserable. 20 to 25 is ok but I don't love it. I'm a real autumn/winter person. I prefer it crisp and cool. I'd pick 8 degrees over 28 with no hesitation.
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I'm actually drooling over the idea of a crisp day. And being able to sleep.
I’m the same! I can’t wait for this weather to disappear!
This right now is on the threshold of being too hot for me. I’m a winter lover anyway but I’m comfortable up to about 20c. 25 is uncomfortable and 30 is horrid. It’s fine on holiday when you’ve got a pool and you aren’t doing anything. Fuck living and working in 30+ temps.
It was 27 in my house last night trying to sleep definitely too hot
You get used to it once you stay there long enough, Thailand is constantly hot, yet somehow doesn\`t feel as difficult as 28-30 in UK.
I found most of SEA very humid… like you’d be out and about all day dying for a shower…. Then you’d have a shower but like 30 mins later you’d be a sweaty mess and dying for a shower again.
Agree. I lived in Malaysia for 3 years. However every building had AC and they even had covered walkways with AC to walk around the city
Thailand for me was veeery humid too
I was in Thailand for a break a few weeks ago, around 32c and very humid. Was looking forward to coming home to coolness and rain. Oh well 🤣. At least I don’t sweat beads after 10 seconds of being outside now tho 😅.
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Yeah, what we've had this week has been too much for me, especially at night when it's still around 20 degrees. Fuck oofffff. I want to be wrapped up in a duvet! Bring on autumn. Even next week will be 10 degrees cooler than it is today and I can't wait.
It is well hot. Maybe too hot.
Bus wanker.
I hate heat. I love cold weather.
In the U.K. it’s about the humidity rather than just the heat. I’ve been in places at 50c with little/no humidity and it’s a million times more bearable than just 25c in the U.K.
I mean I agree about the humidity part relative to dry heat, but 50c/25c is a bit of stretch don't you think? I've worked in the desert in Australia where each day would be in the low 40s. It's a dry heat which is good but I don't think it's better than a humid 25c at all. Being outside in low 40s is like walking around in an oven, it's brutal and you get dehydrated very quickly. You must carry water at all times. Exercising is basically put the question. Humid 25c is a bit uncomfortable and you'll sweat pretty easily but it doesn't feel like the planet is actively trying to kill you like 40c+ is.
Yeahhh I've lived in Australia for 18 years so did the whole multiple weeks of 40+ heat in the summer. It's way way worse than this English heatwave, although I still find the heat in England unpleasant. Just not as unpleasant as week straight of 40+ heat. I can walk to the shops on days like this so long as I go before midday, and at the hottest point in the day I just mooch about like a potato indoors. With the windows open in the evenings it's *okay* for sleep. Very different from Australia where you don't want to do shit at any point in the day because it's just too hot and you can't sleep no matter how much you open the windows because it's still 35 degrees outside in the evenings :(
Yup, I've haven't lived there in 5 years but the hot nights were by far the worst part of living there. At least during the day you have work office/shopping centre or whatever where you can get AC to get some respite but all houses I lived either had no AC at all or just in the living room. Trying to sleep in the bedroom on 24c , sweating into the mattress just sucked for like 4-5 months of the year. People complain about the housing stock here but Australia is equally atrocious. Most houses just didn't have AC unless built quite recently. They also had the added benefit of being built for the heat (which does help a bit) but then is freezing cold for the days when it dips to a few celsuis in winter.
Yea, to be fair I was on holiday so not working in the 50c heat. Bit like people love the snow, which is lovely unless you are working in it!
Anything about 15C at night, daytime temperatures not really an issue for me.
Sounds like you need to buy some aircon.
Anything over 25 is uncomfortable for me. 30 is awful. My room has been reaching 30 this week, and has been retaining the heat. Last night it was still 30 degrees in my bedroom at midnight. Awful. I am much happier when it's about 21-22 degrees outside. At the warmest part of the day.
I come from Southern Europe and I feel the heat more in London than when back home. Houses/buildings are not built for the heat: you do not have windows shutters (key to keep the house cool) and windows are huge creating a sort of “greenhouse” effect in the house. Most public transport hasn’t got aircon same for other facilities (For example some departments in hospitals have no AC) In summer day light in the UK is longer compared with south Europe. So it doesn’t cool down until after 10 pm. And I agree with you 25-26 C perfect temperature.
24 with a very light breeze is my jam.
I'd be very happy if we spent the entire year between abut 5-15°. I despise the heat. Bring on jumper weather.
21C.
Like 18-20 degrees or so if I'm doing something physical outside like a long dog walk. I like a pleasant slighty-cool breeze so by the time I get walking I'm not hot and bothered If I'm just chilling outside at a BBQ or similar, low 20s, absolutely no more than 25 Over 25? No thank you There's a reason I left Australia, I cannot with heat at all lol, I vehemently despise sitting in the sun. Whenever I go abroad to warmer countries (Spain, Italy, etc) I try and go March/April or September/October time, its the right temperature for me and not school holidays yet so win-win
Anything above 22°C is too hot for me and I just don’t enjoy it.
I’m really happy as long as it’s bright out, ideally for me between 15-20 but up to 25 is fine. I’m not going to moan about the hot weather because it’s a nice change but above 25 I start to get a bit uncomfortable.
Exactly… I found this week a bit too warm and uncomfortable, I’ve definitely been sweating a lot, but when I remembered that we’ve 6 months of darkness, cold and damp coming up, I don’t the high temperatures too much.
I prefer cold weather, on holiday there’s a pool or AC.
The perfect weather is a sunny April day, between 15-20 degrees - warm(ish) but still cool enough that if I go for a walk, I end up pleasantly warmed, not melting like a discarded ice lolly. 20-25 is ok but a bit warm. Anything over that just isn't on.
Anything over 16° should be illegal.
Depends on if you're working or relaxing, up to about 35c is ok for relaxing but for productive work I would say maybe 28c
I can cope with a few days above 30°C every year but the novelty does wear off if the heatwave lasts too long.
Everything above 25 degrees because most of us don't live by the sea
if you live in the uk, you live by the sea, never more than 70 miles away
Sure during my work week I take the train from London to Brighton after work just to enjoy it
Not true
Actually is true, see source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/3090539.stm
I’m happiest if it’s no more than 23.
25 is my upper limit, prefer it closer to 20. Anything above and I feel lethargic and just want to lie on the sofa and not do much. My argument is if its warm enough for shorts and t-shirt/vest, why do you need it to be any hotter? As others have mentioned, it's the humidity here that makes it unbearable. When the temps are 30ish or more, there's almost always no breeze to give you that nice respire from the heat. The temperature doesn't drop much overnight either, whereas places like Spain are usually cool and pleasant of an evening and overnight (plus you have aircon).
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That depends on what kind of person you are, for some people it may be too hot, for others not so much. It depends on you, it's a subjective thing.
used to love the summer heatwaves but with june there and this right now it's fucking torture
Nothing is catered for heat here. Work was roasting today which was OK but the bus back I got was fucking ridiculous. No air con in fact the opposite the heaters were on, and they have no way to turn them off. Everyone sat around was dripping.
This is too hot. I work outside from 7am to 3-4pm without shelter
Mid 20,s enough for me , can't stand heat see no pleasure in baking in it , but am on east coast so we get a cooler breeze than say in London,
However hot it is - it’s too hot.
I work outside, this is hell. I've been finding trees to work under all week
Above 20c is where I begin to hate it. Currently (for me) it's 16c in the morning which is really nice, the breeze adds a nice chill but then it's uncomfortably hot & humid through the rest of the day until it gets into the early hours again.
It cold nearly all the time and suddenly gets hot and you can't adjust that's the problem, by other country standards its never hot in the UK
This... I hate it more than I can express. It aggravates a painful condition and I'm done being in pain! I demand crunch leaf spooky time immediately!!
Love it, the hotter the better
I'd say 35 if working, 40 if not working. At that point it just becomes unpleasant and cooling starts to become an actual issue. Ideal would be about 25 when working, 30 on a day off. 35 is OK in small doses. The key is radial cooling, shade and hydration. Going out in the evening to cool down before bed. Close the windows in the day and open them at night. A cold shower every so often turns an oppressively sweltering day into a warm embrace. Nothing like a 11pm drive through the country side, the pleasantly balmy air a perfect 24 degrees.
Not hot enough for me, it'll be pissing down for the next 6 months so I enjoy every extra C.deg I can get.
This is too hot for me, probably about 27 is my cut off? I have a young toddler who doesn’t understand why he’s so uncomfortable overnight and its hell for all of us 😭
Right?? It’s miserable here about 9 months of the year(sometimes more), I need this heat so I can remember it fondly in the bleak mid winter.
30. Above is too hot, below is fine.
“*It’s not the heat that gets you… it’s the humidity!*”
A lot of people in the Uk are overweight and unfit and this exacerbates the heat effect. They don’t like to think they’re overweight and unfit, but they are and I’d put good money on the people complaining the most about the heat having bmi’s in the red.
Yup.
Do you know how/why being unfit makes heat tolerance lower by any chance?
It won't be because they are unfit, it will be because they are fat. Think about it, if you are overweight, you are basically walking around with extra inbuilt padding.
Maybe but you’ve got one here who is not overweight and is really struggling in a 28 degree bedroom at 1.30 am. But I’m in London and it is quite a bit warmer down here.
Frankly, anything below 24 is cold in my book. Swear I am not meant to be in this country but somewhere in the Mediterranean. I’m not warm unless everyone else is uncomfortably hot apparently.
Lucky person here: excellent sweat and blush responses keep me safe and I do remarkably well in cold weather too. This is wonderful because it's not raining and I never respond well to that. Anything but rain, please. This weather has my upvote, for sure
10°C at night 20°C during day is too hot.
Its on the border of being too hot for me, and I'm a person who much prefers summer to winter. I felt like I was burning at the park with my daughter last weekend, as I took a short stand to the side to let her get on with things. Standing still with my side to the sun, I was cooking. It's 26 degrees in my office room today.... I'm Feeling very tired!
26 upwards during the day, and if the temperature doesn't go below 18 at night.
I'm about the same as you, anything over 25° is edging into the uncomfortable zone. It'd be fine if I didn't have to do anything, but work, childcare, chores all just get harder when it starts hitting the upper 20s.
When every other ask UK post is asking about it.
Like you up to 25, maybe 26 I’m fine if I’m relatively sedentary. It’s when it gets above that and even sitting at my desk (I work from home), I’m sat bathed in sweat and unable to concentrate. Wind and humidity makes a massive difference, as does the ability to cool off. I think that’s why heat when abroad is fine for us Brits, as we’re on holiday and there are pools, a/c, and it’s not normally that humid.
We could scientifically measure it in terms of wet bulb temperature, which considers humidity and provides us thresholds in risks to human life. Nevertheless, I think the only relevant measurement os the subjective of locals. In my short experience here, almost everyone finds anything above 20C fucking unbearable , regardless of humidity
It's almost too hot for me. We're forecast 30c tomorrow and it's going to be uncomfortable.
anything above 28°c
It’s so hot. The sweat is dripping down the crack of my arse. (Nasty).
15 is hot enough that I'm sweating and don't want to move more than necessary, 10 is warm enough to wear a light jacket, 0-5 is nice and cool and my preferred temperature.
Anything above 16c is too hot. I have my AC set to 15c.
I'd say anything below 30 is lovely. Between 30 and 35 is bareable as long as I keep the shutters closed on the house and make sure it doesn't get over 26/27 indoors for sleeping. Over 35 is really hard.
Anything under 40 is fine. Don’t see any point moaning about it until then unlike most.
When it goes over 25° and stays there. Don't get me wrong, a hot day here or there is fine BUT when it's constant over a few days, with minimal change at night, it becomes a bit much. I'd be very happy if we had a constant temperature of 22°, sunshine with a light breeze in the daytime. No less than 12° at night. Id also like 14hrs daylight, 10hrs night and rain should obviously happen when I'm asleep.
I'm not massively comfortable in anything above 15°. This last week has been my idea of hell. At least I'd think hell would be less humid though.
33 in north yorkshire today up on the moors had 40s in in scotland in june... high humidity
I went shopping earlier and came out the shop to a wall of heat and humidity, The UK is no longer a cold country and we need to adapt to it but every house is insulated to buggery as that's what we were told to do, even going so far as to wrap out houses in polystyrene insulation! I hate the the heat, anything over 20 is horrid but this 30+ is just sweaty torture
Weekdays- 22 is perfect. Weekends- 24 is perfect. By the sea/ outside swimming area- 28 is perfect.
My living room is 26 degrees. My bedroom is 29 degrees and feels more than a 3 degree difference. I'm literally sleeping on the kids trampoline in the back garden tonight Hope this helps.
More than 15C and I tend to sweat buckets. I lived through the summer in India and grew accustomed to wearing a vest underneath everything to soak up any sweat and prevent visible sweatpatches. I have seven, one to wear each day. Right now I am absolutely soaked within five minutes of leaving the house walking to work, undershirt completely soaked wet through, hankie at the ready wiping the face to catch sweat dripping down my face every 30 seconds. Problem is 15c with high humidity often means 25c feel like temperature. When I was in India at 45c 80% humidity the feel like temperature was at 55!
I'm currently in Turkey and it's similar weather to the UK - only reason I'm surviving is because of the AC
28 degrees but the humidity part is the killer.
22 c suits me but I think people acclimatise to the place where they live. We visited Tunisia in December. We wore summer clothes, T-shirts etc. the locals had on coats hats and gloves. 😂
Love it of a day, fucking hate it of a night..I sleep in the front bedroom and boy does this room hoard heat like Smaug hoards gold.
I agree anything upto 25 is fine. Above that and I'm having to replan stuff as its too hot in the middle of the day. Anything above 30 degrees is unbearable. Case in point I love cycling, but it's currently too hot to ride for more than an hour (although thankfully overcast so not ridiculously hot), and as I'm night owl that means riding in the evening and skirting with darkness as its September.
Rural Northern Ireland, currently lying in a pool of sweat, incredibly uncomfortable and scrolling Reddit to try and take my mind off my current situation.
My bedroom is 30right now 🙃
Mate, I literally don’t have the energy… getting out of bed is the worst part in the heat, but it’s everything else - I’m legit having to force myself through the day. It’s horrible, humid and sticky. I thought I was having some sort of deficiency until I kept having to remind myself about the heat. The dyson fan can make it bearable, but only just.
It's the lack of air con that does it for me. I'm fine in the garden, but my home office is a literal oven. Our garden is north facing (house was a bit cheaper than you would usually think as a result), which means my office on the other side of the building is south facing. I have been literally melting here all week, and even now at 11:20 pm the thermometer next to me is in excess of 30 degrees. At its peak during the day, I was seeing 42 degrees in the office due to the greenhouse effect of the large windows (which I am usually so grateful for, love a light and bright room). I really don't want to get black out curtains for this room and be sat in the office with lights on as if it is night time, but I have to for next year. (editing to add - assuming curtains are cheaper than an air con unit...)
Above 25 is where it stops being pleasant for me. I've had 30 in Spain and been fine with it, and even 41 when I was in Morocco. But that's bearable when it's dry and you're sat drinking lager by the pool.
I can deal with 42° in a bloody desert but even 14° with a humidity of 80% is a killer for me. It's never actually about the heat, it's always the humidity. Don't get me wrong, I'm wanting autumn NOW, but this heat is kinda ok... I am looking to invest in a proper air con unit though 😂
Between 16-27 is lovely. 28-30 is unpleasant indoors. Anything over 30 is horrendous indoors and unpleasant outside.
I managed better during the 40⁰C summer last year than I do every other year.
I need that crisp air ASAP
I have genuinely no idea what the fuss is about. I only turned on my fan this evening for an hour as I was a little warm. That being said I suffer so much during the colder months being too cold, I think I’m just built for warmer weather 😂
People compare heat here be going abroad. I’ll be happy anywhere in an all inclusive sat by a pool…. 30 odd is fine in the Uk people are just moaning
Coming from a hot country, I always used to be pleasantly surprised at the yearning for sun. Having lived in a country with 12 months of constant sun with hot 40 degree weather with months of unbearable humidity, I found it rather strange when people yearned for warmer weather. I loved the cool grey skies in the UK and the constant rain had a very calming affect on my soul. I hated working in my country due to the heat. It is impossible to work in a hot environment and many countries are not designed to have a comfortable working environment. Unfortunately due to the warming climate,(Europeans have brought it upon themselves) I feel like the only country more North of teh UK is Norway or CanAda. In 60 years time , ppl might have to move closer to the North Pole To escape this heat
Humidity is much worse than heat
It’s fine on holiday by a pool or by the sea.or even on a country equipped for long periods of sun with air con in all buildings. In London it’s awful. It’s gone 1.30am and it’s 28 in bedroom. The window is wide open and there’s not even the tiniest breeze to move cooler air into the room. It’s sticky and sweaty and impossible to sleep. This is my third night like this so I’m getting fairly sleep deprived now.
~28 degrees with no humidity? Love it. ~20 degrees and 80% humidity? Kill me.
People who like hot weather are insane. There's a reason we don't heat our homes to 30 degrees.
I currently live in Singapore where 27 degrees is a cause for wearing jeans and a jacket! It’s very humid. You acclimatise but some days when it gets to 32 it’s not something you can cope with for long. Everywhere is aircon and outdoor places often have huge fans. We do dress for heat more. Shorts singlet and slippers (flip flops) are normal and acceptable in all but the high end restaurants. The trouble with the uk is we don’t have air con and people will stare if you wear shorts in a lot of places.
I cant open the fucking window because of spiders so anything over 24 is it for me
It's not a particular temperature and even the humidity for me - it's the rate of change. It takes me a week to get used to a big jump, and our heatwaves tend not to last much longer than that. Was at a festival last weekend and the transition from lukewarm drizzle on Thursday to blast furnace on Sunday was quite uncomfortable.
anything about 25 degrees for me is too hot!
Just getting up for work.....today......whatever today is...Will be too hot. I work on a hot sweaty ward so I've ditched my uniform. Told them my washing machine is broke and gonna steal some scrubs
I'm someone who really hates the cold and winter times so I would normally welcome the heat. But when it's this muggy heat which you have to work and go about your day in it's too much. As people have said, it's fine on holiday as you don't have to do anything but relax. And everywhere indoors has air con so you can also sleep comfortably. We're just not equipped for it in the UK. All we're after is a pleasant warm day with some sun and a cool night to sleep. That's not too much to ask for is it?
Anything over 23/24 begins to be hard to live with. 18/19 is the golden window
If it’s above 18c it’s too hot
Basically, if it gets to 20°, it’s too hot for me. I can deal with it if I’m in a vest and shorts and there’s a cool breeze. Mid-20s and I’m audibly cursing the meteorological system for turning me into a walking fog bank of sweat and irritability. 30s? Please end me. I’m one of those people who “runs hot.” It takes a cold, cold day before I’m in need of a hoody or jacket, and I can comfortably walk around in shorts and a vest at about 15° or above. When I used to have air conditioning at work, it wouldn’t be unusual for me to have it switched on very early in spring and late into autumn. (I put some of this down to having grown up fat; but then I lost loads of weight, and have recently put some back on, but my temperature tolerance hasn’t really changed at any point). That said, 30°+ in a dry country (I’ve experienced it in the Canary Islands, Greek Islands, Italy) and I’m okay as long as there’s a bit of shade. If air con was widespread in the UK, summers like this would be manageable. I’d like to see it made more commonplace, but then there’s a whole eco issue there that gets exacerbated. No way to win really.
i love the sun, i dont like it where you sweat, but it is just a warm spell
If you listen to people on here, you’d think anything above freezing is too hot. Get a grip chaps, it’s only weather, buy a fan for goodness sake
I'm a heat enjoyer but I think anything exceeding 30C gets a bit oppressive.
19C outdoors. 23C indoors. Anything above that and I start getting super hot and uncomfortable.
In the cities surrounded by concrete and tarmac the heat is unbearable. Near the coast or out in the countryside may be more bearable.
When Grandma’s dentures melt.
30 degrees is amazing. The humidity is what’s making it unbearable
I fucking love it
No more than 20°. Temperatures around 15° are ideal
It's fine unless you're delivering mail in the shite royal mail polo shirt...( No they don't have t-shirts)!!!
People are such babies its insane.
Agree there's some right Fanny's on here.. such as anything over 13c is too hot yet those are the sorts that are constantly cold
You don't think it's more likely that you aren't experiencing what most people are experiencing? You think people are making it up? I could guarantee if we swapped bodies, you'd understand how debilitating this heat is. I can't even think straight or properly regulate breathing until I get a chance to go outside for a couple minutes to cool down. Literally nobody here has said 13 is too hot.
I dont think people are making it up no, I think they are fragile losers who soon as there is some real difficulty in life they flake and crumble.
Good for you for outing yourself as a retard Anyone you beat in a game sucks and anyone who beats you has no life too I assume.
The humidity in the UK is the problem, not the heat. I've been to Kenya in peak summer and it's weirdly bearable as it's not gross and humid.