Summer 2013 Photo Thread (minimum, climate, warm, average)

[B87]

London summers are warmer than room temperature. NI summers are cooler.

[patrix542]

Queens Park area of Brighton today











Doesnt look like Autumn yet.

[nei]

like the old terraces, especially the colored ones.

[chicagogeorge]

Originally Posted by B87

London summers are warmer than room temperature. NI summers are cooler.

What is room temperature anyway?

According to the West Midlands Public Health Observatory (UK),[1] an adequate level of warmth for older people (aged 58 and above) is 21 °C (70 °F) in offices and 18 °C (64 °F) in other occupied rooms. 24 °C (75 °F) is stated as the maximum comfortable room temperature.[2]
Owing to variations in humidity and likely clothing, recommendations for summer and winter may vary; one for summer is 23 °C (73 °F) to 26 °C (79 °F), with that for winter being 19 °C (66 °F) to 21 °C (70 °F), although by other considerations the maximum should be below 24 °C (75 °F) – for sick building syndrome avoidance, below 22 °C (72 °F).[3]

I always have my thermostat set at 23-24C in my house

[nei]

Originally Posted by chicagogeorge

I always have my thermostat set at 23-24C in my house

even in winter?

[ilovemycomputer90]

Originally Posted by nei

even in winter?

Would feel like an oven inside.

[B87]

Standard room temperature is 21C/70F.

[nei]

Originally Posted by B87

Standard room temperature is 21C/70F.

in the US, depends where you live:

Originally Posted by nei

There's a north-south difference in what Americans set their thermostats to:

Does Living in a Colder Climate Make You Warmer on the Inside? | EnergyHub

63.4°F is the normal setting in Vermont, 70°F in Oklahoma and Texas.

[chicagogeorge]

Originally Posted by ilovemycomputer90

Would feel like an oven inside.

Maybe you have oil heat out east but natural gas heat here might not distribute as evenly throughout the home (not sure) 73 degrees doesn't feel too warm during those cold winter nights. I've had my thermostat as high as 78 degrees in my old house in the city which was much older, less insulated, and with an older furnace.

[B87]

Originally Posted by chicagogeorge

I always have my thermostat set at 23-24C in my house

And then moan about it being too cold? 23-24C is average for London in July and August.