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I don't think London's temps feels hotter or colder but at times 23c in summer can feel very different under different circumstances...for example 23c in September feels cooler than 23c in July especially if its windy..
Or more noticeably I think is in winter when we get a coldsnap I really think our humidity makes the cold feel way more colder than it would in Central Canada or Russia at the same temperatures.
-2c feels VERY cold here, I'd think that temp in NYC wouldn't feel as cold.
England's weather can feel both warmer or cooler than the averages, depending on how cloudy, sunny, windy or wet the weather is.
Same certainly applies here. I can remember some winter days walking home from work thinking that it had to be really cold, only to find the temp was in the 40'sF. It may have been the wind, humidity, cloudy conditions, etc. But yeah temps can feel quite diff to me depending on other factors.
Today it's 21c here, but it feels cooler than that with the unseasonal overcast skies!
But, I had a Hungarian teacher, and she said that when the UK gets a cold snap it feels colder than the temps shown on the forecasts, and heatwaves feel hotter than the temps shown on the forecast. She also said that where she used to live (in Hungary) the temps can get as low as -20 in an ordinary winter and as high as the high 30s in an ordinary summer. So basically hungry has a continental climate. But she said a cold day of 2c in England feels like -20c in Hungry, and any temp above 27 degrees in England just makes you sweat, whereas in Hungary 27 degrees is a nice average summers day. So, I think Britain is humid all year round making our winters feel colder and our summers feel warmer than the temperatures shown on the forecast, particularly in cold snaps and heatwaves. Whereas, I guess, Hungary has a more drier cold in the winter and a drier heat in the summer.
Yes humidity does seem to intensify the feel of the temps when you get away from the comfortable neutral temperature ranges. Humid air is thicker and heavier feeling so whatever the temperature is it makes it feel more obvious in my experience.
Today it's 21c here, but it feels cooler than that with the unseasonal overcast skies!
But, I had a Hungarian teacher, and she said that when the UK gets a cold snap it feels colder than the temps shown on the forecasts, and heatwaves feel hotter than the temps shown on the forecast. She also said that where she used live (in Hungary) the temps can get as low as -20 in an ordinary winter and as high as the high 30s in an ordinary summer. So basically hungry has a continental climate. But she said a cold day of 2c in England feels like -20c in Hungry, and any temp above 27 degrees in England just makes you sweat, whereas in Hungary 27 degrees is a nice average summers day. So, I think Britain is humid all year round making our winters feel colder are and summers warmer than what the temperatures say on the forecast, particularly in cold snaps and heatwaves. Whereas, I guess, Hungary has a more drier cold in the winter and a drier heat in the summer.
This is an interesting thread, because I've noticed on here than many people aren't particularly fond of wing chill and heat index/humidex/feels like data and roundly discount them.
Although they aren't 100% perfect measures, I do tend to give them a lot of relevance.
For example, I don't believe anywhere in southern Ontario has any of the summer months with an average maximum of 30C, but basically the entire region really feels like 30C or more during most days in the summer. (This year being exceptional and where it was not the case BTW.)
Most of this has to do with acclimation. You get used to the cold or the heat (within certain limits). With our brutal winters that get as low as -40 C, I find a temperature of -5 Celsius downright balmy. This has nothing to do with relative humidity either because I find a humid, rain-soaked 5 C in Europe just as balmy as a dry 5 C. Secondly, I find 5 degrees C quite cold in the fall, because my body is still used to summer weather.
Today it's 21c here, but it feels cooler than that with the unseasonal overcast skies!
But, I had a Hungarian teacher, and she said that when the UK gets a cold snap it feels colder than the temps shown on the forecasts, and heatwaves feel hotter than the temps shown on the forecast. She also said that where she used to live (in Hungary) the temps can get as low as -20 in an ordinary winter and as high as the high 30s in an ordinary summer. So basically hungry has a continental climate. But she said a cold day of 2c in England feels like -20c in Hungry, and any temp above 27 degrees in England just makes you sweat, whereas in Hungary 27 degrees is a nice average summers day. So, I think Britain is humid all year round making our winters feel colder and our summers feel warmer than the temperatures shown on the forecast, particularly in cold snaps and heatwaves. Whereas, I guess, Hungary has a more drier cold in the winter and a drier heat in the summer.
My dads Hungarian so I've spent a few summer's in Budapest when I was younger. I can assure you that Budapest is much more humid than anywhere in the UK during summer. Dew points reaching 20C and above is very common.
27C is about average in Budapest, therefore the locals are very much used to it. 27C here isn't typical so perhaps it feels more uncomfortable than it actually is.
My dads Hungarian so I've spent a few summer's in Budapest when I was younger. I can assure you that Budapest is much more humid than anywhere in the UK during summer. Dew points reaching 20C and above is very common.
27C is about average in Budapest, therefore the locals are very much used to it. 27C here isn't typical so perhaps it feels more uncomfortable than it actually is.
That's true, maybe it's all relative... She probably had Air-con out there to, though I don't know this. But I'm just going by what she said during a June hot spell in 2009...
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