What temperatures would you consider very hot, hot, OK, perfect, cold, and very cold?

Discussion in 'Miscellaneous' started by We3_MPO, Apr 7, 2018.

  1. I'm very curious to see what you all will answer. You don't have to say where you live, but what country or U.S. state would still be helpful to get an idea of what's "normal" for an area's Springs/Autumns.

    However, I live in Middle Tennessee, meaning that the climate is Humid Subtropical with, meteorologically speaking, short, mild winters (Plant Hardiness Zone 7a) and searingly hot, very humid summers which last for several months (usually May through early October) and can easily reach 3-digit temperatures at times in some years. For me:
    • Below 32 degrees Fahrenheit is VERY COLD. I usually avoid going outside as much as I can when this happens, except briefly to get a bowl of snow to eat (if it snows).
    • 32 to 56 degrees Fahrenheit is cold for me, but not so cold that I wouldn't be fine with a simple jacket and long pants on. I usually still prefer to avoid going outside in these temperatures, however, as my hairstyle makes me reluctant to put my hood on (I'd rather not hide my hairstyle or risk messing it up), and I usually prefer more normal clothing anyways (it's more comfortable for me, and my sense of fashion is non-existent despite my being gay and having some close family who is fashionable).
    • 57 to 63 degrees Fahrenheit is what I would consider "perfect". It's cool enough that I don't have to worry about overheating if I exercise too much, but not cold enough for me to need a jacket and/or long pants. I can even stand still in short sleeves and I'm still completely fine. A typical day in March, early April, mid- to late October, and late February, as well as a typical night in May through early October, usually average in or near this range in my area, but I generally try to avoid going out during the coolest part of a night that is not in June, July, or August as actual lows can still be slightly below this range outside of those three months.
    • 64 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit is OK, but I generally require cold water and/or ice cream to cool myself off after strenuous exercise.
    • 77 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit is hot for me, so I typically try to avoid strenuous exercise during the warmest part of the day, and usually will not stay out for extended periods of time or go out without loose-fitting, light-colored, short-sleeve clothing. Even then, only if I'm near ice cream, cold drinking water, and an air-conditioned building. 77 degrees Fahrenheit is the average high temperature for May in my county seat, and September's average high is also within this range.
    • 84+ degrees Fahrenheit is too warm for me to go outside without using extreme caution, coming back in quickly, and sweating within a minute or two. VERY HOT. June, July, and August in my area all average highs above this, and any of them can easily even reach 90s temperatures on some days and 100s temperatures in some years. It's like a "super summer" that my area experiences. If I am forced to go outside for a brief period of time, I absolutely use the heat precautions previously mentioned, and will try to avoid going during the hottest part of the day or for long.
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  2. I have no idea about Fahrenheit, and I don't feel like getting one, as I think it would be quite difficult, and I think Fahrenheit seems useless (on the contrary, I can imagine inches and feet being useful).
    Inside, I'm fine when it's above 19 degrees Celsius, usually. If it's above 20, it's too hot. So it should be between 19 and 20, which is sometimes hard to regulate. But I'd rather have it colder than hotter.
    Outside, when it's above... I'd estimate... 15-17 degrees Celsius, I'll wear shorts. When it's above 20 degrees Celsius outside, I get uncomfortable, even with shorts and a sleeveless shirt.
    I know no single other person who gets warm this quickly. :p
    Edit: Oh, I did some conversions, and I see now you seem to have got that as well! Are you also the only person in the area who wears shorts that quickly, and thinks it too hot that easily?
  3. I seriously doubt I'm the only one, but I usually am an early bird for my area when it comes to Springing forward with my clothing, and I tend to get uncomfortable quite a bit earlier than most people do (most people in my area seem fine except in July/August, a large fraction even then despite the searing heat, but I tend to get bothered as early as early May and as late as early October). Seems I hate temperature variation a lot more than others in my own area do, but can tolerate somewhat cooler temperatures and prefer such lukewarm temperatures.
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  4. 90° C is usually the temperature at which it thermal throttles, so I have to imagine that that isn't a very good temperature to be at. My temps are pretty cool.
  5. If it is dry and calm I will happily not wear a jacket and just wear T-Shirt and jeans down to 0°C (32°F), dry and windy or dry and below 0°C (32°F) I will wear a fleece or hoodie. If it's raining and below about 4°C ( about 40°F) jacket is worn. Above about 4°C (about 40°F) it's T-shirt and jeans come rain or shine. Once it get to about 15°C (about 60°F) it's time to find cool bit of shade. 20°C (about 70°F) is far too hot for me, I would need almost constant fluid intake. Since I work nightshift I rarely see temperatures over 15°C (about 60°F).
    For comparison the hottest temperature recorded in Scotland was 32.9 °C (91.2 °F) and the coldest −27.2 °C (−17.0 °F)
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  6. Very Cold - Anything below 20 degrees
    Cold - Below Freezing
    Perfect - 60 Degrees - 65 Degrees
    OK - 65-70
    Hot - Anything above 70
    Very Hot - 90 Up.
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  7. This is really interesting just comparing the responses already. For myself, I hail from Aussie land, and usually anything below the 5°C range (around 41°F) is where it's cold enough for me to put on a jumper as the air has a little bite to it. Anywhere below 0 is just insanely cold (32°F). Anywhere from 15-25 degrees (59-77°F) is comfortable, but sometimes has a cool breeze to it which is nice. 26-29°C (78-84°F) is comfortably warm, but 30-34°C(86-93°F) is when I usually begin to say that I'd prefer to be indoors, and past 34°C... I just can't cope. I ended up suffering heatstroke recently when it was past 38 degrees (100°F) for three consecutive days, so I'd say that is definitely my limit in terms of my tolerance to heat. But then again... I was standing outside in full sun for four hours straight so I think that might've had something to do with it..
  8. it’s been semi-cold to really cold for the past 6-7 months where i live... :p

    I love my semi-cold. (mid-60s)
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  9. I grew up in Florida so I’d say very hot is over 100. Sometimes we’d get like 104 or even a bit more and that’s just too much lol.
    Hot I’d consider probably in the 90’s or so.
    I now live in Utah where temperatures get pretty cold so my OK would have to be like 70 or so.
    For me, perfect is around 60.
    Cold is like, 20 degrees or less.
    And very cold is below 0. I’m really fine in any of those temperatures to be honest, considering the fact that I grew up in a place where it gets over 100, and I now have been living in a place where it often gets into the negatives in the winter. After living in two totally different climates I really don’t mind the hot and cold weather, it’s just something I got used to :p
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  10. Fahrenheit
    • very Hot 105+
    • Hot 100-105
    • OK 90-100
    • Perfect 80-90
    • Semi perfect 70-80
    • Cold 45-69
    • Very Cold? everything below 45
  11. Celcius:

    I live in Vancouver, Canada, But travel to the Eastern US during the summers. Unlike most stereotypes about Canada, it doesn't get very cold here in Vancouver :p

    Very Hot - 35+
    Hot - 30
    OK - 25
    Perfect - 17-20
    Cold - 0
    Very Cold - -5 or lower





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  12. You're right. It doesn't. From my extensive research on where cold hardy palms have been cultivated, Vancouver is the one part of Canada where people have succeeded so far (I was mind blown!). However, the central (even south-central) and northern parts of Canada do get extreme cold, and are often sources of Arctic blasts that head down the Great Plains of the U.S. and/or into northern U.S. states.
  13. fun fact: i get cold very easily, and my friends are sometimes like 'but ur from england shouldn't you be used to the cold'
    spoiler alert- no

    Very hot: 39°C
    Hot: 34°C
    Ok: 27°C
    Perfect: 19-25°C
    Cold: 12-19°C
    Very cold: literally any temperature below 10 degrees

    (i live in queensland (not saying where), just for some background data if you want it)
    (also yes i copy + pasted the ° symbol because it's too hard)
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  14. In street clothes, anything between -10f and 110f I’m ok with. Give me my gear, and I’m comfy till my ears blister.
  15. Its very hard, as it depends on many factors of weather.

    For example, it can be 32C but one day it will be very hot, and next average, as it depends on the Humidity. Same goes for Cold, it can be -20C but be fine, but if there is wind, it will feel like -30.

    Thats one thing you see only in Canada and not many other areas, where on the weather it will say -10 but really feel like -20.

    So i cant give any area's of what i like to be warm/cold/etc as it depends on other factors.
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  16. To be honest, I've never been in temperatures lower than 20ºF and I don't think I want to. I'm not a big person, I'm quite skinny and I don't have the body fat to withstand anything colder than that.

    However, I've been in temperatures as high as 115ºF, it was really hot. (I'd say that's an understatement...) I can withstand that, provided I have a cool place to go to with plenty of water when I'm done "taking on the heat."

    Anything near 100ºF is considered hot to me. I can withstand 90s when I need to, but even then, that's pushing it, and I'd pretty much consider that to be "hot".
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  17. I'm from the UK, and I've always felt like a weird one for what I consider hot :p

    Very Cold - Anything below 0ºC (we sometimes get to around -10 here, -5 to 0 is normal during winter)
    Perfect Cold - 0ºC + to 10ºC.
    Perfect - 20ºC to 25ºC.
    Hot - 25ºC to 30ºC.
    Very hot - 30ºC to 35ºC. Being from North West England, raised in a poor family so I've never been able to go abroad, and living right next to the Irish Sea, I haven't felt anything hotter than 35ºC. Hopefully that changes when I go to Spain next year and if I'm ever invited with 'tHe LoVe Of My LiFe'S' family to Serbia.
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