Ideal Temperature

[Kraznaya]

15 C with full cloud cover and perhaps a light drizzle. And a brisk wind.

 

[Dann]

I don't know how you guys can stand such heat. Anything past 22, and I start sweating uncomfortably, even wearing just shorts/t-shirt.

It's all a matter of genetics and our bodies having been accustomed to our surroundings. People from the tropics stand heat better while people from colder climates can stand the cold better.

For instance I once went to an interior city in China during the summer and the temperature was 40 degrees C. Uncomfortable as hell but I was still able to move about. In your case you will probably have to be confined to an air-conditioned room and continuously plied with drinks less you dehydrate.

In contrast I suffer during winter. On another trip to another interior city during the transition between autumn and winter I was still feeling cold even when dressed in 5 layers, while the locals were doing fine dressed only in 2.

 

[Leonel]

I'd like a temperature of around 24-28 C

 

[shortguy]

I can't decide between 55-65 and 60-70. I'm a big fan of moderate temperatures, warm enough to wear short sleeves and shorts but not hot, either. Brisk days can be invigorating, though.

 

[azzaman333]

15-28 C is best.

 

[thetrooper]

Living on Spitsbergen, I guess I should vote for -20 to -30 Celcius.. :/

Why the hell did you move there for? Research?

You're originally from Trondheim IIRC.

 

[Narz]

Next time when you ask questions like this Fiftyson, post a poll!!!

 

[Mirc]

It's all a matter of genetics and our bodies having been accustomed to our surroundings. People from the tropics stand heat better while people from colder climates can stand the cold better.

Perfectly true.

For instance I once went to an interior city in China during the summer and the temperature was 40 degrees C. Uncomfortable as hell but I was still able to move about. In your case you will probably have to be confined to an air-conditioned room and continuously plied with drinks less you dehydrate.

40 C is a bit uncomfortable for me too. But even so, in the last 2 years, and in the summer 5 years ago, we had in Bucharest several times temperatures of over 40 C. The most I've seen here was 43.5 C, but last summer 38 C was normal and I've seen 40 C ten times or so, during July and August. And I'm not living at the tropics, here in the winter we have even -17 C. (which I can't stand, BTW )

 

[Rheinmetall]

Room temp: 17-19
Outside: 10-18

Anything over 25C means dehydration. In a moist climate and temperatures over 35C I'd probably die.

 

[Gladi]

Bright day
0°-35°C is good enough for me provided it is not too much humid at the end ranges.

20°C, 15% humidity.

 

[Tykinruoka]

Room temp: 17-19
Outside: 10-18

Anything over 25C means dehydration. In a moist climate and temperatures over 35C I'd probably die.

Same goes here.

 

[azzaman333]

30C is where the heat gets bad IMO, under that its all good.

 

[schmiddi]

Anything between 5°C and 15°C would be fine.

 

[A'AbarachAmadan]

If I can also chose a low humidity, then I'd say 80-90F. I likes it warm.

 

[Perfection]

21 - 26 C.

Farenhiet is for crazy people, who still insist (wrongly) that metric is confusing.

I dunno, but Fareignhiet is much better linked with our psychological perception of temperature. The limits on telling if something is warmer or colder is about 1 degree Fareignhiet.

 

[bhsup]

I understand celcius/centigrade just fine, I just don't like it. When I think of 0 degrees, I think of it being pretty cold. Where water freezes just doesn't measure up with my personal opinion of what "cold" is. 0 Fahrenheit does.

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

Ahh!!! So backward VRWCAgent.

Anyway, I like it a few degrees (celsius) below room temperature. So like, 18 degrees or so. I tend to produce a lot of heat, and need the cooler environment to compensate.

 

[Sidhe]

It's all a matter of genetics and our bodies having been accustomed to our surroundings. People from the tropics stand heat better while people from colder climates can stand the cold better.

For instance I once went to an interior city in China during the summer and the temperature was 40 degrees C. Uncomfortable as hell but I was still able to move about. In your case you will probably have to be confined to an air-conditioned room and continuously plied with drinks less you dehydrate.

In contrast I suffer during winter. On another trip to another interior city during the transition between autumn and winter I was still feeling cold even when dressed in 5 layers, while the locals were doing fine dressed only in 2.

spot on, certain genetic characteristics do make people better suited to their environment, for example there's a higher proportion of Lappish people who have higher blood cell counts and suffer less in the cold because of it. What is surprising though is our ability to adapt to extremes, it may take a while but we are remarkablly good at it.

 

[Perfection]

So the question becomes which one can we adapt to the easiest. i'm starting to suspect that heat is the winner here.

 

[WillJ]

72-82 F would be kickin'.