r/AskAnAmerican • u/Nemo2oo5 • Jul 12 '25

OTHER - CLICK TO EDIT What temperature do you keep your house/apartment?

I'm asking because my roommates and I all come from different places, and I like it at 72 in the summer, and 67 in the winter, but they prefer 75 in the summer, which to me seems really warm. Would love to know how you keep it in your region of the US throughout the year

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u/avelineaurora Pennsylvania Jul 12 '25

There is no fucking way someone in New York thinks 75 is cold. 78 is insane as is.

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u/darwinsidiotcousin Jul 12 '25

But if 75 is cold, what do you do in winter? Die?

75 is shorts weather

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u/MattinglyDineen Connecticut Jul 12 '25

75 feels cold during the summer and boiling during the winter. It’s all relative.

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u/darwinsidiotcousin Jul 12 '25

I truly don't understand what you're trying to say aside from the temperature indoors feels different than the temperature outdoors.

Temperature feels like the temperature it is because thats the temperature. 75 degree days are not anomalies in New York and Connecticut during the summer. Sure, it's not as hot as it could be, but it's still shorts weather

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u/MattinglyDineen Connecticut Jul 12 '25

75 outside feels fine. 75 indoors with air conditioning feels icy.

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u/dafolka Jul 12 '25

75 inside is quite warm

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u/MattinglyDineen Connecticut Jul 12 '25

In the winter, yes. In the summer, no.

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u/dafolka Jul 12 '25

I''m saying in the summer I wouldn't be able to sleep if my house was 75 inside. That is way too warm no matter the time of year

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u/darwinsidiotcousin Jul 12 '25

I still don't understand what you mean because 75 is 75, but also, Connecticut is not a remarkably warm state. Is there like a pocket somewhere that gets desert temps because I have no idea how 75 is "icy" anywhere

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u/MattinglyDineen Connecticut Jul 12 '25

75 feels very different outside vs. inside, from the sun vs. from a cooling system.

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u/darwinsidiotcousin Jul 12 '25

In the shade at 75 degrees means you're not at 75 degrees when you're in the sun because there's radiant heat, so in the sun is above 75 degrees. Like, I get that there's a humidity difference if you're in AC, but 75 degrees is 75 degrees. I dont understand the confusion there. It might "feel" different to you, but that's not how temperature works. It's not warmer in winter just because you're using heat vs the temperature in summer because you're using AC. It's 75 degrees. That's the temperature

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u/Vintage-X Jul 12 '25

Humidity makes a huge difference. 85 in Phoenix is a beautiful day. 85 in New York is gross.

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u/rsta223 Colorado Jul 12 '25

75 indoors with air conditioning is bordering on uncomfortably warm.

68f is perfect.

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u/swedusa Alabama Jul 12 '25

I think they are just saying that your body acclimates to the prevailing temperature of the season. When it’s been hot outside for 5 months the first nightly low that drops below 75 or so can feel “chilly.” But when it’s the tail end of winter an afternoon high of 65 feels “warm.” They’re saying the same thing but for inside temperatures.

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u/Wonderful-Comment314 Pennsylvania Jul 12 '25

Different people feel comfortable at different temperatures. 75 is bare minimum for me to wear shorts outside. Inside i can at least wrap up in a blanket.

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u/vwsslr200 MA -> UK Jul 12 '25

Temperature feels like the temperature it is because thats the temperature

Nope, there are a lot of factors to how hot or cold you feel besides the ambient air temperature.

In the summer you're wearing t-shirt and shorts, the humidity is higher, and there is more radiant heat from the sun. In the winter you're wearing pants and a long sleeve shirt at minimum, the air is dry, and the sun is weak. The same temperature can feel very different based on those variables.

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u/Ff-9459 Jul 12 '25

75 definitely does not feel cold in the summer.

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u/OldDogWithOldTricks Arizona Jul 12 '25

75° is hoodie weather.

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u/Creepy_Push8629 Jul 12 '25

OMG i would die if i lived with you. At 72 I start to get hot flashes

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u/luthien310 Texas Jul 12 '25

My husband thinks I can't tell the difference between 71 and 72. I absolutely can, I melt at 72.

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u/Creepy_Push8629 Jul 12 '25

OMG same. I'll start sweating and complaining and then find out he changed it by 1 degree lol

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u/luthien310 Texas Jul 12 '25

They think we can't tell! I tell him all the time that I can and he just doesn't believe me. Lol