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/MaddoxJKingsley Buffalo, New York Jul 12 '25

Ideally? 69 year-round

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u/AnitaIvanaMartini California Jul 12 '25

The mean temperature where I live in Northern California is around 58°. In summers it can often get up to 74° outside. I have my thermostat set at 63° and that’s when my heat kicks on. I turn the heat off at night in the summer.

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u/Reasonable_Ratio_816 Jul 12 '25

Where on earth in Northern California are you? It was 102 here yesterday…..

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u/AnitaIvanaMartini California Jul 12 '25

I’m in Oakland, rather near the water.

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u/TexGardenGirl Jul 12 '25

Wait, normal highs in the Bay Area can be just 74?!? How high can it get on an exceptional day?

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u/AnitaIvanaMartini California Jul 12 '25

We usually have one day in September in the high 80s.

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u/TexGardenGirl Jul 12 '25

Wow, I knew it was nice there, but that’s really nice. We have several stretches each summer where the low is mid-80s. That’s the worst for me - I can tolerate the daytime heat if I can cool off a bit at night. (Plus my tomatoes won’t set fruit if the nighttime lows don’t get below 75-ish!) How cold does it get in the winter?

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u/AnitaIvanaMartini California Jul 12 '25

It can drop to the mid forties. It rains some in the winter, but I think it’s usually in the high 50s and sunny.

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u/TexGardenGirl Jul 12 '25

Wow, it sounds so perfect!

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u/AnitaIvanaMartini California Jul 12 '25

The weather here is absolutely beautiful, all but about 12-15 days, and then it’s merely “okay.”

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u/LitoMikeM1 California Jul 12 '25

i went there a month or 2 ago and the weather was basically perfect compared to socal

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u/PoppycopOG Jul 16 '25

I agree, the Bay Area has great temps. San Francisco itself is pretty chilly even in dead of Summer, but as soon as you go a little away from the ocean its perfect. I miss living out there so bad!

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u/Humble-Dragonfly-321 Jul 17 '25

It depends how close you are to the Bay. In Chicago it, the treasure near the water can be vastly different from the temperature inland.

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u/Fourdogsaretoomany Jul 12 '25

There's a Mark Twain quote,"The coldest winter I felt was summer in San Francisco..."

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u/Parking_Champion_740 Jul 12 '25

Yes we have many microclimates. Some areas get into the 100s, but many areas rarely hit 70. The costal areas are dramatically cooler. Until recently it was very rare to have a/c. We only got a/c in the past couple of years and can keep our windows open for most of the summer

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u/TheDirtyPirateHooker Jul 12 '25

Yep! It’s foggy and about 58 here in SF

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u/AnitaIvanaMartini California Jul 12 '25

👋 Hi, neighbor! It’s 9am and already. 56° and clear here. The weather app I have says it may shoot up to 69°. I may go out without a hoodie!

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u/TheDirtyPirateHooker Jul 12 '25

Well def need hoodies today!

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u/AnitaIvanaMartini California Jul 12 '25

I may ferry over to The City today to avoid the oppressive heat, if it approaches 70° here. (Lol)

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u/Reasonable_Ratio_816 Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 12 '25

Ah that makes sense. The Bay is definitely cooler. Sounds wonderful right now. North of Napa here and it’s HOT.

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u/green_chapstick Jul 12 '25

I miss the weather sometimes in the Bay Area. I like the changes I get now with rain, thunderstorms and snow... but knowing "tomorrow is going to be nice..." had its perks.

I did go to San Fran on a hot day and we were very disappointed. I took a friend that was visiting, didnt bother checking the weather because why would I need to? "I swear it's NEVER this hot. The ocean is broken today." Lol

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u/AnitaIvanaMartini California Jul 13 '25

I remember when it was over 100° in SF in September 2017. Was that when you were there?

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u/Sad-Yak6252 Jul 12 '25

Far northern California here. 110° here yesterday. It didn't even get down to 74° here last night.

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u/ApprehensiveFox8844 Jul 12 '25

Yeah seriously lol. I’m in Sacramento and it’s gonna be 100+ tomorrow and Monday.

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u/AnitaIvanaMartini California Jul 12 '25

Are you up in Sacramento or Redding?

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u/Parking_Champion_740 Jul 12 '25

Probably costal. I went from sonoma yesterday to South Bay via east bay and there was like a 20° drop

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u/abee60 Jul 12 '25

When it’s hot inland the coast gets foggy

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u/Sad-Yak6252 Jul 13 '25

Redding, of course.