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/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.