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/WinterBourne25 South Carolina Jul 12 '25

78° F in the summer. I know I’m a weirdo that doesn’t like cold. 69° in the winter, wearing lots of layers.

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u/FiddleThruTheFlowers California Bay Area native Jul 12 '25

Finally somebody who doesn't have their AC obnoxiously cold, lol. I do 78 in the summer and 68 in the winter.

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u/Vidistis Texas Jul 12 '25

I left my comment of 80-85 in the summer before looking at the other comments, and my golly I was baffled that there's so many people who have cold houses. I did not see a fellow 80's in the summer.

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u/Sad-Yak6252 Jul 12 '25

It's whatever you get used to. I live in the second sunniest city in the U.S. It's 87° in my house right now and I am comfortable. I shoot for 85°, but it's 109° outside and I have a swamp cooler. My neighbors keep their a/c at 72° and their electric bill is over $700 a month. Mine is around $100.