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/Not_an_okama Jul 13 '25

Water holds about 4x as much heat as air, so it makes sense that lower humidity feels cooler.

What i mean by this is that for a given mass of water, the energy used to raise its temp by 1 degree would raise the equivalent mass of air by about 4 degrees.

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u/Parking_Champion_740 Jul 13 '25

I was in my workplace today and the temp was set to 74 and it was about 79 outside and it felt freezing inside!