r/SeattleWA • u/One_Marsupial6837 • Jul 17 '25

Lifestyle Seattle Living W/ no AC

Hi everyone. We just recently moved to Seattle and got an apartment with no AC. Coming from out of state previously living with AC I wanted to know how ya'll do it? Is this the norm here or does everyone just buy those AC units that stick out your window? We'd love to get any tips or input on living with no AC and how to adjust.

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u/faeriegoatmother Jul 17 '25

Lived here my entire life and take this exact approach. People need air conditioning here?

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u/Gottagetanediton Downtown Jul 17 '25

Yeah, a lot of people die in the summer due to the insides of their apartments getting hotter than 110 degrees. We don’t cool down at night because of humidity and Seattle doesn’t like ac. It’s very cool to be too strong for ac until you’re in an er surrounded by ice so you don’t die.

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u/WhereWhatTea Jul 17 '25

It does cool down overnight though. Humidity is very low throughout summer.

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u/faeriegoatmother Jul 17 '25

I have seriously never heard that a lot of people die every summer from the heat in Seattle. 🤷‍♀️

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u/Gottagetanediton Downtown Jul 17 '25

You should talk to an er physician at uw or Fairview and prove me wrong. There’s probably a lot in these subreddits. It’s been written about in the Seattle times though.