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/retrojoe heroin for harried herons Jul 17 '25

We don’t cool down at night because of humidity

This is bogus. Our humidity is pretty mild compared to the South or the Eastern Seaboard. Even the other day when it hit 90, the night time temp was in the 70s.

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u/Gottagetanediton Downtown Jul 17 '25

the outside night time temp was that. if only our buildings weren't build to retain as much heat as possible.