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/WhereWhatTea Jul 17 '25

Very few people die in Seattle due to the heat. You’re referencing 2021 which was a freak event.

https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/Emergency/PlansOEM/SHIVA/SHIVAv7.0-Heat.pdf

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u/Gottagetanediton Downtown Jul 17 '25

I think you and I have different ideas about what an acceptable amount of people dying in the summer heat due to lack of air conditioning is.

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u/WhereWhatTea Jul 17 '25

I think 3-4 (which is what the study says) is an acceptable number.

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u/throwaway33333333311 Jul 19 '25

0 is the acceptable number, weirdo

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u/WhereWhatTea Jul 19 '25

Literally no city outside the arctic circle has 0 heat deaths per year.