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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by gothic_lemons@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

I've been meaning to ask this for a while. I saw a comment a month or so ago. Person said they keep their thermostat at like 65 in the winter and 78 in the summer. 78 seems fucking insane to me. That's too damn hot for inside. How do you sleep at 78 degrees?

Are they a lizard person or am I a baby?

Edit 1: I love all the comments on this! Never thought this post would create such discussion. Looking at the comments vs upvotes it honestly seems 50/50ish that 78 is hot for the indoors. Can lemmy do polls?

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[-] ptc075@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

74F in the winter. In the summer I usually leave the A/C off and use fans, but if it gets above 90F I'll let it run for a few hours before bed.

I seriously don't understand how people farther north of me survive the cold. And I live in Atlanta, so there's a lot of them.

[-] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

some people in my family have sensory things where they feel slightly hotter than others. 69f for most of the year, in winter we hardly use the heater since it doesn't freeze where we live, but my room doesn't have full insulation since the garage is below it, so I have a little bathroom heater in winter.

If it was up to me probs ~71.

[-] acchariya@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

80 in summer during the day, 75 at night, 78 day and night in winter. We do not have heat, and 78 is required for the air conditioning to run periodically in winter to dehumidify the house.

Florida keys

[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

During the cold season
20°C, 18°C at night and when away

During the warm season
23°C, 25°C when away

[-] tissek@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

Year long lowest possible to keep whatever fluids are in the radiators flowing. Not off but not too on either. And then open windows to regulate temperature.

My building is hot OK...

[-] Blackout@fedia.io 1 points 2 weeks ago

AC only goes on when it's 90 out. Used it 5 times last year. People can adapt. It's like cutting sugar from your diet.

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[-] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

When I visit the US I find that I usually set it in the mid to high 60s for optimal comfort.

[-] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm originally from Florida, so 78 is what I usually leave mine at during summer.

[-] k_rol@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

23 in winter and 22 in summer. Nights are set at 18 all year long.

[-] exchange12rocks@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

23 all year round

[-] auraithx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

Not American so we turn the heat on when it’s cold and off when we’ve warmed up enough to save money.

78 is insane, only a few C off the highest temp ever recorded in my country.

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I set mine to 0π at night and in the summer, and ^3^/~2~π to ^11^/~6~π in the winter... the numbers have worn off and idk what the actual temp is, but I do know all of them are in Quadrant IV.

*I only open the window or curtains at night in the summer or maybe sometimes when it's raining in the winter. I think my dream house is literally a cave.

[-] theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

68, but now the weathers nice enough that I don't need to use it

[-] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Mad__vegan@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

My wife likes us to suffer....

[-] LwL@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I agree that 78°F is way too high to be a confortable sleeping temp, though being in a country where residential AC isn't really a thing and inside temps at night often are higher than that in summer... you get used to it, it'll just never be fun.

My ideal sleeping temp is like 15°C but even if I had AC that seems too wasteful so I'd probably settle for 18-20

[-] Vanth@reddthat.com 0 points 2 weeks ago

I acclimate to to the heat. I've lived in the South with no AC at all; 80F with humidity control is cushy by comparison.

Summer: open windows until heat and/or humidity causes concern for my electronics.

Winter Day: 68F Winter Night: 58F

[-] sickofit@lemmy.today 0 points 2 weeks ago

Upstate NY - 64°F in the winter, no A/C ( just a half-assed whole house fan).

[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I knew upstate got cold but not that cold, damn

[-] Nemo@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 weeks ago

Why would I care what temperature it is when I'm sleeping? I'm asleep.

That aside, 60 winter and 73 summer.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

How well do you think you would sleep at 350°?

[-] Nemo@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

Probably about forty minutes then baste and tent with foil and put back in for another forty.

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