ELI5- what’s the difference between the temperature and the “real feel?”

Question

Temperature is how hot/cold something is right?

So wouldn’t the real feel be the temperature in that area? For example How could a “real feel” in an area be 74°F but the actual temperature ends up being 80°F

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Answer 1

Temperatue is the average thermal energy of something.

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The way we humans measure temperature is flawed. We measure heat, that being how much energy is being transfered to or from your body. Heat transfer depends both of the temperature difference, but also how well the materials conduct heat.

So something that transfers heat much better will feel hotter/colder than something that is isolating.