– How does concrete/asphalt heat up to insane temperatures that are way above the actual air temperature?

Question

The question pretty much sums it up. How TF is the asphalt 20-40° hotter than the air when it’s super hot?

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Answer 1

dark materials absorb more light (and therefor heat) than ligher materials, so dark concrete or tarmac suck up a ton of heat from the sun, its one of the reasons that old wood buildings seem to stay so much cooler in the summer than modern concrete buildings