The weather has been up and down where I live lately, we just came off a period of unseasonably warm days into much cooler days. I had yet to flip the AC back over to heat until last night when my house was showing 60 degrees. At that time, my hands, feet, and nose were freezing cold. Yet 60 degrees outside is a relatively nice day and certainly doesn’t leave you feeling freezing. On the flip side, if you’re house gets much higher than 72 you start sweating even though 72 is a pretty nice day outside.
Why does the indoor temperature seem to have such a greater affect on whether you feel hot or cold than the outdoor temp does?
In: Biology
When you are outside on a cool day you most likely are doing something active not just sitting down. Also sun light can directly warm you even if the air temp is cool
Meaning if the temp is 60 degrees outside and you find a shaded spot and just sit down you are going to feel cold. Most people are doing something while outside , walking, biking, doing some sort of physical activity that also increases body temp
And if its 72 outside a small breeze will help cool you down , usually there is not much airflow indoors so 72 in complete calm may feel much warmer then 72 even with a slight breeze
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