Why do dark rooms feel cooler than rooms with the lights on?

Question

Is it a mental thing? Like does the absence of light trick our brain into thinking the room is cooler? Or, is it a physical thin, where the lights are producing enough warmth. Not any fancy lights though, just regular room lights

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Answer 1

Unless you’ve converted to all LED bulbs, your lights likely are putting out significant amounts of heat that you don’t realize.