I am from India,who has shifted to the UK. It’s been 3-4 years, however UK summers feel unbearable compared to Indian summers. My skin feels like it’s burning at 25° in the UK but 25° in India is so much more pleasant. I understand that it’s closer to the sun since the earth is slightly tilted, but make it make sense that my skin burns while in the UK, but I’m just really sweaty in India, without the burning sensation.
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UV, high latitudes the UV is crazy, near equator it’s hot but the UV actually isn’t as strong
BeCause the air in UK is so much cleaner one gets the full effect of the Sun especially UV.
In India , the dust in the air modulates the straight of direct sunlight.
I always need sunscreen in UK never did in India.
Having lived in NY where it’s also pretty hot in the summer, I found 25 C more tolerable there than in the UK, but only because I knew I could enter a building (or my home) that has guaranteed air conditioning, but UK’s AC buildings are mostly newer ones such as supermarkets and some shopping centres
Check the UV index. It may be higher in the UK, and it can vary wildly even with the same temperature and even in the same day.
25°C feels hotter in the UK because of the difference in humidity and how your body adapts. In the UK, higher humidity means sweat doesn’t evaporate as quickly, making you feel hotter. In India, you might be used to higher temperatures, and the body adjusts, making 25°C feel more comfortable.
Air quality and particulates in the air effect how much sun reaches you.
In Asia, you can getaway without putting on sunscreen on a sunny without the sun burning your ears and neck to a crisp
25 degrees Celsius is 77 degrees Fahrenheit, in case some of my fellow Americans are wondering.
The big thing is the humidity. Heat isn’t that bad, but heated things are awful. I’ll put my hand over a stove sure, but I won’t touch a hot pan.
Hot water on your face is awful, but regular heat on nothing is just whatever.
Others have answered the question really well but just to debunk the point about Earth’s tilt: only facing towards the sun makes part of earth closer. For example, England is closer to the sun at English midday than Australia is, but only because we’re facing the sun.
The tilt causes seasons because of how direct the sunlight is on the atmosphere above a country. During winter in the northern hemisphere, it is tilted away from the sun so England isn’t further, the radiation is just more spread out. Happy to clarify if needed!
Don’t have an actual answer but I agree. I was in South Africa where the weather was over 35 degrees and it felt really nice. 25 degrees in the UK though just feels unbearable
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