Why does it feel warmer to walk barefoot over wooden floors than to walk over ceramic tiles even if both are side-by-side in the same room?

Question

Why does it feel warmer to walk barefoot over wooden floors than to walk over ceramic tiles even if both are side-by-side in the same room?

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Answer 1

Compare it to bigger extremes – room temperature carpet and room temperature garage floors.

The reason is that garage floors’ surfaces transfer heat from your feet much quicker than carpet.

Back to your two less extreme examples – they simply transfer heat at different rates.