How hot is too hot?

I have made it through consecutive days above 115 F (116, 117), with cooling off at night down to the low 90s, heat trapped in the house. I was able to get what I needed done, but not much else.

The only consolation was there was no humidity. But really, above 110, lack of humidity is no consolation.

Because English measurements are experiential, anything above 100 F is what most people would consider as too hot.

Well, at at temperature of 7 F with a wind chill of -10… I can’t really imagine being too hot.

I visited Arizona at the end of August one year. The temperature was over 100 F, but it was dry. It felt like literally being in an oven… but was so much more tolerable than humidity. Granted, I was on vacation and could swim whenever I wanted… so that’s not very realistic.

With humidity, the 80s F are pretty hot for me.

It really depends on the “heat index” for me. I cannot handle humidity. Also I am very sensitive to the sun. But in general I’d say anything over 80 makes me hateful.

Like @Cupcake I gloried in the dry heat of the American Southwest. It was hot, but I never really paid any attention to the actual temperature and preferred the breeze with the windows down to AC.

Here in the Midwest, the heat starts to bother me in the 80’s when the humidity is high, and I generally seek indoor AC when it gets close to 90°. Mid 90’s+ and humidity? Fuhgetaboutit.

I remember when I first moved to town here. I had no AC in the van. I was driving down main street, just feeling like I was melting. It was such a strange feeling. I passed the bank and noticed that the time was 1:15.
“That’s odd,” I thought. I know it’s later than that!
......Then it hit me….

It is not the heat, it is the humidity.

It’s not the sex, it’s the passion.

:- I

you are still talking about wetness @ibstubro

Above 90 degrees, 15% humidity.

It’s often in the 90s for a stretch here in the summer and humid. I can deal with it but don’t like to hang out in it much. When it’s really hot and humid, I don’t even go to the beach much.

70 is warm enough for me and is a pleasant summer’s day. I once endured 106 degrees with high humidity and it felt dangerous.

We regularly go out to the desert in Big Bend in August. 110 degrees is not unusual out in the desert proper at this time of year. It is not anywhere near as bad as 90 degrees in Houston with 85% humidity.

25 to 30 is where it gets critical.
Anything above 30 is nearly intolerable.

When my left nipple begins itching, then I know it’s becoming uncomfortable.

In the 80’s with a breeze, it’s tolerable. Anything over 90 is hot, weather it’s humid or dry, to me.

I like it best when it’s in the 70’s or upper 60’s. I like being able to go out without a jacket, or with just a light jacket. I like not having to put on socks and scarves and all that stuff. I like it at night when it’s nice and cool but yet no AC is necessary. That’s when the energy costs are low – no heat and no AC. I live in a woodsy area where the nights are generally great and I can do without AC for the majority of the summer evenings.

Right now, with the weather we’ve been having (teens), I’ll take 40 and be happy.

Dry heat? When I start getting drowsy no matter how well I keep myself hydrated or when my sperm starts cannibalizing on each other to stay hydrated. Whichever happens first.

Humidity + Heat? When my balls start chaffing when I go for runs.

@Winter_Pariah Sounds like you have a ball-ometer!

Oh man, here in Northern CA. even up in these hills around 2500–3000 ft. elevation it can easily reach well above 100. 105 is not uncommon and the record was like 111 in 2007 I think.
Horrible. I do not enjoy the heat anymore as I get older.

Anything over 85 is too freaking hot for me. Ideally, never over about 77. Perfect!
It is a dry heat though, little if any humidity but you still break into a sweat upon the slightest exertion. haha

Above 75 Degrees F. and I’m done.

35c. It’s been in the upper 30s all week and going to get almost to 40. No aircon in the cars and black pants I was broiling. I swim. A lot. ( this is in Australia ).

Anything over 75 or 76F. Especially if it’s humid. 78 in Arizona in February was acceptable. 78 in July in Ohio is not.

I don’t handle the humidity well and a lot of it is about what temperatures you’re acclimated to. The day I moved to Austin, TX from Portland, OR it was 108 degrees and it made me cry I was so miserable but the next August I was managing 100 degree plus days just fine. I wasn’t particularly enjoying the heat but I did fine. Now I would probably be miserable again, down there in August because I’m not acclimated to it.

110 deg fahr is too hot but between 89–101 is great.

I can handle high 90’a with high humidity if I have a place for a swim afterward. I need to cool off to feel human again. I used to pull haymow duty in the summer all the time. That was mean, the hay heats and gives off humidity as it cures. It was about 130 degrees in there and 100 percent humidity.

Above 95F is too hot. I love warm weather, the 80’s are my favorite. I don’t complain if it’s 100, but it’s too hot in my opinion. It does make a difference if you are by a pool in a bikini, or in work clothes going from your car to a building. It sucks to be sweating in a suit even in 90 degree weather.

It depends on humidity, and how I’m dressed. In the Navy, we often did casualty drills that required us to get in full fire-fighting gear. In normal San Diego weather (about 65–70F) I’d overheat in about 20 minutes. When allowed to wear my normal working uniform, I could tolerate the dry heat of the Persian Gulf for a couple hours despite it being 110F, but passed out relatively often in the moist heat of Orlando, a mere 85F at 90% humidity.

For comfort though, I generally draw the line around 75F, partly from my New Englander habit of dressing in layers where I think nothing of throwing on another shirt when it gets cool but am less comfortable with it getting warmer after I run out of layers to remove.

GAs everyone!

It took me some time to answer as I had to convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius. And it turned out that my place isn’t the only place that can get above 40 degree C (104 degree F). And some of you can endure really hot weather (especially @Adirondackwannabe, who can also handle the cold nicely). Yeah some of you are qualified for a trip to my place in the summer ~

I don’t mind hot weather as long as humidity is low. Unfortunately, South Carolina summers often feature days well over 100 degrees with 85%+ humidity. Sucks, but I’d take it in a second today. Record low temperatures here today and I absolutely hate being cold.

I have less tolerance for being hot indoors. 68–70 degrees is my comfort zone. Outside of that, I’m not happy. And trying to sleep when I feel hot just pisses me off. If I wake up sweating, it’s going to be a bad day for everyone.

I agree it’s the humidity that makes things unbearable. I live in Queensland, Australia in the south-east corner so it gets hot (not unusual to hit the 40s and usually in the mid-30s during summer) and humid. I could not stand to live in Townsville, Cairns or Darwin in summer. Although the temperature may not be much different, the humidity is very high and is unbearable.