What is the ideal temperature in the house?
Not too hot, not too cold, but it's best to find out what the experts say about the ideal temperature you should have in your home.
According to Endesa, the ideal temperature in the home should be between 20 and 21°C during the day and between 15 and 17°C at night. This may seem like a low number for some, especially at night, but experts say those who are cold can wear thicker pajamas, while heat sufferers can opt for thinner ones. The ideal temperature is different for each of us.
The consensus recommendation is 20-21ºC, but if the bedroom is particularly cold or poorly insulated, you should have a heat source to raise the temperature. In addition, to maintain the temperature in a poorly insulated room, you can draw the curtains, lower the blinds and place special pillows on the windows.
We all feel temperature differently
When it comes to feeling hot or cold, we're not all the same in our assessment. Some people are always cold, while others can easily cope with low temperatures in a T-shirt. For example, people with more body fat tolerate cold better. Therefore, adapting the temperature to how you perceive it is more important for personal comfort than expert advice.
Comfortable temperature for babies
The ideal temperature for babies, according to pediatricians, is from 22 to 24°C during the day and from 18°C to 20°C at night. As for air conditioning, experts advise parents not to leave children directly in the path of air currents.
Experts also point out that temperature is not everything. Humidity is also an important factor because it changes how we feel in degrees Celsius. It is therefore possible that, dressed in the same way, you feel cold at 19°C, but sometimes feel warm at the same temperature.
Besides personal factors such as weight or age (children and the elderly are less able to regulate their body temperature), the percentage of relative humidity is a key factor. Humidity above 50% increases the sensation of warmth, and humidity below this level increases the sensation of cold.
Plus, humidity can have a real impact on your health. Below 20%, excessive dryness contributes to respiratory infections. When it exceeds 80%, the environment becomes an ideal breeding ground for mites and various types of fungi that can make you sick.
Thus, the ideal humidity in the house is 50%. When the humidity is less than 20% or more than 80%, your health will begin to suffer.
