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This strategy works well in arid climates where the dew point (and low temperatures) are in the 10s C. In humid climates where it doesn't drop below 25C at nigh
by jdminhbg 7y ago
This strategy works well in arid climates where the dew point (and low temperatures) are in the 10s C. In humid climates where it doesn't drop below 25C at night, it simply never gets cold enough.
- bonzini 7y agoNorthern Italy is like that, and we survive using exactly the same strategy. Every year there are one or two weeks between the second half of June and the end of July where lows are 24-28C and highs are 32-36C. It's now midnight and temperature is 30C with 65% humidity. It sucks, but here it isn't a particularly hot summer and still there's no AC in most houses.
- Tade0 7y agoThere's one additional factor: high ceilings. I used to spend a good chunk of the year in Bologna, where me and my SO rented an apartment with a 3.5m ceiling, thick walls and no AC. Summer was pretty brutal, but manageable - I was able to maintain a temperature 10C lower than outside during the day. Our bed was on a mezzanine, which I didn't use during the summer because there was simply a noticeable temperature difference.