I lived in Europe for 12 years and there were only two years where temps got close to average normal summer temps in the US. We got by with open windows and fans.
Europe is a big place. It has obviously always gotten hot in the South. Typically there is at least a week or two of hot humid weather (like what you would get in NYC) in Paris and even London. What makes it feel so hot in the US midwest, northeast, and southeast is the relative humidity being so high, along with temps in the high 80s and 90s--so you do not even get relief at night. But you are right about Northern Europe, typically you can get by with windows and fans. England's weather is similar to the Pacific Northwest.
I lived in Europe for 12 years and there were only two years where temps got close to average normal summer temps in the US. We got by with open windows and fans.
ReplyDeleteEurope is a big place. It has obviously always gotten hot in the South. Typically there is at least a week or two of hot humid weather (like what you would get in NYC) in Paris and even London. What makes it feel so hot in the US midwest, northeast, and southeast is the relative humidity being so high, along with temps in the high 80s and 90s--so you do not even get relief at night. But you are right about Northern Europe, typically you can get by with windows and fans. England's weather is similar to the Pacific Northwest.
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