To think there must be something wrong with me because I absolutely can not tolerate the UK heatwaves - anyone else?

It's lovely. Only on MN do people like festering under blankets in the the winter.

Yes. Totally agree. Bloody hate heat above 25 degrees.

@StarCourtabsolutely, look around for a discount code or order one then they will send you 25% off a future order.

@MoonlightMemories do you have some rehydration sachets? It's a good idea to take those before you feel unwell. I've had this issue in boiling hot workplaces.

It was lovely outside today

But the flat is ridiculous

Got home and set up the air con unit. It really is annoying in a tiny flat but these new builds...

Sat in the garden with my book after dinner and was joined by many people moaning about how hot the flats are!

We did ask the management company to look into retro fitting a vent system, but it can't be done

It's a shame because if enough of us want it, I think we could've had proper air con for a reasonable price. As it is, we're all running these annoying noisy units.

at least the windows open properly in these flats. They didn't in my previous flat.

Was looking at those earlier do you recommend?

@StarCourtget Flatcats for your windows, they are fab. Throughly tested by several heavy cats and not budged.

I am the same. I dread the summer, partly because the heat makes me feel ill but I also have this feeling that everything is out of control, which I know is illogical.
I am going to Norway next week so hoping it is cool there!

I hate the summer. I'm jealous of the people that don't sweat and can sleep soundly when it's hot. I start dreading the summer months (now the spring months as well) in February. The heat makes me sweaty, nauseous, and fatigued. I'm already looking forward to the fall.

I'm extremely sensitive to hot weather and whenever we have a heatwave, particularly if I'm working (as I'm on my feet all day doing a very physical job), I basically spend the whole time trying to stay standing upright and well-hydrated (easier said then done when you're incredibly busy constantly).

I did buy myself an alert bracelet a few years ago, so I think I might wear that this week, so that if I do have a fainting episode, people won't freak out too much and will know how to look after me. I think some of us just can't physically cope with these sorts of weather conditions, especially if we aren't used to it.

this is it 😂 it’s not half as brutal as some make out and I am the south east. I’m comfortable but in shorts and t-shirts myself but had a cardi on all morning. I’ve been to much hotter and humid countries than the UK and not even all the UK at that lol

I find it crazy that some people don’t understand that everyone is different. Heat and humidity impacts my health, just as the cold does for others. I don’t begrudge anyone who enjoys this weather but I don’t. Saying that isn’t moaning.

FWIW I have several mitigations including an AC unit but I can’t just be sat in front of it all the time.

I agree with you OP - I’m not a fan of this weather either. Thankfully this one looks short lived. Feet in a bucket of cold water often helps me.

I have an AC unit but that doesn't magically solve the heat when walking to pick up DC from school or going to appointments etc

I am genuinely disabled by the heat, it means my neuromuscular junctions stop working so I can't get signals through to my muscles and my body stops functioning. I used to feel so ashamed how hard I struggled with the heat until I got my diagnosis. Now I know that different people's bodies are differently affected and that it is serious arsehole behaviour to judge others for finding the heat harder

I'm a ginger, i used to faint all the time as a kid if i got too hot, i didn't even have to be in the sun. It just makes me feel ill now, my blood pressure goes down and my feet and hands swell, it's horrible. I keep myself fit and hydrated, but it makes no difference, heat is my enemy. If i get too hot i get the picnick basket cooler blocks out of the freezer and sit on them.

I love it when the Autumn comes, Spring and Autumn are my favourite seasons.

northern Scotland would suit you? The shetlands is another good choice.

To think there must be something wrong with me because I absolutely can not tolerate the UK heatwaves - anyone else?

Nope. Love them.

YANBU it's vile and all the salad has sold out in Aldi and the roads are rammed (I live on the coast) and its really noisy I hate the summer.

Yes. I never see posts on the first day of cold weather from people complaining about the cold. Usually it is after days and days of relentless rain and dull gloom.

I’m so sick of all the moaning already. I hate the cold. It’s been miserable for all of this year and most of last. It’s one day that’s nice and people already complain.

Could it be a sensory thing? I have asd and I'm the same. I assume my body just can't regulate my temp very well. I'm also on ssri's which I don't think helps. I get so tired I need naps every afternoon and feel like shit. I've found making an effort to drink more helps and I think im going to try electrolytes this year to see if that helps even more.

When it's hot I feel lethargic and irritable, though I do love many things about it when able to enjoy it properly.

It all depends where you works as well. If I was in an ac office with access to cooled water that would be wonderful. Unfortunately it's classrooms with windows which open a cracked, a fan which blows around warm air, the smell of BO and over sprayed perfumes. Like a wilted plant chock full of chemicals by the end of the day...

How hot actually was it before 9.30 this morning when you felt unwell? I mean it hadn't barely got above 18/19 here this morning before 9. If you genuinely feel nauseous/lightheaded at 20 degrees then yes I would say that's a medical issue, unless your not drinking enough or sleeping.

And why on earth would you buy a house with the bedroom in the roof if you are both heat and cold intolerant?! That's insanity

I really don't think its been that hot today, I totally get when it gets above 30 but I don't have any problems with late 20s in the UK. I've not been particularly sweaty or sticky today. I think it's a myth the heat abroad is more comfortable, its just you have hotels with Aircon and your not doing anything. I worked in Venice for a bit, and our flat had no aircon that was total hell, I barely slept for weeks I was so fucking hot all the time. Nothing in the UK has ever made me feel like that relentless nighttime heat with no let up, and we're only talking Italy!

Every time the temp climbs above 24 mumsnet fills with people moaning about the heat. I find it crazy. Just buy a flipping ac unit. Literally that is the only thing you can do, why does no one ever do it??? They are like £250 on Amazon. If you put £20 away each month since the last time you felt this way you'd have one by now!!!

PS - I'm having a cold drink in the sun watching my bone dry laundry on the line and hoping it lasts forever 😜

Do you take medication as some you require to drink more fluids as prone to dehydration. Especially antidepressants

It’s the humidity in the south-east of England. It’s very high. Wet heat is hideous. It’s much less humid/hot in the west and the north.