That 21c is a moveable feast.

[GriseldaPlum]

In the depths of a particularly harsh winter, 21c in my house would be something I could only dream of. Luxurious and welcome and satisfying warmth.

Yet. . . . .I'm sitting in my kitchen with the back door open...28c indoors but it's 21c outdoors! And I'm luxuriating in the cooling breeze.

How does that work then?

I asked similar on here a while back.. I don’t get it either

I thought that tonight, popped outside and I thought it's a bit chilly! 21°C on the thermometer

I would think it's bc you've acclimatised to the scorching heat so 21 feels cool.

I would think it's bc you've acclimatised to the scorching heat so 21 feels cool

Intellectually, I understand that. My comments are more whimsical.

The heat is getting to us all.

I'm guessing that in the winter you are probably wearing warm trousers, a fleecy top and woolly socks (or similar) whereas today you are in shorts and a vest top .

I wish I had a cooking breeze coming in from outside ! It's still really muggy outside here (midlands ).

Cooking breeze ? Cooling. I want my breeze to be cooling!

With the heating on at 21, you're getting the air on your house nice and toasty but everything in the house, particularly the outside walls, is colder and sucking all of the heat straight out of the air. Plus you have draughts.

For example, you could sit on a leather sofa and it would feel cold whereas, after today, it probably still feels weirdly warm.