Why does Thailand feel so cold?

[Bangkok Barry]

It seems to me that temperatures feel at least 10 degrees colder in Thailand during the winter than they would in my native UK. 16 degrees feels like 6. And it can't be the easy answer that we become acclimatised to hotter temperatures, because as an example this morning at around 6 it was 13 degrees and I could see my breath on the air. That wouldn't happen in the UK. It would need to be close to freezing, 10 degrees colder than 13.

 

Does anyone have any scientific explanation as to why that might be. I'm just curious (translation: I don't have enough to worry about).

 

 

 

 

[Nomoneynohoney]

Humidity

[BananaStrong]

Sorry, bro.  As you know, you are in the Matrix and I guess I got your character.

 

Let me use your credit card and order some wool socks, wool hat, down jacket, and put a fireplace in your room.

 

I would admit it feels a FEW degrees colder........15 now APPEARS to feel closer to 12 or something, but nothing that makes me say, "WOW, these temperatures are lying!!!!"

 

It's not like I have to go outside with pants ........................... so it can't be that cold.  or sleep with socks.   or even sleep with a cap.    or layer at all..

 

yea, it's normal for me.

 

OK< I'll adjust your character's setting

[2baht]

56 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

colder in Thailand

Deep down, they don't really like us!

[carlyai]

Ahhhhh....wind chill factor.

Prob. solved.

Thanks

[JoseThailand]

22 minutes ago, Nomoneynohoney said:

Humidity

As if the UK is not humid enough haha

[chickenslegs]

I think this article explains it quite well.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/611491/why-you-can-see-your-breath

[worgeordie]

It's all in your mind , today it feels chilly , one thing I know

I could not survive a British winter .if us Farang's feel the

cold think of those poor hill tribes up in the hills, they must

be freezing their @rses off, the beer companies give them

blankets at this time of year,but never heard them doing it

this year.

 

regards worgeordie

[scubascuba3]

Maybe the answer is humidity, low season here is hot and humid, feels hotter than the temperature, then in high season when it cools, humidity is lower

[carlyai]

45 minutes ago, carlyai said:

Ahhhhh....wind chill factor.

Prob. solved.

Thanks

Them there freezing winds blow right across from China.

That's my theory and I'm never wrong. ????

[KhunLA]

Global Warming ... long may it last ????

[Bangkok Barry]

8 hours ago, BananaStrong said:

Sorry, bro.  As you know, you are in the Matrix and I guess I got your character.

 

Let me use your credit card and order some wool socks, wool hat, down jacket, and put a fireplace in your room.

 

I would admit it feels a FEW degrees colder........15 now APPEARS to feel closer to 12 or something, but nothing that makes me say, "WOW, these temperatures are lying!!!!"

 

It's not like I have to go outside with pants ........................... so it can't be that cold.  or sleep with socks.   or even sleep with a cap.    or layer at all..

 

yea, it's normal for me.

 

OK< I'll adjust your character's setting

Sorry bro. I asked about a scientific reason. You clearly don't have one so I don't know why you posted.

[Bangkok Barry]

7 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Maybe the answer is humidity, low season here is hot and humid, feels hotter than the temperature, then in high season when it cools, humidity is lower

Maybe.

 

[Bangkok Barry]

7 hours ago, worgeordie said:

It's all in your mind , today it feels chilly , one thing I know

I could not survive a British winter .if us Farang's feel the

cold think of those poor hill tribes up in the hills, they must

be freezing their @rses off, the beer companies give them

blankets at this time of year,but never heard them doing it

this year.

 

regards worgeordie

It's not today I'm talking about. That was an example. But thanks.

[Bangkok Barry]

8 hours ago, carlyai said:

Ahhhhh....wind chill factor.

Prob. solved.

Thanks

It wasn't windy today, and rarely is. So nothing to do with that. But thanks for the suggestion. Prob. remains. Not that it's a problem, just an observation.

[stoner]

maybe the older you are getting the colder each passing year feels ? 

[ThailandRyan]

It may feel cooler to some, but at 20 in the morning here at the house in Southern HH/Pranburi I am swimming in the pool at 7am, and no it's not the polar bear challenge...water is warmer then the outside air at 26, when I finish swimming, then thats when I feel the cooler air especially with a breeze.

[BananaStrong]

1 hour ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Sorry bro. I asked about a scientific reason. You clearly don't have one so I don't know why you posted.

My reason is very scientific.   Sorry if you don't understand the matrix.

 

Not sure why you responded to a post you wondered why was posted.   now I'm confused.

 

You clearly should not have responded, so I'll respond and explain I was right to post and respond and I'm not sure why you need chat room members to teach you about "humidity" or "wind chill factors."  I learned about that stuff when I was two.  

[ballpoint]

Your body doesn't sense absolute temperature, but rather temperature relative to itself - Try putting one hand in a bowl of cold water and the other in a bowl of hot water.  After a while both hands will feel like they are at the same temperature.  Then place both in a third bowl of warm water.  The hand previously in the cold bowl will feel hot, and that from the hot bowl will feel cold. 

 

Your sense of temperature comes from the brain, based on electrical impulses from external sensors - just like all your others senses, and is open to the same sort of illusions as they are.  Similar to this optical one, where square B appears lighter than square A, but is in fact the same shade.  The contrast of the squares around them, plus the fact that your brain expects B to be in the shadow of the cylinder, make it appear lighter.  In a normally warm humid environment your brain expects the air temperature to be warm, compared to that of your body, so it appears cooler than it is when it isn't.

 

If you link the two squares, the illusion vanishes.  Similarly, if you could somehow put half your body in a real cold temperature of 6 deg while leaving the other here at 16 deg then the half here wouldn't feel so cold.

 

[stoner]

11 minutes ago, BananaStrong said:

I learned about that stuff when I was two.  

slow learner i see. 

[Gottfrid]

9 hours ago, worgeordie said:

the beer companies give them

blankets at this time of year,but never heard them doing it

this year.

Forgot to use the hotline?

[1FinickyOne]

10 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

this morning at around 6 it was 13 degrees and I could see my breath on the air. That wouldn't happen in the UK.

Spicy food... try eating a hamburger for a change... 

[Bangkok Barry]

34 minutes ago, BananaStrong said:

My reason is very scientific.   Sorry if you don't understand the matrix.

 

Not sure why you responded to a post you wondered why was posted.   now I'm confused.

 

You clearly should not have responded, so I'll respond and explain I was right to post and respond and I'm not sure why you need chat room members to teach you about "humidity" or "wind chill factors."  I learned about that stuff when I was two.  

See the answer below yours, by someone who actually had something intelligent to offer. I know you'll respond as I've seen over the years that Americans can't let a thing go. Just to let you know, I'll ignore it. Bro.

[malt25]

My guess is it has something to do with the weather.

[brianthainess]

Thailand may have adjusted the temperature to make the Russians feel more at home. 

[DrukenMallardy]

something something cold artic winds, global warming etc

[ThailandRyan]

On 1/28/2023 at 8:37 AM, brianthainess said:

Thailand may have adjusted the temperature to make the Russians feel more at home. 

Someone turned on the air-conditioning and left the door open...windy as F today

[carlyai]

Just hitting 13 degrees this morning. Freezing.