Can you handle the heat ?

[newbee2022]

When I came into the country more than 2 decades ago I settled with my wife in Northern Thailand.

I loved it there. Going with my bike beautiful trails through rice fields or jungle, exploring waterfalls, trying to meet an elephant (never happened).

Climbing up some hills and enjoyed the view across the river up to Myanmar.

After Christmas we went to Doi Inthanon, on the way picking sweet strawberries from the fields. On top of the mountain it was exciting to see the temperature: minus 8 centigrade. Sure, we were freezing.

It was all white in the early morning hours. The sun touched the white rime into a glittering sea of diamonds.

We enjoyed these days.

However, after moving to Chiang Mai it was not just next door anymore.

All the years between up to now we asked friends over there what are the temperature on top of Doi Inthanon? And since you can follow that on Internet it makes it easier.

Nowadays we have temperatures just around Zero.

So, obviously it's getting warmer.

And, also obviously in my old age I'm reacting more sensetively on rising temperatures.

28-30 centigrade is for me wonderful, whereas it was no problem for me to live with much higher temperatures 20 years ago.

So I realized that I'm sweating more and have to switch on the Aircon more often.

How about you?

You got same experience?

 

[BritManToo]

16 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

So I realized that I'm sweating more and have to switch on the Aircon more often.

How about you?

You got same experience?

The more you use aircon, the less time you spend outside, the sweatier you get.

No, I don't have that problem, it's 30c and I'm sitting on the sofa, windows and doors open.

Already cycled 8KM and walked 4Km around the lake (next to MaeJo golf course) this morning.

[novacova]

Don’t mind the heat at all, staying hydrated and active helps with maintaining acclimation. Personally believe staying indoors with the a/c on all the time doesn’t help with the tolerance.

[Ralf001]

Love the heat, its great.

[fredwiggy]

The heat here isn't that much of a problem, as it's hotter on a yearly average back home in Texas than here. If you don't like the heat, there are much better places to live, as staying inside all the time you can do anywhere. What's hard to tolerate is the bugs and rainy seasons. If you're an outside person, again there are much better places to live, 4 season places, with moderate temperatures and less extremes. No one can stay outside long here as it does get too hot. 

[newbee2022]

6 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

The heat here isn't that much of a problem, as it's hotter on a yearly average back home in Texas than here. If you don't like the heat, there are much better places to live, as staying inside all the time you can do anywhere. What's hard to tolerate is the bugs and rainy seasons. If you're an outside person, again there are much better places to live, 4 season places, with moderate temperatures and less extremes. No one can stay outside long here as it does get too hot. 

We bought 3 years ago another house directly at the beach in the South. So we stayed from January up to last Thursday there. 

Biking there, walks at the beach with our dog and swimming twice a day, combined with fresh food was a good time. And sitting up to midnight at the beach, feet in cooling water.

[BexMan]

We are moving here in preference to Spain for the heat. With Raynaud’s disease we both find it harder to cope with the cold. So would rather cope with the heat in Thailand. 

[fredwiggy]

1 minute ago, BexMan said:

We are moving here in preference to Spain for the heat. With Raynaud’s disease we both find it harder to cope with the cold. So would rather cope with the heat in Thailand. 

Southern Spain has mild temperatures year long, on the Mediterranean. Thailand is very hot most of the year unless you move to the north, where it might also be too cold for you. If you don't like heat almost all year, Spain in certain areas might be a better choice. Like anything else, it's best to visit for as long as you can before moving, especially seeing you're already married and are looking for a place to live for the both of you. Italy is also a good choice.

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Love the heat, its great.

 

Yeah, not sure if people are being entirely honest.

Depending where you live in Thailand, the temperatures are not ideal for human beings much of the day.

How anyone doesn't find it uncomfortably hot in the blistering heat on many of these days comes across as not genuine.

The Mediterranean maybe has the most ideal climate in the world. California? Anywhere where they make wine.

Otherwise, you need to dance around the excessive heat to stay comfortable. 

 

[KhunLA]

That's why there's AC.   Option to use here, TH, or anywhere else.   

 

Use to work outdoors, manual labor, at Memphis, TN, USA, and 38°C +/- for a month wasn't rare at all, and high RH to go along with it.

 

Easier to take here, TH, since not working in the heat.  38°C in the shade with a sea breeze is easy to take in. 

[Nemises]

Not too many mentions yet about the HUMIDITY here. For many, that’s the “killer”, not the temperature. 

[Ralf001]

23 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

Yeah, not sure if people are being entirely honest.

Depending where you live in Thailand, the temperatures are not ideal for human beings much of the day.

How anyone doesn't find it uncomfortably hot in the blistering heat on many of these days comes across as not genuine.

The Mediterranean maybe has the most ideal climate in the world. California? Anywhere where they make wine.

Otherwise, you need to dance around the excessive heat to stay comfortable. 

 

 

Iam an office worker, I go out into the production factory often as I like the heat, it is 40+ day and night.

 

At home, I  only use AC at night to sleep... the AC is set at 26 degrees.

[novacova]

4 minutes ago, Nemises said:

Not too many mentions yet about the HUMIDITY here. For many, that’s the “killer”, not the temperature. 

Humidity is a personal preference, never liked dry heat.

[nauseus]

1 hour ago, newbee2022 said:

When I came into the country more than 2 decades ago I settled with my wife in Northern Thailand.

I loved it there. Going with my bike beautiful trails through rice fields or jungle, exploring waterfalls, trying to meet an elephant (never happened).

Climbing up some hills and enjoyed the view across the river up to Myanmar.

After Christmas we went to Doi Inthanon, on the way picking sweet strawberries from the fields. On top of the mountain it was exciting to see the temperature: minus 8 centigrade. Sure, we were freezing.

It was all white in the early morning hours. The sun touched the white rime into a glittering sea of diamonds.

We enjoyed these days.

However, after moving to Chiang Mai it was not just next door anymore.

All the years between up to now we asked friends over there what are the temperature on top of Doi Inthanon? And since you can follow that on Internet it makes it easier.

Nowadays we have temperatures just around Zero.

So, obviously it's getting warmer.

And, also obviously in my old age I'm reacting more sensetively on rising temperatures.

28-30 centigrade is for me wonderful, whereas it was no problem for me to live with much higher temperatures 20 years ago.

So I realized that I'm sweating more and have to switch on the Aircon more often.

How about you?

You got same experience?

 

 

Nope. Average temperatures are going down here.

[still kicking]

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

Love the heat, its great.

I love the heat as well. Thailand is not very hot, just a lot of humidity 

[Lacessit]

20 minutes ago, Nemises said:

Not too many mentions yet about the HUMIDITY here. For many, that’s the “killer”, not the temperature. 

I have found setting the aircon to 28 C is the way to go with humidity. AFAIK all aircons pull moisture out.

 

Our bodies sweat at high temperatures to try and stay cool by evaporation from the skin. Sweating doesn't work when it is 90% RH.

[Photoguy21]

It is called acclimatisation. When you are in a narrow range of temperatures you body gets use to that range. It isn't necessarily that the temperature is increasing although on a day to day level it will change, it is because you are now accustomed to a smaller range of temperature

[PJ71]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

The more you use aircon, the less time you spend outside, the sweatier you get.

If you could afford A/C bills you'd use it.

[BritManToo]

2 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

If you could afford A/C bills you'd use it.

I've got solar, as much Aircon as I want for no extra charge.

[TroubleandGrumpy]

The issue I find with the heat in Thailand is not the heat - it is the humidity - especially during the rainy season. In Australia it gets very hot - very very hot - but the humidity is often very low. Moisture in Australia is very quickly drawn up and away - but that is not the case here in Thailand.  That is why the temperature is only 32/33 but the 'real feel' is 39/40 at times. 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355379518/figure/fig14/AS:1080398557782027@1634598497360/Temperature-Humidity-Index.ppm

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anil-Gupta-9/publication/355379518/figure/fig14/AS:1080398557782027@1634598497360/Temperature-Humidity-Index.ppm

 

At 80% humidity at 31 degrees it actually equates to 41 degrees. When the body cannot release heat due to the 'dense' air, it sweats more than normal to compensate.

[PJ71]

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

I've got solar, as much Aircon as I want for no extra charge.

Interesting, i've recently looked at a hybrid solar system to reduce my lekky bills.

[still kicking]

1 minute ago, TroubleandGrumpy said:

The issue I find with the heat in Thailand is not the heat - it is the humidity - especially during the rainy season. In Australia it gets very hot - very very hot - but the humidity is often very low. Moisture in Australia is very quickly drawn up and away - but that is not the case here in Thailand.  That is why the temperature is only 32/33 but the 'real feel' is 39/40 at times. 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355379518/figure/fig14/AS:1080398557782027@1634598497360/Temperature-Humidity-Index.ppm

At 80% humidity at 31 degrees it actually equates to 41 degrees. When the body cannot release heat due to the 'dense' air, it sweats more than normal to compensate.

Agree

[Hummin]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

The more you use aircon, the less time you spend outside, the sweatier you get.

No, I don't have that problem, it's 30c and I'm sitting on the sofa, windows and doors open.

Already cycled 8KM and walked 4Km around the lake (next to MaeJo golf course) this morning.

How many kg you are? 

 

100kg with 20% fat, the heat is unbearable if working outside. 

 

When I'm coming back I will make a wintergarden and a workshop with aircon. 

 

This was not a problem before when my match weight was 70 -75 kg and no body fat almost. 

[newbee2022]

33 minutes ago, nauseus said:

 

Nope. Average temperatures are going down here.

I doubt it. Proof?

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, PJ71 said:

If you could afford A/C bills you'd use it.

 

some people are spending over 5K Baht per month on AC.

it seems like a waste of money.

 

not sure why people don't like fans. they create a pleasant breeze and cheaper to run. 

a combination of fans and AC when it's really hot works for me. 

 

 

[TroubleandGrumpy]

2 minutes ago, Hummin said:

How many kg you are? 

100kg with 20% fat, the heat is unbearable if working outside. 

When I'm coming back I will make a wintergarden and a workshop with aircon. 

This was not a problem before when my match weight was 70 -75 kg and no body fat almost. 

When we lived in Chiang Mai it was nowhere near as 'sticky' as down south or here in Isaan. The mountain air draws the humidity away quicker than elsewhere in Thailand. Playing golf up there was great - I rarely sweated as much as I do in all the other places. 

[PJ71]

1 minute ago, save the frogs said:

 

some people are spending over 5K Baht per month on AC.

it seems like a waste of money.

 

not sure why people don't like fans. they create a pleasant breeze and cheaper to run. 

a combination of fans and AC when it's really hot works for me. 

 

 

my bills are, on average, 6-8K per month.

 

i've been told a 10Kw solar system would save me approx 4.5K pm at a cost of approx 425K to install.....

[BritManToo]

8 minutes ago, Hummin said:

How many kg you are? 

 

100kg with 20% fat, the heat is unbearable if working outside. 

 

When I'm coming back I will make a wintergarden and a workshop with aircon. 

 

This was not a problem before when my match weight was 70 -75 kg and no body fat almost. 

74kg, 6ft, almost no body fat 'cos I walk and cycle a lot, and restrict my food a little.

 

Electricity, I let my meter run for 22 units this month, so about 100bht.

[Hummin]

3 minutes ago, TroubleandGrumpy said:

When we lived in Chiang Mai it was nowhere near as 'sticky' as down south or here in Isaan. The mountain air draws the humidity away quicker than elsewhere in Thailand. Playing golf up there was great - I rarely sweated as much as I do in all the other places. 

It is also something comes with weight, body composition and age. 

 

Heat was never a problem before.

[Hummin]

2 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

74kg, 6ft, almost no body fat 'cos I walk and cycle a lot, are restrict my food.

That's perfect for the climate. 

 

I will go down to 80kg again. Stopped heavy lifting and only do maintenance lifting, as well stepped up the cardio. Even bought a bicycle waiting for me back home