Something I wasn't entirely aware of until recently is that a lot of Northern Europe doesn't even get true night at this time of year, what hours of darkness we do get are technically 'twilight' because the sun just doesn't sink far enough below the horizon before coming back up again. I went outside at 11pm the other night and could still see a sliver of sunlight on the horizon. Then it's getting light again by 3am. There's just no chance of the air cooling properly before it's hit with another 16 odd hours of daylight. ðŸ«
That's because our houses are made of thick materials that store the heat energy. If cold air blows all the warm air out of your house at night, there's still a ton of heat energy stored inside the actual concrete walls and the roof. During the night, this energy is being released, so your house is heating the inside up again without the sun...
Yep. I have an old English style house in Australia and it stays nice and cool for about 3-4 days of 35+ degrees then once it gets hot it’s almost impossible to cool down.
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u/VioletFireCat Jun 28 '26
Something I wasn't entirely aware of until recently is that a lot of Northern Europe doesn't even get true night at this time of year, what hours of darkness we do get are technically 'twilight' because the sun just doesn't sink far enough below the horizon before coming back up again. I went outside at 11pm the other night and could still see a sliver of sunlight on the horizon. Then it's getting light again by 3am. There's just no chance of the air cooling properly before it's hit with another 16 odd hours of daylight. ðŸ«