It’s supposed to be a hot August for most of America. Which means: It’s time to jack up the A.C., and grab a bunch of cozy blankets! (???)
A new study looked into “America’s preferred sleep temperature”, and overall, the IDEAL TEMPERATURE at sleep time is 67 degrees Fahrenheit.
They also broke it down by state. The places that like it the COLDEST are primarily in Northern states. They’ve just grown accustomed to it, I guess. Massachusetts likes it the most frigid, at just 63 degrees.
Rhode Island likes it the next coolest, followed by Oregon, Connecticut, Vermont, Washington, Maine, West Virginia, New Hampshire, and Arkansas. All those states prefer it 65 or lower at night.
On the flipside, Hawaii likes it the WARMEST at 70 degrees, which isn’t even THAT warm. (At least to someone who spent a lot of their life without A.C.)
Florida likes it the next warmest, followed by Texas, Maryland, Arizona, Utah, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Nevada. All of them like it between 70 and 67. (This isn’t just summer. It’s in general, year-round.)
Here are a few other stats:
Women (47%) are more likely than men (38%) to report overheating at night. (And there’s some science behind that.)
22% of couples can’t agree on a bedroom temperature.
78% of Americans run a fan to keep cool at night, including 40% who do it year-round.
And the states that get the BEST sleep are: Nevada, Indiana, Vermont, California, and South Dakota. The ones that get the WORST are: Oklahoma, Idaho, Wyoming, Arkansas, and Wisconsin.
