r/europe • u/-InnAMORamento- • Jun 26 '25

Data Hello Europe! This week we entered very high temperatures all around Europe. Right now in Belgrade, Serbia it is 39° - the hottest day of June. In the direct sun, it says over 53! So... Where are you from and what is current temperature? Hope you are all doing well!

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u/mortensen159 Jun 26 '25

Australia, Sydney- 11° (really cold) 🥶

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u/Decebalus_Bombadil Jun 26 '25

It's winter right now in the southern hemisphere while in Europe is almost peak summer :)

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u/Redfox2111 Jun 26 '25

lol that reads as minus 11• ... almost possible in Canberra!

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u/here4theptotest2023 Jun 26 '25

11 only feels cold because your houses are built so poorly in Australia.

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u/shnookumsfpv Jun 26 '25

I think I have a tent with more insulation.

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u/mortensen159 Jun 26 '25

If you lived through the summer you’d understand why the houses need to be that way. 40°c, imagine, 40°c

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u/6unauss Estonia Jun 26 '25

Ackshually...

Insulation works both ways. It's been proven in really hot climates as well as truly cold climates. If you don't have AC, you're not supposed to let the heat in during summer as you don't let the cold in during winter. You're supposed to turn the ventilation to minimum and open the windows only at night when it's the coolest outside. No "keeping the balcony door open" business. Outside blinds, shutters or special window film works wonders and you've created a cave.

The problem is that modern buildings tend to have enormous windows to let the light in. We use triple glazing here and it works wonders (older houses still have double glazing, but are upgrading as well), but it's no match to the walls with 25 cm insulation and roofs with 40 cm insulation.

I've lived in similar apartements both facing south. One had double glazed windows and wasn't additionally renovated and insulated, the other was recently renovated and updated to triple glazed windows. The first one was hell in summer, the second got warm, but I didn't have to spend my summers cooling off at supermarkets' ice cream isles. Again - the trick is to not let the heat in ;)

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u/caesar_7 Australia Jun 27 '25

no need to rub it, we know

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u/moggjert Jun 27 '25

lol you’re the ones complaining about 39..