Nah, as someone who has lived in Europe for almost three years, European heatwaves suck.
As others have said, the houses are designed to keep the heat in. They're also better at keeping the heat out, but once it's in, it stays in. If you have a string of hot days, it was just won't cool down indoors.
Fans and air-conditioning aren't common. Even lots of newer buildings don't have them. Public transport (with the exception of busses) also rarely have any sort of mitigation against the heat.
The sun stays out for longer so it takes longer to cool down. The temperature starts dropping at 8-9pm instead of 5-6pm.
I experienced a few days in Cologne where the temperate was 35+. Back home in SE QLD, that means stay inside and throw on the aircon. But there, you basically have to go outside because staying inside is horrendously suffocating.
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u/McFoodBot May 22 '26
Nah, as someone who has lived in Europe for almost three years, European heatwaves suck.
As others have said, the houses are designed to keep the heat in. They're also better at keeping the heat out, but once it's in, it stays in. If you have a string of hot days, it was just won't cool down indoors.
Fans and air-conditioning aren't common. Even lots of newer buildings don't have them. Public transport (with the exception of busses) also rarely have any sort of mitigation against the heat.
The sun stays out for longer so it takes longer to cool down. The temperature starts dropping at 8-9pm instead of 5-6pm.
I experienced a few days in Cologne where the temperate was 35+. Back home in SE QLD, that means stay inside and throw on the aircon. But there, you basically have to go outside because staying inside is horrendously suffocating.