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Why is a room temperature of 20C chilly in the winter but warm in the summer?

hand adjusting heating thermostat — Why does 20C feel different at different times of the year? Photograph: Martin Keene/PA

Why is it that in the winter when the house is heated to 20C I still need to wear a sweater and trousers to feel warm, whereas in the summer when it’s the same temperature without the heating being on, I feel comfortable in shorts and T-shirt?

Jennie Hurley, Exeter

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