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What to wear in 70 degree weather
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70°F is about 21°C
70°F is the one nearly everyone agrees on: t-shirt weather, and shorts weather for most people. My call is a t-shirt, shorts or light trousers and whatever shoes you like. A light layer is worth having for the evening if the temperature drops after sunset.
The 70°F kit, as I see it
- T-shirt or short sleeves
- Shorts, a skirt or light trousers
- Sneakers or sandals
- A light layer for the evening
What I think of 70 degree weather
70°F: the one temperature nobody has ever complained about. Give them time.
Seventy degrees is what every other temperature is pretending to be.
70 degrees and sunny is so rare you start suspecting it is a trap.
Where 70°F is a normal winter afternoon
- Corpus Christi, Texas: 70°F
- Phoenix, Arizona: 68°F
Where 70°F is a normal summer afternoon
- Fairbanks, Alaska: 70°F
Where 70°F is a normal summer night
- Little Rock, Arkansas: 70°F
- Washington, DC: 70°F
- Chattanooga, Tennessee: 70°F
- Atlanta, Georgia: 71°F
- Birmingham, Alabama: 71°F
- Columbia, South Carolina: 71°F
- Louisville, Kentucky: 69°F
- Norfolk, Virginia: 71°F
Questions
Is 70 degrees cold?
No. 70°F is warm and comfortable for most people, about 21°C. It only feels cool in the shade with a breeze, or late in the evening.
What is 70°F in Celsius?
70°F is about 21°C.
What to wear running in 70 degree weather?
Runners’ rule of thumb says a run feels about 15 to 20°F warmer than the reading, so 70°F running feels like an 85 to 90°F day: the lightest kit you own, and water.
Weather by name
City figures: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020. Wind chill: the National Weather Service formula.