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What to wear in 85 degree weather
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85°F is about 29°C
85°F is hot, and humid 85°F is sticky. The lightest clothes you own make sense here: loose cotton or linen, shorts, sandals, a hat and sunglasses. My call is to plan outside time for the morning or evening, when it is cooler.
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The 85°F kit, as I see it
- Loose cotton or linen top
- Shorts or a light skirt
- Sandals
- A hat, sunglasses and sunscreen
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What I think of 85 degree weather
85°F: the shirt sticks to your back like it has abandonment issues.
Eighty-five degrees is the point where walking to the car counts as cardio.
At 85°F even the ice in your drink is giving up.
Where 85°F is a normal summer afternoon
- Casper, Wyoming: 85°F
- Peoria, Illinois: 85°F
- Cincinnati, Ohio: 85°F
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: 85°F
- Springfield, Illinois: 85°F
- Newark, New Jersey: 85°F
- Quad Cities, Illinois and Iowa: 85°F
- Toledo, Ohio: 85°F
Questions
Is 85 degrees hot?
No. 85°F is hot, about 29°C, and with high humidity the heat index climbs into the 90s.
What is 85°F in Celsius?
85°F is about 29°C.
What to wear running in 85 degree weather?
Runners’ rule of thumb says a run feels about 15 to 20°F warmer than the reading, so 85°F running feels like 100°F or more. Running clubs in hot cities usually meet at dawn in this weather.
Weather by name
City figures: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020. Wind chill: the National Weather Service formula.