How to maintain ideal temperature?

Keeping your indoor temperature in a comfortable range is mainly about balance, not extremes. If your indoor climate is too hot or too cold it can affect everything from your comfort to sleep, focus, and energy levels.

Why does temperature matter?

Temperature affects your body and mind in ways you might not notice at first. Rooms that are too warm can make you feel sluggish, reduce your focus, and interfere with restful sleep.

Rooms that are too cold can tighten muscles, reduce circulation, and make it harder to fall or stay asleep. Maintaining the right temperature supports comfort, mental clarity, and above all better wellbeing. 

What’s the best temperature for a good indoor climate?

Well, it depends on you. The best temperature for your indoor climate depends on what you’re trying to achieve in your space and what makes you feel best. This can vary depending on your age, gender, or goals for your space, or just the specific activity you’re doing. For example there are different recommended temperatures for sleeping adults room vs baby’s or the times when you’re relaxing on your couch vs working out. Here are some recommendations on the ideal temperatures for Sleep, working, relaxing, or exercising:

😴 For optimal sleep, experts recommend keeping your bedroom around 17 -18°C. For babies, small children and older adults the recommended temperature or a good night's rest is between 18–20 °C.

"Cooler indoor temperatures mimic the natural pattern of cool evenings and are essential to reducing the body's core temperature during sleep." - Dr. Matthew Walker, Neuroscientist and Sleep Expert, University of California, Berkeley.

💻 For productivity, maintaining somewhere between 20–23 °C shows the best results for prolonged focus and comfort at work.

🍿 For relaxation, the best temperature depends on what you’re wearing and your preferences. If you’re wrapped up in a blank watching a Movie, somewhere between 19–22 °C should keep you comfortable while lounging on the couch.

🏃 For exercising indoors, cooler air around 18–20 °C will help prevent your body overheating while staying active. If it’s Hot Yoga you’re after, you’ll want to crank the temperature up to a balmy 30–35 °C, but maybe you should leave that one to the Yoga studio.

How to reach the ideal temperature for my indoor climate?

By this point you’ve got an idea of what temperature you want to get to, but you might not know how to get there consistently. Thankfully, adjusting the temperature in your indoor space isn’t rocket science. 

🔥Too hot? Open windows if the outdoor air is cooler, use an electrical or manual fan to speed up the flow of cooler air, turn off extra heat sources, and stay hydrated with a cool drink.

❄️ Too cold? Adjust your thermostat (gradual changes are best), get cosy with jumpers or blankets, use an electric heater, enjoy a hot drink, and keep windows closed. But best to avoid open-flame fireplaces, as they can add indoor air pollution. Once you’ve set your desired temperature and can verify it with a thermostat or air monitor, there’s no need to guess, you can simply repeat the same steps whenever something disrupts your indoor climate.

💡 Tip from Birdie: You can actually save on your energy and heating bill by letting more fresh air in during winter. It sounds backwards, but when air becomes stale and humid, it traps more moisture in the walls, furniture, and windows. That dampness actually makes your home harder and more expensive to heat. That’s because humid air and wet surfaces hold onto cold longer and lose warmth more quickly. By opening your windows wide for just 5–10 minutes a few times a day, you replace that heavy, moist air with cooler, drier outdoor air

What is a good indoor climate?

In scientific terms, a good indoor climate maintains CO₂ below 1,000 ppm, temperature around 20–23 °C or around 17°C while sleeping, humidity between 40–60%, low pollen levels, and minimal outdoor pollution getting indoors. But in human terms, a good indoor climate is a great feeling and a rejuvenating space where you experience clarity, comfort, and a sense of ease. It’s normal to get caught up in day-to-day life and forget how invisible factors like CO₂, temperature, and humidity affect how we feel; out of sight after all, means out of mind. Birdie® helps remind you to keep both your indoor climate and yourself fresh.