The only way you are cooling these houses down at night is if there’s a mighty breeze and cool outdoor temperatures… or if you took the entire roof off.
Your theory might sound good, but in reality it doesnt work that way. Temperatures during this heatwave wont even drop below 20-25c at night, opening the windows doesnt magically mean that the inside drops to match outside as well. It takes hours and hours to do so, and by then the sun is back up, heating the houses up again.
Running a dehumidifier can also help lower the temperature. Water takes a much longer time to heat up/cool down than air does. If you remove the warm moisture from the air and then open the windows and let the cooler 20-25 degree air inside, it should cool the house faster.
The only way you are cooling these houses down at night is if there’s a mighty breeze and cool outdoor temperatures… or if you took the entire roof off.
Your theory might sound good, but in reality it doesnt work that way. Temperatures during this heatwave wont even drop below 20-25c at night, opening the windows doesnt magically mean that the inside drops to match outside as well. It takes hours and hours to do so, and by then the sun is back up, heating the houses up again.
Let’s take everything you said as true.
You’re still worse off if you have a poorly insulated house.
Running a dehumidifier can also help lower the temperature. Water takes a much longer time to heat up/cool down than air does. If you remove the warm moisture from the air and then open the windows and let the cooler 20-25 degree air inside, it should cool the house faster.
Dehumidifyers produce a lot of heat though
I didnt realize that. I used one and the room it was in still cooled down considerably.
Glad it worked for you. If you wanna know more as with all things heating there is a Technology Connections video about this.