Climate Atlas — Theme Heat — Sensitive Temperature

The heat map of feeling temperature shows the sensation temperature at every place in the Netherlands during an extremely hot summer afternoon. For this purpose, weather measurements were used on 1 July 2015. This is a hot day that occurs about once every 5.5 years in the current climate. The map shows the situation in 2050 in case of severe climate change (WH scenario). The spatial information (buildings, vegetation, water, trees) is the same for both maps. The map shows where it feels relatively warmer and which places in the city are the least comfortable. This is about the feeling temperature outside, so not inside buildings. The map presents the average sensation temperature in °C for the period 12:00-18:00 local time on a hot summer day. That temperature is also called the physiologically equivalent temperature or PET. More information about this heat map feeling temperature can be found via the Climate Effect Atlas.