It’s official! The Dutchies keep their thermostat at the lowest of any European country, with an average indoor temperature of just 18.04°C.
When the energy crisis started, the Dutchies immediately understood the assignment — they’d trained for it for years.
Rising to the challenge, no less than 84% of households lowered their heating compared to the previous winter season by an average of 1°C, RTL Nieuws reports.Â
In comparison, Spaniards cut their average temps by just 0.29°C, while gas-rich Norwegians dropped by 0.2°C to a cosy 20.8°C.
Who is freezing the most?
The thermometers of the province of Utrecht are showing the biggest temperature drop compared to the end of 2021, with 85% of households lowering their thermostat.
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Meanwhile, the coldest houses are in Groningen, where the average household is only 17.56°C. Brr! 🥶
Google knows it all
Thanks to the increased use of smart thermostats, data shows who follows the cabinet’s advice to set the thermostat no higher than 19 degrees during the day and 15 degrees at night.
As my Dutch father raised me, I never touch the thermostat until my hand is shivering. Oh practical/unhealthy life lessons…
— Matt TenBruggencate (@tenbruggencate) November 10, 2017
In fact, Dutchies are loving smart thermostats with more and more wanting to pay increased attention to their heating habits.
The number of proud new smart thermostat owners increased by 32% this season. Honeywell is the most popular brand, followed by Toon and Google Nest.
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At what temperature are you keeping your thermostat this winter?Â
Poor attempt to journalism. Dig deeper into the prices across the globe, and compare it with the Dutch gas prices.
We’re in the UK, Yorkshire and our home is kept at a constant 17.5c. We believe any warmer is unhealthy, my partner and I work in offices where the temperature is a sweltering 25c plus and colleagues are sat in coats and scarves with hot water bottles…how is that healthy? We feel that the cooler temperature at home offsets both the effect of stepping outside and helps our immune systems as we’re both disabled with chronic health conditions yet rarely poorly with colds/flu.
I would rather starve than let my room temperature fall below 24°C
That is because our Gas prices are among the heighest of the world! Food also rise 40-50% in price. The house itself doubled or tripled in price, rent/interest rate. While our income doesnt raise….
You guys are turning your thermostat on?!