The temperature at which you should put the heating to save on the bill without being cold

These are the public recommendations on energy efficiency in our home when choosing the right temperature for both day and night.

We are in the coldest months of the year, and with it we must know how to regulate the ideal temperature for our house, something that can vary depending on the type of stays we have, whether or not there are people at a particular time or if we have babies.

Generally speaking, according to Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE), an institution dedicated to the dissemination of energy efficiency, the ideal temperature for our house would be between 20 and 21 °C during the day and between 15 and 17 °C at night.

This would be the most recommended when it comes to keeping our bill online and not overpaying. Perhaps in certain cases, instead of moving the thermostat, it would be advisable for a person to wear more or less clothing at home depending on how hot or cold it feels.

They recommend that, when no one is home, the thermostat should be lowered, since it would not make sense for us to have high temperatures if there is no one in the home.

But we are not all the same when it comes to thermal sensation, and both the elderly and babies are worse regulators of body temperature. When it comes to babies, pediatricians recommend that the temperature of the home for the baby is between 22 and 24 ° C during the day and between 18 and 20 ° C at night.

In addition to the thermal sensation that is different for each person according to their composition and also their age, humidity must be taken into account. The key is in the percentage of relative humidity.

It could be said that the ideal humidity in a house would be 50%, while below 20% and above 80% it is harmful to health. And is that the humidity level below 20% contributes to respiratory tract infections while the humidity level above 80% makes the environment optimal for mites and various kinds of fungi.

In any case, each person and home is different, and obviously you can customize the thermostat to your liking, but when it comes to energy efficiency, these are the public recommendations.