Room temperature

Room temperature, colloquially, denotes the range of air <a href="/facts/Temperature/QyGe4gmj">temperatures</a> most people find comfortable indoors while dressed in typical clothing. Comfortable temperatures can be extended beyond this range depending on <a href="/facts/Humidity/Nwb28VlT">humidity</a>, <a href="/facts/Room_air_distribution/pUdk6erU">air circulation</a>, and other factors.
In certain fields, like <a href="/facts/Science_and_engineering/RFVg8H3I">science and engineering</a>, and within a particular context, room temperature can mean different agreed-upon ranges. In contrast, ambient temperature is the actual temperature, as measured by a <a href="/facts/Thermometer/almVTBxI">thermometer</a>, of the air (or other medium and surroundings) in any particular place. The ambient temperature (e.g. an unheated room in winter) may be very different from an ideal room temperature.
Food and beverages may be served at "room temperature", meaning neither heated nor cooled.

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Room temperature