# For those that walk outside regularly. Prefer winter or summer? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 16, 2025, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074 "2025-09-16T01:04:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/1 "2025-09-16T01:04:06Z")
This is a binary choice, no spring/fall bullshit. I’d rather be wearing boots/coat/gloves/scarf walking in snow. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/2 "2025-09-16T01:12:48Z")
No question, definitely summer! I’ve never liked being cold or being in the cold. It doesn’t get too hot here in summer most of the season. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/3 "2025-09-16T01:26:40Z")
All depends on temperature. Summer at night, winter by day. If I had to choose, I’d take summer nights. Warm here in Texas, silent, quiet. Only problem is the mosquitoes. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/4 "2025-09-16T01:33:40Z")
Definitely summer, the heat and humidity do not bother me. I manage by drinking more water and electrolytes. I enjoy the heat. Winter and the cold elements that come with it totally sucks. IMHO man was not created to exist in winter conditions, he learned to adapt to them. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/5 "2025-09-16T01:40:42Z")
Going outside to sweat?!? Blech! Nice crisp +10C is when it starts to get enjoyable. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/6 "2025-09-16T01:55:07Z")
Is “both” allowed? I’ve hiked in 30+° (C) and in -1°. Neither felt bad, but I was suitably prepared. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/7 "2025-09-16T01:57:36Z")
I’m a winter walker. Can’t’ stand the heat. I still walk in summer, but only early in the morning and not when it’s over 70F. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/8 "2025-09-16T02:03:14Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > Is “both” allowed? No it is not. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/9 "2025-09-16T02:03:19Z")
Summer. But we live in a place with mild summers and harsh winters. I have done many miles in boots through the snow. When our dog was younger, she loved it. Not so much now that she’s middle aged (~10). ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/10 "2025-09-16T02:04:33Z")
I have walked to work in -40 C. Properly dressed, it was nice and brisk. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/11 "2025-09-16T02:10:17Z")
I’m 72. If the temperature is between 50 and 80, I walk outside. Otherwise, I walk at the Y. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/12 "2025-09-16T02:14:17Z")
Summer. (Username) ---
**Author:** ![Bonnie14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@Bonnie14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonnie14)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/13 "2025-09-16T02:15:01Z")
Summer for sure. Winter requires too much prep, clothes-wise. I walk it all with the dog and he prefers summer too. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/14 "2025-09-16T05:05:36Z")
Summer. Walking is just so much easier in shorts and light weight shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/15 "2025-09-16T05:35:22Z")
Winter, but our winters are fairly mild. Summer weather sometimes means storms that come up quickly and I’m not fond of being outside during a thunderstorm. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/16 "2025-09-16T05:40:43Z")
Winter. ---
**Author:** ![Chelonaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9a140/32.png) [@Chelonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chelonaut)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/17 "2025-09-16T09:10:23Z")
Summer. Temperatures here are only rarely above 25C, usually 15-20C. Also there’s only about 7 hours of daylight in winter, and it’s very often overcast or a drizzle. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/18 "2025-09-16T09:50:15Z")
In Hokkaido, it’s not that bad in the summer but it was brutal when I lived in Taiwan. I don’t mind winters because I grew up in Salt Lake City but my Taiwanese wife can’t walk on ice or snow. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/19 "2025-09-16T10:33:43Z")
Summer for sure! Where I live, a summer’s day averages about 70F, perfectly pleasant without being hot. Whereas winter, though rarely very cold, can be quite dark and dank. ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074/20 "2025-09-16T10:43:37Z")
Having to choose a full season, I’d say winter–you can always put on more layers when you are cold. Our summers are hot and steamy, so humidity also plays a factor. Our winters are usually mild, but there is the occasional day with strong winds that cut right through you. In other words, both seasons are quite capable of producing a “Nope!” moment at the front door. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-walk-outside-regularly-prefer-winter-or-summer/1023074.md?page=2)