# Looking for a chart of COV-19 Endurance Based on Time vs Temperature **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [March 16, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-chart-of-cov-19-endurance-based-on-time-vs-temperature/849593 "2020-03-16T16:17:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Slant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-chart-of-cov-19-endurance-based-on-time-vs-temperature/849593/1 "2020-03-16T16:17:06Z")
I saw an article wherein a researcher (on a shareholder conference call, of all places) outlined the expected lifespan of the new virus at various temperatures, and remarked that it was measured in “minutes” by the time the temperature hit 86 F. Might I trouble The Dope for a chart with the life expectancy of COV-19 at various temperatures? ---
**Author:** ![Saturn\_Dreams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-chart-of-cov-19-endurance-based-on-time-vs-temperature/849593/2 "2020-03-17T06:12:28Z")
Not specifically for SARS-CoV-2, but Table I [in this study](https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(20)30046-3/fulltext#sec5) shows persistence for other types of coronaviruses on various materials at various temperatures. Relative humidity affects persistence as well. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Slant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-chart-of-cov-19-endurance-based-on-time-vs-temperature/849593/3 "2020-03-17T15:39:10Z")
Thank you very much.