# Warmth at the top of buildings?

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [September 2, 2009, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warmth-at-the-top-of-buildings/508632 "2009-09-02T14:18:08Z")\
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As a person who has worked on roofs professionally in the past I can say without question that there are times when a roof is much hotter than the ground. On a summer day you are completely exposed to the sun, and if the surface of the roof is dark (which it often is) it will absorb a lot of heat. This has nothing to do with altitude though, and has everything to do with the lack of shade.

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