Common Indoor Temperatures

Indoor air-temperatures should be kept within certain limits to achieve acceptable conditions.

Acceptable indoor temperatures at winter conditions are indicated in the table below.

Type of Heated rooms Temperature
°F °C
Bars 66 19
Bathrooms 73 23
Bedrooms 64 20
Churches 66 19
Cloakrooms 62 17
Classrooms 70 21
Corridors 62 17
Dining rooms 72 22
Dressing rooms 73 23
Exhibition halls 64 18
Factories, sedentary work 64 18
Factories, light work 61 16
Factories, heavy work 55 13
Gyms 59 16
Halls, assembly 66 19
Halls, entrance 61 17
Hotel rooms 72 22
Laboratories 70 21
Lecture rooms 72 22
Libraries 72 22
Living rooms 72 22
Museums 68 20
Offices 68 20
Operating theatres 75 24
Prisons 64 18
Recreation rooms 64 18
Restaurants 66 19
Shops 66 19
Stores 59 15
Swimming baths 81 27
Waiting rooms 64 18
Wards 64 18
Warehouses 61 16