[LMN]

I always try and get out for a ride on the coldest and warmest day of the year. Without a doubt this year has had the biggest range.

Coldest day: this morning -33C. (-27F)
Warmest day: 47C. (116F)

That gives me a range of 80C or 143F. Which I think is pretty darn remarkable.

How variable is it where you are?

 

[J.B. Weld]

Not even close to yours, maybe 100f at the extremes (0-100f)

Desert environments can however have extreme temperature variance throughout the day, it's not uncommon to experience 50 degree temperature swings.

 

[mtnbkrmike]

I always try and get out for a ride on the coldest and warmest day of the year. Without a doubt this year has had the biggest range.

Coldest day: this morning -33C. (-27F)
Warmest day: 47C. (116F)

That gives me a range of 80C or 143F. Which I think is pretty darn remarkable.

How variable is it where you are?

Close. We had 18 days this past summer over 30 C (highest was 36.3 which occurred 3 separate days). Today (unfortunately) is minus 31 C.

 

[beastmaster]

A really cold day in Santa Fe might be in the single digits, like 7 degrees F. A super hot day might be in the high nineties F. As was mentioned by @Jb Weld, it is possible for us to have a 50 degree swing from high to low throughout the day. But at altitude (valley is 7,000), for some dumb reason, when it gets above 80, it becomes unpleasant.

 

[BmanInTheD]

My ALL-TIME range is probably only 80*F. I don't go out under 35-40* or over 95* usually but have on rare occasions had to ride around 30* and 108* or so. Living in Dallas and spending summers in the Wasatch Mountains allows me to never have to go to any extremes, cuz I'm a wuss. I'm not ashamed to say so...

 

[Flyer]

I generally don't ride over 90F but it is not that many times. I also generally don't ride below 20F unless the trails are packed well with snow and I take the fatbike. Our range seems to be around 30F-90F, though some days it will drop lower in Feb. I hate humidity and heat, so Colorado works well for me though I'm not sure I could handle being out in single digit temps very many times.

 

[celswick]

Once it hits the 30’s I’m more likely to look for excuses. I ride in summer (90’s) but usually go in the morning before it gets that hot.


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[Jayem]

-34F (about -37C) was the coldest I recorded last winter. I haven't been out to those places yet this winter, but in town we've already dropped down to negative double-digits a few times. About 105°F was probably my max, in Texas with a good dose of humidity. At the 105 temp, I could only ride for about an hour and I was totally gassed, very uncomfortable and horrible to ride in IMO. I can do colder with the right clothes a lot easier than when I can't cool down.

 

[D. Inoobinati]

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[Harold]

In total, my range has been from about -2F at the low end to about 112F at the high end. Not in the same year. This year, my coldest has been just below freezing (maybe 28F) and the hottest maybe 95F.

My area gets good temp swings, too, at times (40-50F swings during the day). Pretty common to be below freezing at the coldest point in the morning and get over 60F during the shoulder seasons and at times in the wintertime when the humidity is down. I hate trying to dress/pack for the full range of those swings. Shoot, over this past weekend, we were pushing 80F for highs.

 

[LMN]

Holy cow.... you must live in low earth orbit.

I thought it got hot here in the desert, but 116 F is nuts.

I am in one of the hottest places in Canada but it was absolutely nuts. Absolutely shattered our old record.

 

[834905]

-34F (about -37C) was the coldest I recorded last winter. I haven't been out to those places yet this winter, but in town we've already dropped down to negative double-digits a few times. About 105°F was probably my max, in Texas with a good dose of humidity. At the 105 temp, I could only ride for about an hour and I was totally gassed, very uncomfortable and horrible to ride in IMO. I can do colder with the right clothes a lot easier than when I can't cool down.

Hot and humid are the absolute worst conditions to ride in. I remember riding after work in the Midwest when it was 95 with super high humidity. It literally feels like you’re riding with a hot ball of led in your guts. Just awful.

 

[mikesee]

There were a few years there where I'd hit -65* f in AK in Feb and then +105*f in CO in Aug of the same year.

But those are clearly not in the same place, so maybe that's not what you were asking.

 

[786737]

My area is San Diego. So 4.

 

[mikesee]

My area is San Diego. So 4.

Ha. I lived on the island of Molokai in the late '90's. Low temp was 78*. High temp was 82*. For four months straight...

Even more impressive was that my main riding partner would get chilled when the sun went down...

 

[Mudguard]

Man Fahrenheit hurts my brain.
Hottest probably 29°C
Coldest maybe 5°C

That I've ridden in.

 

[cookieMonster]

Just got back from a in 0* F. I wasn’t dressed for it — but I had to ride the new bike, damnit. 🤣

Here in MT it has a wild temperature range; sometimes on the same day. July and August can get up in the high 90s/low 100s, but it’s a dry heat. Riding in 95+ doesn’t bother me as long as I keep drinking water. I have a great natural cooling system called “sweating like a pig.”

I’ve seen just about everything here. Once, in August, temperatures were in the mid 90s all week and some buddies and I went camping on a Friday night. When we woke up in the morning, there was a foot of snow on the ground.

I’ve also witnessed it go from 60ish degrees down to zero in 15 minutes.

-40 F is the coldest I’ve experienced. -5 is about my limit for riding.

 

[Mk3Rider]

10F tonight and 20+ mph winds. It was a decent ride and was dressed perfect for it. I really don't care to ride much colder temps, but if you want to ride, you ride reguardless.

 

[Jayem]

Just got back from a in 0* F. I wasn’t dressed for it — but I had to ride the new bike, damnit. 🤣

Here in MT it has a wild temperature range; sometimes on the same day. July and August can get up in the high 90s/low 100s, but it’s a dry heat. Riding in 95+ doesn’t bother me as long as I keep drinking water. I have a great natural cooling system called “sweating like a pig.”

I’ve seen just about everything here. Once, in August, temperatures were in the mid 90s all week and some buddies and I went camping on a Friday night. When we woke up in the morning, there was a foot of snow on the ground.

I’ve also witnessed it go from 60ish degrees down to zero in 15 minutes.

-40 F is the coldest I’ve experienced. -5 is about my limit for riding.

The worst ride I ever did (that I can remember) was in AZ, it was +5°F in town, but likely below zero where I was riding. I just had no concept of how to ride in that weather and at around 30 min, I went into "emergency" mode, where I knew I needed to exit the conditions immediately. Now it's no big deal...but man, what a different the gear and some practice makes. I feel so stupid for riding like I did and it's not that you necessarily need a bunch of expensive gear. I needed the knowledge though.

 

[cookieMonster]

The worst ride I ever did (that I can remember) was in AZ, it was +5°F in town, but likely below zero where I was riding. I just had no concept of how to ride in that weather and at around 30 min, I went into "emergency" mode, where I knew I needed to exit the conditions immediately. Now it's no big deal...but man, what a different the gear and some practice makes. I feel so stupid for riding like I did and it's not that you necessarily need a bunch of expensive gear. I needed the knowledge though.

+1. The right gear and a little knowledge makes all the difference. It also pays to look at a weather report, and know your weather patterns for a particular area.

The coldest I’ve ever been was not in the sub-zero zone. When I was a teenager my dad and I took off from our house on motos, must’ve been in September. It was a clear bluebird day, about 65 F. We were only wearing cotton jerseys and moto pants. Well, we went about 30 miles into the mountains and didn’t pay much attention to the darkening sky. Before we knew it, we found ourselves in a downpour. We got completely soaked, with no rain gear. At this point, the temperature had fallen into the low 40s probably. We were on our way back already, when the temperature fell even further and the rain turned into wet, heavy snow. The last 12 miles to our house was on a dirt road, and we were going 55-60mph on average. When we got home, I could barely pull my hands off the bars and they were locked in the “grip” position. I’m pretty sure I was in the beginning stages of hypothermia. A crash, up in the mountains at least, could have been the end of me. Some kind of easily-packable shell like the Patagonia one I use now would have made a huge difference.