Why does 30 degree weather in the UK feel like it 'hits different'

Much of the UK including in Edinburgh have been hit with hot temperatures this week (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

People in the UK love to complain about the weather and this could be justified after much of the UK is predicted to enter a heatwave.

A hot weather health warning covering all of England has also been upgraded to amber ahead of 33°C temperatures predicted on Saturday.

The UK Health Security Agency has warned that a rise in deaths is likely ‘particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions’.

While the UK has been gripped by hot temperatures this week,Americans across social media have been posting about how 30°C feels hotter in the UK compared to being abroad.

‘The UK sun hits different’

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The last factor is all down to people’s mentality which is different to when they are abroad on holiday.

Stephen added: ‘When people from the UK go abroad,they’re often well-prepared for heat.

‘Many European countries have a routine (meal times) that are adapted to it being hot.

‘The heat can sometimes feel worse in the UK simply down to not expecting it in the same way people do when they go abroad.’