colder inside than outside

Depending on the season and the time of day where you are in your house. Usually if I've been outside, and I come from my house it's normally cooler. But basementwise where I am in my room, during the afternoon it's pretty warm, but in the morning it's freezing. I think the factor of the time of day comes in play since it's a lot cooler at night and your home's temperature adapts to it therefore it will take a while to get warm - cool. Also the heat ventalation and air conditioning comes to play depending on the climate on where you live etc.

Of course it is going to be that way. Do you realize that it is going to be cooler in darker places than it is in the sunlight, and if you don't have much sunlight getting into your house then the air is going to stay cooler because the warm temperature isn't seeping in through windows. It is kind of like when people have big glass windows that are ceiling to floor and when you stand where the light hits you get a lot warmer. The same thing goes for when you are sitting in a car with the windows up - the warmest part is going to be where the light hits the window.

My house is the same way. It's freezing in here, yet outside I don't even need a coat or sweater (I think it's about 75 right now.) What I do is make sure all the curtains are opened so that the sun streaming through the window warms it up some. If it's real cold, I kick the heater on just for one quick warm-up then shut it off again...this works because the walls, etc, get warmed up and then hold it. I think it stays cold because the structure of the house is still cold and then holds that chill and radiates it. It takes a long time for the whole house structure to hold that warmth and keep it. Once the days and nights are constantly warm, I don't have that problem anymore. Meanwhile, I'm going outside to warm up lol...

About this time of year my house starts being that way. It sure saves on air conditioning. It is basically because the house is old and has thick walls and once it is cool it takes quite awhile to warm up.

lol, yes, but it's cause I am in Florida and its already 90 degrees outside today! (I am pretty sure the AC is on)