{"id":788,"date":"2020-09-17T06:30:20","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T06:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanhousefast.co.uk\/?p=788"},"modified":"2020-09-17T06:41:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T06:41:01","slug":"minimum-temperature-for-drying-clothes-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cleanhousefast.co.uk\/minimum-temperature-for-drying-clothes-outside\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s The Minimum Temperature For Drying Clothes Outside?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In winters, especially the wet British winters, drying clothes outside can be a challenge. As temperatures drop and the weather turns damp, it takes longer for clothes to dry, and on some days, they stubbornly stay wet.<\/p>\n

Drying your clothes outside has many advantages<\/a>. You save on electricity, it\u2019s more environmentally friendly and the sun is a natural disinfectant and deodorant. More importantly, the sun will not shrink your clothes.<\/p>\n

But the conditions required for outdoor drying are not present all year round. In summer, there\u2019s plenty of sun to evaporate moisture from clothes, dry air to absorb that moisture and enough wind to speed up evaporation.<\/p>\n

In winter, not all these conditions are present. There isn\u2019t much sunshine and rain or snow can keep closes wet for days.<\/p>\n

If you are thinking about using your tumble dryer less and drying most of your clothes outside, you may be wondering which is the lowest temperature that clothes can dry outside.<\/p>\n

The short answer, and this may surprise you, is there\u2019s no minimum temperature for drying clothes outside. Yes, clothes can still get dry in freezing temperatures.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We explain more below.<\/p>\n

What Clothes Need to Dry<\/h2>\n

\"What<\/p>\n

When you dry clothes outdoors, you are at the mercy of Mother Nature. Three weather aspects are essential for clothes to get dry.<\/p>\n