And it can cause your air conditioner to work harder than it needs to and send your energy bills soaring with the temperature.
Normal attic temperature in summer.
Of course some environments are much hotter than others so this will be the perfect time to measure out how warm your attic will get during the most heated of seasons.
Ideal attic temperatures shouldn t be more than 10 to 20 degrees hotter than outside temperatures.
In some cases attic temperatures can reach above the 150 degree mark.
When it comes to adjusting the thermostat of your attic s fan it s best to adjust it to approximately 90 to 95 degrees.
Hot summer weather poses the opposite problem for maintaining recommended attic temperatures.
An overheated attic can bake asphalt shingles on the roof and cause them to deteriorate.
If it s 90 degrees outside the attic temperatures shouldn t exceed 110 according to home inspector jamison brown of amerispec home inspection services in poquoson.