You Won’t Believe the Temperature Louisiana Keeps Overnight

(99.9 KTDY) - The thermostat setting in one's home can often be the source of debates and/or fighting among family members. Louisiana residents tell all when it comes to the thermostat.

The setting on your thermostat determines how well you sleep and exactly how much you are going to pay for your energy bill.

Now, I have always understood that having your thermostat at 65 degrees at night is a good idea for you to get the best sleep.

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Louisiana's Sleepers Need Cooler Temperatures

I'm not entirely wrong, but according to the Sleep Foundation, it is best to keep your thermostat between 60 and 68 degrees.

I can completely understand wanting it to be cool to be able to sleep, but who can afford the thermostat to be on anything lower than 72?

Acadiana's secret thermostat settings at night are so interesting! After calculating all the responses, the average temperature that most folks put their thermostat on is 72.

Louisiana's Heat Can Make You Miserable At Night

Now, remember that's an average, so some folks really drop it down for the overnight hours.

WebMD even uses the title in their story "Heat Is the Enemy of Sleep".

Louisiana Sleepers Have To Have Their Fans On

Several people not only shared with us what they put the thermostat on at night, but they also told us they couldn't sleep without their ceiling fans.

Some people love that thermostat turned down really low:

Louisiana People Agree Lower Temperatures Are Better

Some Louisiana Residents Like To Sleep In The 70s

Many dozens of people set their thermostats somewhere in the 70s.

In fact, plenty of us are either on the lower end, like 71 or 72, or on the other end, with 76 or 78.

Either way, we will likely all be paying more. Here is what some people wrote:

Finally, here is a snapshot of some of the other comments: