Comment by storus
21 hours ago
95 is normal where I live for Finnish saunas. Then there are other types of saunas that start lower, but Finnish are always around 95.
21 hours ago
95 is normal where I live for Finnish saunas. Then there are other types of saunas that start lower, but Finnish are always around 95.
95 is high for Finnish saunas in Finland at least. Public saunas are very rarely so hot here, and few like it that hot.
Edit: to put it into some numbers, per one study[1] Finnish sauna sessions were on average at 75.9°C with SD 9.9°C. If we assume normal distribution, that means that more than 97 % of sauna sessions are at < 95°C.
[1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6262976/
I actually like them that hot. I look for 90+ saunas, and once was in one that claimed to be over 100. Although I have no idea how accurate that is. They're very bearable to me. But if they're not bearable, of course you should look for a sauna that's not quite as hot. Or at least stay low; the higher you sit, the hotter it is.
You can have over 100°C. The amount of steam is a crucial factor. Even over 100°C doesn't feel that hot if it's dry, but at higher temperatures the "löyly profile" often becomes quite harsh.