Most Americans stay inside more on uncomfortably hot days
Core finding
When a summer day turns uncomfortably hot, most Americans (59%) say they are more likely to stay inside their homes, and nearly half are less likely to spend time outdoors in nature (48%) or to exercise outside (46%), a May 2026 Verasight survey finds.
Smaller shares say they are more likely to exercise inside (27%), less likely to socialize in person (22%), or more likely to use social media to connect with others (17%). Another 15% say none of these describes how their behavior changes.
Selected responses
Most Americans stay inside more on uncomfortably hot days.
Select any of the following statements which describe how your behavior changes on an uncomfortably hot summer day, relative to a more comfortable summer day
n = 1,000 · May 11, 2026 · MoE ±3.3%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | May 11, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | politics |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26
Select any of the following statements which describe how your behavior changes on an uncomfortably hot summer day, relative to a more comfortable summer day
Cite this question
Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.