How hot is it in the tube today?

Predicted Underground platform temperature, line by line.

    Hotter on board Cooler on board vs street level

    The District, Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines are shown as a single "Sub-surface lines" figure — why one number, not four.

    London clay absorbs heat slowly over weeks and releases it just as slowly — which is why the deep tube can still feel stifling days after a heatwave has broken, long after the streets above have cooled.

    Predicted, not measured — how we calculate this