Why is warm well water in winter, cool in summer?

As we often see, well water in the winter is usually warmer than the water in the tank or warmer than the winter temperature. Why is well water warm in winter? Is the well water self-regulating? To know the answer, you should read the article below.

1. What is well water and can well water adjust itself?

To find out why well water is warm in winter, we must first know what well water is and how well the water has, as well as well water can change its own temperature.

The temperature of well water does not change, either winter or summer.

Well water is also the groundwater is the water below the ground, it is about ten meters from the ground or may be deeper. Because it is deep in the ground, well water is often very clean and this is also the purest freshwater stream to feed humanity. In order to have well water used for daily activities, we have to dig very deep below the ground and especially to choose the right groundwater, so many wells are available.

Since well water is quite deep in the ground and is covered by relatively thick soil layers, it is hardly affected directly by the climate above the ground. Therefore, it can be confirmed that well water cannot adjust the temperature and the temperature of well water is about 4-6 degrees Celsius.

2. Why is well water warm in winter?

As mentioned above, well water has a temperature of about 4-6 degrees Celsius. The temperature of well water is almost constant whether it is winter or summer even if the temperature is above ground level.

Perhaps we see well water is usually warmer in winter because of the feeling of people . Normally in the summer when the ground temperature is very high and often makes us feel hot, when we touch the water it will feel very cool or at least not hot. When in winter the temperature on the ground often decreases, making us feel very cold.

As for well water, because you don't change the temperature yourself, you will feel warmer when you touch well water than in summer. This is why well water is warm in winter.