How hot can a street be tolerated: residents of Krasnoyarsk complain of heat in apartments
In the heart of Siberia, Krasnoyarsk is still battling through winter. The city's residents have divided into two camps: one eager for the heat to be turned off immediately, and the other arguing it's too soon to freeze.
For days, under the posts of Krasnoyarsk's head, Vladislav Loginyov, and the governor, Mikhail Kotyukov, requests have been popping up with the same routine plea: "Turn off the heating already! It's already warm outside, it's unbearably hot indoors"; "Heating is cut off. Space heaters suffice – we can't even touch them. Turn off the heating now."; "Conditions are becoming suffocating. When will the heating season finally end?"
But there are also critics who find staying warm in early May in Siberia ill-advised:
"Just listen, you demanding the heat, I've got nothing but cold here. I've got small children";"Move to a private home and heat up as much as you like"; "What norms do you follow? Last night it was -1 outside, turn off the heaters and open the windows, it's hot inside!";"Turn off the heaters, if you're feeling hot. Better yet, ask the Emergency Services to shut off the heating throughout the building, since you don't have individual heating units in the basement".
Yet, despite the enthusiasm for switching off the heating, the city’s leadership consistently offers the same response: the heating season will end when the average daily temperature remains above +8°C for five consecutive days, as per the official forecast by the Hydrometcenter, not based on public demand.
A brief reminder: Last year, Krasnoyarsk's heating season was the shortest in the last 15 years, running from September 25 to May 12. Heating was started on September 12 in the fall.
Photo: DELA
While specific details about 2025 heating operations are not explicitly covered in the provided sources, here’s a general idea based on common practices in Russia:
- Heating cycles in Russian cities are legally mandated and managed by regional authorities, who use meteorological data to decide start/end dates.
- Centralized heating systems require weeks to safely shut down or restart, making sudden changes impractical.
This means the city's decision to continue heating is rooted in cold, hard numbers, not mere whims of the people. But that doesn't stop the discussions from heating up on social media!
- In the midst of the heated debates on social media, some residents are pleading for the news section to cover the urgent call to turn off the heating in Krasnoyarsk, arguing that it's already warm outside.
- source: DELA, despite the strong requests from certain residents, the 'lifestyle' section of the news has reported that the city's leadership will only end the heating season when the average daily temperature remains above +8°C for five consecutive days, as per the Hydrometcenter's forecast.
- In an effort to decrease the heat inside their homes, some residents are hoping for a change in the 'home-and-garden' section articles to include tips on opening windows and increasing ventilation, as the outdoor temperature becomes warmer.
- Despite the shorter heating season last year, spanning only from September 25 to May 12, many city residents are still anticipating a chilly weather update in the 'weather' section of their news, bracing for the possibility of another long winter.
