Case in point -
We were in Thailand and the Thais had thoughtfully provided some packing tents. It was 90 degrees and 80% humidity. You would step out of the sun into the black tent and . . . immediately be hotter. The black tent absorbed all that sunlight and re-radiated it as infrared, and the slight reduction in wind (even though three sides were open) was enough to make it much worse.
So yes, in some cases, being in the shade is going to make you hotter. It all depends on mounting, amount of shade, amount of air circulation, and both the radiative and conductive thermal environment.
We were in Thailand and the Thais had thoughtfully provided some packing tents. It was 90 degrees and 80% humidity. You would step out of the sun into the black tent and . . . immediately be hotter. The black tent absorbed all that sunlight and re-radiated it as infrared, and the slight reduction in wind (even though three sides were open) was enough to make it much worse.
So yes, in some cases, being in the shade is going to make you hotter. It all depends on mounting, amount of shade, amount of air circulation, and both the radiative and conductive thermal environment.
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