It's 35°C Outside. What Are You Listening To?
A European heatwave doesn't just change what we wear or eat — it quietly rewrites what we want to hear.
If you live in Europe, chances are you're feeling it too. For weeks, much of the continent has been stuck under a relentless heatwave — the kind where opening the windows doesn't help anymore.
The pavement seems to radiate heat long after sunset. Every conversation starts the same way:
“It's too hot.”
Yesterday I opened my music app and stared at my playlists for a minute. Then I closed it. Not because there was nothing to listen to — but because none of it felt right.
The weather rewrites the soundtrack
That's something I've noticed over the years. The weather doesn't just change what we wear or what we eat. It changes what we want to hear.
In winter I reach for energetic music — something upbeat, something that pushes me forward. But during a heatwave? Not a chance.
Why MeteoSound exists
That's actually one of the reasons MeteoSound exists. Not because I wanted another music app — because I kept noticing how often the weather quietly influenced my listening habits.
- A rainy afternoon feels different from a bright spring morning.
- A foggy autumn day feels different from a thunderstorm rolling in.
- And a European heatwave definitely sounds different from all of them.
“Most of us aren't always searching for our favourite song. Sometimes we're searching for something that fits the moment.”
A small hand-picked shelf. Tap any of them to open MeteoSound and tune in.
- Listen in app
FIP Groove
Slow jazz and downtempo — French public radio at its coolest.
- Listen in app
SomaFM — Drone Zone
Ambient drift to make a stifling afternoon feel ten degrees cooler.
- Listen in app
Radio Capital Lounge
An Italian lounge classic. Best with the shutters half-closed.
Over to you
The weather already sets the scene. The soundtrack just follows.
So now I'm curious. Where are you? How hot is it? And what are you listening to to survive it?
Written by
Veronika Nagy
Founder of MeteoSound
Veronika is the founder of MeteoSound. She writes about weather, mood, radio discovery, and the quiet little resets that hold a day together.
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