In 7 Days to Die, your Body Temperature rises and falls depending on the biome you’re in and the weather. Being too hot or too cold has a negative impact on healing and stamina, so especially in the early game, keeping your temperature in the middle range makes a big difference to your survival rate.
The Bottom Line — Clothing Solves Almost Everything
- Snow biome, night, rain = cold → bundle up in heavy clothing to warm your body
- Desert, daytime = hot → wear light clothing to cool your body down
- Rather than trying to cover every biome with a single outfit, the basic approach is to prepare a “warm set” and a “cool set” separately and swap between them.
You can check the cold and heat protection values of your clothing on the equipment screen. While traveling, check now and then to make sure your Body Temperature value in the inventory isn’t swinging to an extreme.
Fine-Tuning with Food and Drink
- When it’s cold: warm your body with hot meals or coffee. Staying near a campfire also helps.
- When it’s hot: drink water to cool your body down. Dehydration sets in faster in the desert, so keep plenty of water on hand.
It helps to remember that whatever your clothing can’t handle on its own can be temporarily made up for with consumables.
Tips for Getting Around
- If your travel route crosses between the snow biome and the desert, carry both outfits with you.
- Cold intensifies at night and in bad weather, so never let your base campfire go out in cold regions.
- If you feel like “my healing is slow” or “my stamina isn’t coming back well,” suspect your body temperature first.
These are problems you can prevent just by swapping one set of clothing. When you move between biomes, don’t forget to prepare your clothing along with your weapons and food.