Temperature reading wrong on Race 2

[baard]

Hi
The sensor temperature shown on my Race 2 is wrong by 6-10 degrees C.
I have tried restarting the watch but the error is still there.
Does anybody know of a solution for this?

[Gunnar]

@baard Do you record the temperature while the watch is on your wrist?

[baard]

@Gunnar
Yes, it’s on my wrist.

In the app the temperature displayed on the map (Mapbox) seem correct, on last nights run it says 7 deg C wich is normal here in Norway now.
The statistics however claims it was 21 deg C, I guess that is pulled from the watch.

[larrybbaker]

@baard it will never be accurate on your wrist. I am not sure why it’s even included 🫤

[danutz]

@larrybbaker said:

I am not sure why it’s even included

For me it is sometimes usefull, like when I go camping, I leave my watch attached to something outside and in 20 minutes I know the temperature

[Gunnar]

@danutz or in the office on the desk if you want to know if it is 30 or 32 degrees

[Egika]

@baard said:

Hi
The sensor temperature shown on my Race 2 is wrong by 6-10 degrees C.
I have tried restarting the watch but the error is still there.
Does anybody know of a solution for this?

The sensor most likely is correctly measuring the temperature at the position of the sensor.
This is where ever it is located.
If on your wrist, it measures a mix between ambient and skin temperature.

It is very useful to measure water temperature while swimming etc.

For a.reoort of the outside temperature please refer to the weather widget, or expose your watch to the outside (shade) for like 15-20min. Then the sensor will have the true ambient temp.