# 8/10: Boost Your Mood, Come Rain or Shine!

Written by

Karin Andrea Stephan

Entrepreneur, Senior Leader & Ecosystem Builder with a degrees in Music, Psychology, Digital Mgmt & Transformation. Co-founder of the Music Factory and Earkick. Life-long learner with a deep passion for people, mental health and outdoor sports.

How weather affects you has a lot to do with your activities and what you prefer. [Summer Lovers](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21842988/) experience an improved mood in warm and sunny weather.

For another category mood declines on rainy days, while for the [Unaffected](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21842988/), weather doesn’t count much.

Person embracing nature, sun, clouds and wind, standing on a mountain slope with raised hands.

Most people feel best when temperatures are 10°C – 21°C, the atmospheric pressure is high and skies are clear. Interestingly, the winter season and [snowy weather](https://www.fastcompany.com/90710659/the-science-behind-why-snowy-weather-is-good-for-your-mental-health) can also boost your mental wellbeing.

Although you can’t control the weather, monitoring your symptoms will get you ready to outsmart dark, rainy, cold, or hot seasons.

### Find Natural Light ☀️

Increase your serotonin production, mood, memory and creativity by spending as much time [outside and in motion](https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/seasonal-advice/health-wellbeing/winter-and-mental-health) as you can. Create routines for outdoor time and [exercise](https://youtu.be/zWAOSN24ZIU) in the Earkick [AI therapist app](/content/ ""/index.html) and find out what works best for you.

Three screenshots showing how mood and anxiety are correlated with the weather in the Earkick app

#### Want to dig deeper into the science of how weather influences your emotional health and what you can do to feel your best? Check out the following sources:

01. [Come rain or come shine: individual differences in how weather affects mood](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21842988/)
02. [Neural Substrates Associated with Weather-Induced Mood Variability](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4018827/)
03. [The Nordic Exceptionalism: What Explains Why the Nordic Countries Are Constantly](https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2020/the-nordic-exceptionalism-what-explains-why-the-nordic-countries-are-constantly-among-the-happiest-in-the-world/)
04. [Among the Happiest in the World](https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2020/the-nordic-exceptionalism-what-explains-why-the-nordic-countries-are-constantly-among-the-happiest-in-the-world/)
05. [The science behind why snowy weather is good for your mental health](https://www.fastcompany.com/90710659/the-science-behind-why-snowy-weather-is-good-for-your-mental-health)
06. [Weather and Health Symptoms](https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/8/1670/htm)
07. [Temperature and mental health: Evidence from the spectrum of mental health outcomes](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31590065/)
08. [Impact of Temperature on Physical and Mental Health: Evidence from China](https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/wcas/13/4/WCAS-D-21-0038.1.xml)
09. [Hot days lead to more mental health emergencies, study finds](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/23/hot-days-drive-up-mental-health-emergencies-climate-crisis-study-finds)
10. [Is there an association between hot weather and poor mental health outcomes? A systematic review and meta-analysis](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412021001586)
11. [7 Rainy Day Activities to Brighten Your Mood](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeannecroteau/2018/04/05/7-rainy-day-activities-to-brighten-your-mood/?sh=19d1a0ef11b2)

The Earkick [AI therapy chatbot](/content/site-root.html) is built on four science-based elements. Check out the respective blog post on [why and how](https://blog.earkick.com/smart-selfcare-companion-app-built-on-4-elements/) we designed it.