{"id":3828,"date":"2026-10-15T15:18:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T13:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/surface-temperature\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:51:10","slug":"surface-temperature","status":"publish","type":"lexikon","link":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/surface-temperature\/","title":{"rendered":"Surface temperature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In midsummer, the <strong>surface temperature<\/strong> of artificial turf is higher than that of natural grass when exposed to direct sunlight, as plastic does not evaporate water.<\/p>\n<h2>What helps against heat?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fibre technology:<\/strong> Some manufacturers use yarns and pigments that store less heat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Infill:<\/strong> Light-coloured quartz sand heats up less than dark granulate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Water:<\/strong> A quick rinse noticeably cools the surface.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shade:<\/strong> Trees, shade sails or pergolas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let us show you in the <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/ratgeber\/wpa-stats\/mustergaerten\/\">show garden<\/a> how different types of artificial turf feel in the sun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial turf can heat up more than natural grass in direct sunlight. Light colours, special fibres and watering reduce the surface temperature. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3828","lexikon","type-lexikon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lexikon"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3828\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}