Do Cats Get Cold? What the Temperature Actually Means to Them — Pomona, CA
People in Pomona ask this every winter. The answer is arithmetic, not affection.
The temperature gap
A cat’s thermoneutral zone runs roughly 86–97°F (30–36°C). A human’s is around 64–72°F. Domestic cats descend from the African wildcat, a desert animal, so the heat-seeking is ancestral rather than fussiness. In a room you find pleasant, your cat is mildly cold — all day, every day.
What that looks like in Pomona
Pomona has a population of about 151,348. and sits 28.3 miles east of Los Angeles, CA. Between October and April it averages an overnight low of 49.3°F, bottoming out at 38.7°F, with 45 days below 45°F — roughly 1.5 months of the year when a cat indoors is actively looking for a heat source.
- Avg. low
- 49.3°F
- Coldest
- 38.7°F
- Days <45°F
- 45
- ≈ months
- 1.5
Source: Open-Meteo historical archive, 2024-10-01 to 2025-04-30.
Enclosure, not just heat
Warmth is half of it. Cats prefer enclosed, covered resting places — a box, a bag, a cave bed. Sleep is when an animal is most vulnerable, and walls on three sides mean fewer directions to watch; shelter studies find it measurably lowers stress. An enclosed space also traps the cat’s own body heat, which is why a box is warmer than the floor beside it.
Cat Covey
A 60″ × 50″ throw with a gusseted pouch sewn into the foot end — warmth and enclosure, in the spot the cat was already trying to occupy. Ships to Pomona, CA, free over $79.
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Questions
- Does Cat Covey ship to Pomona, CA?
- Yes — Cat Covey ships anywhere in the United States, including Pomona, CA. Free shipping on orders over $79.
- How big is Cat Covey?
- 60 inches by 50 inches — a standard throw. The pouch at the foot end runs roughly 18 inches wide in production, deep enough for two average cats or one large cat plus your feet.
- What is it made of?
- Micro Mink fleece on the outside at 280–320 GSM, with a Sherpa fleece pouch lining at 200–250 GSM and a thermal layer between for the foot well. Machine washable.
- Will my cat actually use it?
- Cats prefer enclosed, covered resting places — a box, a bag, a cave bed. The pouch has a deep gusset and a semi-rigid entry seam so it holds its shape instead of collapsing flat, which is what makes it read as a cave rather than a fold of fabric.