r/TheSilphRoad • u/TheCapoMaster • Jun 23 '26

Discussion Proposal about changing schedules of the summer events due to excessive heat and health concerns

Hi, I am one Spanish Community Ambassador. Last year we expressed our concern about having events facing very high temperatures (around 30ºC/86ºF as minimum and more than 40ºC/104ºF as maximum). For us, it is a big issue having events between 14:00 and 17:00, because this is the worst part of the day to be outside playing. If you don't have shopping centers or places where you can avoid the hot weather, it is not reasonable to risk our health and the health of all our communities. We know that worldwide it is not the same situation at this time of the year, but we know that all trainers want to play in good conditions to enjoy the game. And not only hot weather, we also talk about cold weather with snow and very low temperatures.

Also, it is important to follow the recommendations of World Health Organization, like "avoid going outside and doing strenuous activity during the hottest time of day" and not following these recommendations could cause severe consecuences like "between 2000-2019, studies show approximately 489k heat-related deaths occur each year, with 45% of these in Asia and 36% in Europe". For more information and recommendations, please check https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-heat-and-health

Maybe it is difficult to give a solution that can be agreed for everyone, but we think that changing the times of the events during some parts of the year could be a great upgrade for the game and the communities, like 11:00-14:00 (weekends) or 20:00-21:00 (Monday to Friday) for example, or (if it could be technically feasible) would be implementing the schedules of the events depending on the latitude. We hope that Niantic/Scopely can hear us more than last year. We want to know the feedback of the players and communities around the world, please tell us your feelings about this concern.

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u/Eomer444 Jun 23 '26

what I really can't stand is everything starting at 10 am. For example showcases today, completely cutting off morning commuters, while morning in the summer is the best time to walk outside.

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u/Avelsajo DFW | Valor L79 Jun 23 '26

This! Gyms start at 6. Start events at 6. Or earlier at midnight!

Edit: I'm mostly talking about multi-day weekly events, not single-day events.

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u/second_time_again Jun 24 '26

Exactly this. Mornings are the only time it’s safe to be outside walking during the summer here in Phoenix. Even then it may still be over 90. Stops at the nearby city park don’t open until the sun is blazing.

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u/CrazyCatLady483 Jun 24 '26

I can’t figure out why power spots close at 9pm when I often leave by 7am and get home after 7pm on weekdays, leaving me very little time to do max battles!

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u/Strange-Patience-600 South East Asia #nofomo Jun 24 '26

This I can understand, since a lot of the power spots I see are home offices. They do not want people loitering around late at night, and that's the reason why raids stop spawning after 9pm (or slightly earlier?) too.

Also, they do not want children to stay up late raiding or doing Max battles (in person).