Quick Comparison

Surface Type	Typical Summer Surface Temperature*	Barefoot Comfort	Maintenance
Natural Grass	28–35°C (82–95°F)	Excellent	High
Premium Non-Infill Artificial Turf	38–45°C (100–113°F)	Moderate	Low
Standard Non-Infill Turf	45–55°C (113–131°F)	Limited	Low
Rubber-Filled Artificial Turf	55–65°C (131–149°F)	Poor	Medium-High
Concrete	50–60°C (122–140°F)	Poor	Low

*Typical measurements under strong summer sunlight. Actual temperatures vary depending on solar radiation, air temperature, wind speed, humidity, shading, and installation conditions.

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Why Does Non-Infill Artificial Turf Get Hot?

The primary reason is simple physics.

Natural grass constantly cools itself through evapotranspiration. Water stored inside living grass evaporates into the atmosphere, removing heat from the surface. This natural cooling process allows grass fields to remain close to ambient air temperature, even during hot weather.

Artificial turf, on the other hand, is manufactured from engineered polymers such as:

• Polyethylene (PE)
• Polypropylene (PP)
• Nylon (Polyamide)

These materials:

• absorb solar radiation,
• retain thermal energy,
• do not evaporate water,
• and therefore cannot naturally cool themselves.

Consequently, artificial turf generally reaches higher surface temperatures than living grass.

However, it is important to understand that heat accumulation is not caused by the absence of infill alone. Modern non-infill systems often remain cooler than conventional rubber-filled fields because they eliminate black rubber granules, which are among the largest contributors to heat absorption.