The assessment of thermal comfort has been approached quite frequently by researchers and students, since the variables temperature and relative humidity are directly influencing the individual's well-being and performance. So the objective of this work was to evaluate the thermal comfort in the living area of the Institute of Education, Agriculture and Environment - IEAA / UFAM. The area is characterized by being an open place that is used by students, teachers and other people who live there daily. The measurements were performed at the IEAA, which belongs to the Federal University of Amazonas, Vale do Rio Madeira Campus, located in the southern municipality of Humaitá in the state of Amazonas. The region has a hot and humid climate with two well-defined seasonal periods, the dry season - which is from June to August - and the rainy season - October to April. Temperature and relative humidity data were collected every 10 minutes and during the 12 hour period from November 2018 to June 2019 by HOBO Pro v2 U23-001 sensor, hourly and monthly averages and also the human thermal comfort index. The temperature and relative humidity in the analyzed period, changed due to the different studied periods. The results demonstrate that the living area is not an adequate environment for use and circulation of the place, especially at 11am and 3pm, where inversely proportional values of temperature and relative humidity were found. The month of December was the most comfortable for living, and the month of April the least comfortable. Therefore, the living area in some months of the year, especially in the dry season, is not a favorable environment for visitors to this area, as they may feel uncomfortable.
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