When preparing for a walk in any season, it is important to know how to dress a child for the weather. As practice shows, choosing the right clothing for each season is not the easiest task.
The thing is, the heat exchange for adults and babies is quite different. And that means parents cannot fully rely on what is comfortable for themselves.
We will try to make it easier for you to choose the right children’s clothing: we offer ideas on how to dress your child so that the baby always feels 100% comfortable.
How to dress a newborn and a child up to a year for the weather
First, some general points on how to dress an infant for the weather:
- When choosing suitable clothing for newborns, not only the temperature outside is important, but also the humidity outside the window;
- Wear one more layer of clothing than you would for yourself;
- Bring a spare set of clothes, as well as a blanket or throw – the conditions can suddenly change;
- Do not dress your child in tight-fitting clothes: there should be an air gap between the body and clothing, so your baby won’t freeze during the walk;
- Give preference to garments made of natural fabrics, such as knitwear. It maintains the correct heat exchange in any season, is breathable, and absorbs excess moisture. The best solution for your little one!
Each age has its own requirements for the wardrobe.
Let’s figure out how to dress a newborn baby for the weather:
| In the summer: | In the fall and spring: | In the winter: |
| Above +30°C – it’s better to stay at home. 20-30°C – a onesie or thin jumpsuit made of lightweight knit fabric, a hat, and a swaddle blanket. 15-20°C – at this temperature, your little one needs two layers of knitwear, such as a onesie and a set of thin fabric, a hat or a lightweight cap. | 10-15°C – dress your baby in a onesie, comfortable knitwear set, hat/cap, and socks. 5-10°C – keep the onesie, socks, and hat, and replace the shirt and pants with a warm jumpsuit. 0…5°C – a cotton jumpsuit or onesie + tights, jumpsuit or set, knitted hat, scarf, socks, and a blanket. | -1-5°C – warm sleeper, tights, jumpsuit, socks, hat, scarf, and windproof snowsuit. -5-10°C – fleece jumpsuit, hat, booties, warm coverall for going out. -15-20°C – it’s best to refrain from taking a newborn baby for a walk in severe frost. |
This wardrobe can easily be adapted for babies aged 6-12 months. Therefore, you can confidently use the above table as a guide on how to dress your child for the weather up to one year old.
As your baby grows older, instead of a bodysuit, you can dress them in overalls or a t-shirt with shorts, and add the first pair of boots to their wardrobe for winter.
How to dress a child aged 1 to 3 years old for the weather
Children grow quickly, and soon moms will need to think about updating their wardrobes.
We have compiled the main points for you on how to dress your child for the weather after one year old.
| How to dress a 1-year-old baby for the weather: | How to dress a child according to the weather at 2 and 3 years old | |
| +20°C and above | A comfortable t-shirt and shorts, socks, sandals, and a sun hat. A dress with leggings will work for a girl. | For a boy, a comfortable t-shirt or tank top, shorts made of thin natural fabric, sandals, and a baseball cap will be quite comfortable. A girl can be dressed similarly or in a light dress, sandals, and a sun hat. |
| 15-20°C | Your little one will enjoy walking in a t-shirt and light pants, a sweater (for the evening), socks, comfortable sneakers, and a light hat. | For a boy: a comfortable t-shirt, long-sleeved shirt, or thin sweater, socks, pants, and sandals. For a girl, a dress, sun hat, and light tights. |
| 10-15°C | It’s already cooler outside, so your baby will need a warm onesie, pants, a sweater, a mid-season hat, and shoes. | A tank top, turtleneck, or long-sleeved shirt, pants, socks, and a hat. |
| 5-10°C | Bodysuit + tights, thick jumpsuit, hat, scarf, and boots. | Tank top or t-shirt as an undershirt, knitted sweater, tights, jumpsuit, hat, and sneakers. |
| 0-5°C | A warm bodysuit and light tights, a good winter jumpsuit or set, boots or shoes, a scarf, mittens, and a knitted winter hat. | T-shirt or tank top as underwear, knit sweater, tights, jumpsuit, scarf, hat, gloves, as well as boots. |
| -1-5°C | Refer to the previous point: replace light tights with denser ones and take a warmer jumpsuit. | T-shirt, warm knit sweater, tights, insulated jumpsuit, boots, hat, scarf, and gloves. |
| -5-10°C | Add another warm sweater to what you dressed above. Bodysuits and other clothes should be made of denser fabric to keep your baby warmer. | Long-sleeved shirt, fleece sweater, winter tights, set, jumpsuit, scarf, warm hat, gloves, and boots. |
How to dress a 4-5 year old child according to the weather
What worked for your little one at 2 and 3 years old may no longer be suitable for an older child.
Let’s break down how to dress your child for the weather:
| How to dress a 4-5 year old child according to the weather: | |
| +20°C and above | For a little princess in the summer, a stylish sundress, sandals, socks, and a sun hat will do. A little gentleman will be comfortable in a t-shirt, shorts or pants, sandals, and a baseball cap. |
| 15-20°C | Dress a boy in a long-sleeve shirt or thin sweater, pants, socks, and sandals. A little girl will be good in a thin blouse and skirt, tights, and dress shoes. |
| 10-15°C | A versatile option: turtleneck, sweater or sweatshirt, tights under pants, light jacket or windbreaker, thin hat, and sneakers. |
| 5-10°C | T-shirt under a sweatshirt, tights, jacket or coat, pants, hat, thin scarf, and boots. |
| 0-5°C | Follow the previous option, but swap the coat for a winter jacket and add mittens. |
| -1 to -5°C | Similar to the previous option, but wear insulated pants and a knit scarf. |
| -5 to -10°C | Instead of a sweater, wear a nice sweater, a long-sleeve shirt, warm socks, thick pants, hat, scarf, mittens, and boots. |
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