Metal feels colder than wood at the same room temperature because when you touch an object, your skin senses how quickly heat is conducted away rather than the object’s actual temperature[2]. Metals have a high thermal conductivity due to their densely packed atoms and free electrons that facilitate rapid energy transfer, so heat from your warm skin is quickly drawn away when you touch metal[9]. In contrast, wood has a porous structure and complex molecular composition that results in much lower thermal conductivity, meaning it does not draw heat away from your skin as quickly, and therefore feels warmer[6]. This difference in heat transfer explains why, even at the same ambient temperature, metal feels noticeably colder than wood[7][8].
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