# Temperature Changes

The Temperature is the interest rate for Sowing Pinto.

At the beginning of each [Season](/resources/glossary.md#season), the protocol changes the Maximum [Temperature](/pinto-mechanics/field-the-most-innovative-lending-facility-in-crypto/the-field-simply-put.md#temperature) depending on its position ([price](/responding-to-state/classifying-state.md#decentralized-price-oracle) and [debt level](/responding-to-state/classifying-state.md#debt-level)) and current state ([direction](#direction) and [acceleration](#acceleration)) with respect to its [ideal equilibrium](/responding-to-state/classifying-state.md#ideal-equilibrium).

The Temperature increases logarithmically during the [Morning](#morning) (first 10 minutes) of each Season according to a Dutch auction from 1% of the Maximum Temperature to the Maximum Temperature.

Considering the current state and the debt level, the protocol adjusts the Maximum Temperature to move toward the optimal state.

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