diff --git a/src/map.cpp b/src/map.cpp
index e00e27ec4773f..4f2e0db70f566 100644
--- a/src/map.cpp
+++ b/src/map.cpp
@@ -8381,7 +8381,8 @@ void map::handle_decayed_corpse( const item &it, const tripoint_abs_ms &pnt )
         anything_left = roll > 0;
         for( int i = 0; i < roll; i++ ) {
             if( harvest.has_temperature() ) {
-                harvest.set_item_temperature( get_weather().get_temperature( project_to<coords::omt>( pnt ) ) );
+                harvest.set_item_temperature( get_weather().get_area_temperature( project_to<coords::omt>
+                                              ( pnt ) ) );
             }
             add_item_or_charges( get_bub( pnt ), harvest, false );
             if( anything_left && notify_player ) {
diff --git a/src/weather.cpp b/src/weather.cpp
index f659ea17bbf67..28234b055d541 100644
--- a/src/weather.cpp
+++ b/src/weather.cpp
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ bool warm_enough_to_plant( const tripoint_abs_omt &pos, const itype_id &it )
     std::map<time_point, units::temperature> planting_times;
     // initialize the first...
     time_point check_date = calendar::turn;
-    planting_times[check_date] = get_weather().get_temperature( pos );
+    planting_times[check_date] = get_weather().get_area_temperature( pos );
     bool okay_to_plant = true;
     const int num_epochs = 3; // FIXME. Should be stored on the seed ptr and read from there!
     // and now iterate a copy of the weather into the future to see if they'll be plantable then as well.
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ units::temperature weather_manager::get_temperature( const tripoint_bub_ms &loca
     return temp;
 }
 
-units::temperature weather_manager::get_temperature( const tripoint_abs_omt &location ) const
+units::temperature weather_manager::get_area_temperature( const tripoint_abs_omt &location ) const
 {
     return location.z() < 0 ? units::from_celsius(
                get_weather().get_cur_weather_gen().base_temperature ) : temperature;
diff --git a/src/weather.h b/src/weather.h
index daf4afd54f631..6f4baf14ea22f 100644
--- a/src/weather.h
+++ b/src/weather.h
@@ -220,10 +220,16 @@ class weather_manager
         time_point nextweather;
         /** temperature cache, cleared every turn, sparse map of map tripoints to temperatures */
         std::unordered_map< tripoint_bub_ms, units::temperature > temperature_cache;
-        // Returns outdoor or indoor temperature of given location
+        /*
+        * Returns current temperature of given tile. Includes temperature modifications from
+        * radiative and convective sources, such as fires or hot air from heaters.
+        */
         units::temperature get_temperature( const tripoint_bub_ms &location );
-        // Returns outdoor or indoor temperature of given location
-        units::temperature get_temperature( const tripoint_abs_omt &location ) const;
+        /*
+        * Returns temperature of given OMT. Does not include any modifications from local sourecs,
+        * this is essentially the "natural" temperature.
+        */
+        units::temperature get_area_temperature( const tripoint_abs_omt &location ) const;
         void clear_temp_cache();
         static void serialize_all( JsonOut &json );
         static void unserialize_all( const JsonObject &w );