This freezer has maintained its temperature in our garage during temperatures in  the low 90s. I chose it in part because of the "garage ready" description. I like the fact that it has both a power-on and a temperature warning light, which reduces the chance of losing your food should the power go off. Since it's in the garage I installed a remote temperature alarm, which is how I know it has stayed between -3 and 0 degrees during our recent heat wave. There were many less expensive chest freezers I could have bought, but I chose to spend a little more and get a GE rather than buying some brand I had never heard of, especially with our past experience with GE products.