The question involves energy and the transformation of a liquid (water) to a gas

(vapor).

Simple case: Use 100 degrees (arbitrary units) of energy between freezing (0) and boiling (100), or 180 degrees between at freezing (32) and boiling (212).

Real world: When the average amount of random energy in water breaks molecular bonds, and the molecules are free to form a gas, the water boils.

Answer: Water can boil without being hot.

Examples:

Water boils at lower temperatures in high elevations.

Cold water will boil when placed in a vacuum.

Kelvin extrapolated the Celsius scale to an unreachable absolute value

of -273.15 ºC.

Mathematics

Water thermodynamics are equated using statistical mechanics.