The article presents the results of a study of factors, features and the level of development of temporary adaptability, as an ability and resource for adaptation, in people with different levels of health. The study was conducted by the method of interviewing in full-time and electronic forms on a sample of people from a conditionally healthy group and having health problems of different nosological groups. In the course of the analysis of the research results, such factors of a person’s temporal adaptability as perception and orientation in time, adaptation to natural temporal changes, adaptation to changes in plans, daily ritual routines and schedules were highlighted. The novelty of the research results is the allocation of temporary adaptability, as a form of adaptability to the physical conditions of the environment, as a separate subject of study and the study of its factors, features and level of development in people with different levels of health. The results can be applied in the development of training courses, including in remote form, for the development of skills of perception and orientation in time, planning and time management. Also, the results of the study are important for the development of methods for determining the level of adaptability of a person to the physical structure of the environment.