The　provision　of　housing　for　displaced　victims　is　fundamental　to　their　survival.　Although　many　studies　have　detailed　reasonable　techniques　for　improving　the　indoor　thermal　environment　in　certain　types　of　post-disaster　temporary　residential　buildings　(PDTRB),　comprehensive　and　in-depth　insight　into　PDTRB　has　been　lacking　to　date.　In　this　study,　the　characteristics,　influencing　factors,　and　improvement　measures　for　the　indoor　thermal　environment　of　PDTRB　were　comprehensively　reviewed　using　74　papers　and　15　reports.　The　enclosure　structure,　indoor　environmental　characteristics,　thermal　comfort　study　methods,　and　active　and　passive　cooling　and　heating　measures　of　PDTRB　were　assessed　and　improvements　were　suggested.　The　findings　show　that　the　insulation　performance　of　selected　enclosure　structure　materials　is　the　main　current　research　direction　and　sustainable　materials　are　the　future　trend.　The　indoor　temperature　and　humidity　showed　extreme　data　in　most　cases.　Based　on　existing　standards　and　models,　the　thermal　comfort　level　was　26.47%.　Victims’　thermal　adaptation　and　psychological　subjective　factors　exhibited　a　strong　influence,　and　more　precise　methods　are　required　to　be　urgently　established　for　evaluating　thermal　comfort.　Passive　technologies　can　partly　resolve　extreme　discomfort.　The　concept　of　self-sufficient　passive　housing　is　worth　trying,　and　the　development　of　available　active　technologies　is　also　essential.　This　review　may　help　to　improve　the　practicality　of　PDTRB　globally,　and　also　advance　the　related　technologies.　©　2023　Elsevier　Ltd