from various sources (couldnt find a single one that explained all) I found that technically space has NO temperature, but objects in space do. An object in the sun's rays will attract a temp of 121 deg.C. An object shielded from the sun will have a temp as low as -121 deg C.
So you're right, t4. Direct rays WOULD fry your head. But why, then, in direct sunlight, is it still colder in the less dense upper levels of the atmosphere than in the lower denser levels?