Basic thermodynamics , took enough of this crap for my power enginering degree
Water needs to be heated or cooled to obtain a change in physical shape , so warm water is already partly to it's goal of boiling ( which is tempature dependent ) , conversly boiling water has to cool ( or give up more of it's heat ) before it can freeze
Pressures can vary ... like sea level or 3400 feet , mountain climbers trying to melt snow for water takes for ever .
The first law of thermodynamics is : Heat flows from hot to cold
Ever wonder where that condensation comes from on the outside of a beer bottle in the middle of summer ? well ... as the surrounding warm air trys to warm the bottle the air cools and reachs it due point and drops it moisture content on the bottle .