Top 3 European Mainland countries with worst climates
May 28, 2018 17:36:44 GMT -5
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Post by Lommaren on May 28, 2018 17:36:44 GMT -5
Do only consider countries wholly within Europe (not Russia and Turkey):
1. Norway:
Oslo alone can't salvage Norway from getting absolutely hammered climate-wise. Extremely cloudy, a lack of coastal proper summers, lots of cold rain and wet snow along with nasty winds. Not fun. Moving inland at least it's more fun with a lot of snow, but much of the country is a glacier or affected by the polar night anyway. One of the few plusses is being able to get warm days combined with midnight sun in summer due to the effect of the Gulf Stream. Having done extra research on Belgium I finally decided Norway's the worst.
2. Belgium:
Dammit. Belgium is one gigantic climate fail. Oostende on the narrow sea coast is like a downgraded version of Plymouth in the UK, in spite of being much nearer larger landmasses. Moving inland Belgium is stratocrapulus deluxe with winters firmly parked in the deadzone (3-4°C highs) with summers often struggling to even hit 23°C avg high. Moving farther east there are even climates that can't reach 21°C avg highs in summer due to the extended elevation in the green mountain range of Ardennes. So, bad for heat lovers and bad for cold lovers. Most snow it gets is wiped out in an instant in a pile of slush... For its low latitude it's particularly miserable by European standards and since it lacks Norway's daylight it's lucky to avoid winning this The best climates of Belgium (Liège and Antwerp) aren't too bad, but neither can salvage the rest. Being in a valley heat trap is the sole reason why Liège is half-decent and Brussels would be a shocker without its UHI as well.
3. Latvia:
At a lower latitude than Stockholm and shielded by some land while on the shore of the sea, you'd expect Riga to have a better climate than "the capital of Scandinavia". It doesn't however, summers are colder (!) than a couple of degrees north. Latvia has few widely reported weather stations but those they have are no warmer than Estonia, in spite of being farther south.
Outsiders:
Finland; most of the country is unacceptably cold in winter.
Denmark; where are the winters? Well at least Copenhagen's capital region has an acceptable climate.
Estonia; March is embarassing in most Estonian climates. Not too bad aside from that.
Poland; same climate as Stockholm pretty much? At that latitude? Mini-Belgium.
Sweden then? Well it's located in a suitable hinterland, but had 61°N upwards (Northland) been a country it'd swept this list by ease. It's dreadful. Having said that,
Southern Sweden is better than Serbia and Romania as an overall climate.
Serbia; pointless winters in the deadzone, hot, humid summers with no sea breeze to speak of.
Romania; much of it stuck in the deadzone all winter, summers are likewise too hot and humid to be any fun.
Czech Republic: meagre summer warmth to be honest.
Netherlands: Warmer winters than Belgium in many areas and decent summers in the east, and also being at a higher latitude that's of greater worth due to longer summer evenings especially in Groningen and the north.
1. Norway:
Oslo alone can't salvage Norway from getting absolutely hammered climate-wise. Extremely cloudy, a lack of coastal proper summers, lots of cold rain and wet snow along with nasty winds. Not fun. Moving inland at least it's more fun with a lot of snow, but much of the country is a glacier or affected by the polar night anyway. One of the few plusses is being able to get warm days combined with midnight sun in summer due to the effect of the Gulf Stream. Having done extra research on Belgium I finally decided Norway's the worst.
2. Belgium:
Dammit. Belgium is one gigantic climate fail. Oostende on the narrow sea coast is like a downgraded version of Plymouth in the UK, in spite of being much nearer larger landmasses. Moving inland Belgium is stratocrapulus deluxe with winters firmly parked in the deadzone (3-4°C highs) with summers often struggling to even hit 23°C avg high. Moving farther east there are even climates that can't reach 21°C avg highs in summer due to the extended elevation in the green mountain range of Ardennes. So, bad for heat lovers and bad for cold lovers. Most snow it gets is wiped out in an instant in a pile of slush... For its low latitude it's particularly miserable by European standards and since it lacks Norway's daylight it's lucky to avoid winning this The best climates of Belgium (Liège and Antwerp) aren't too bad, but neither can salvage the rest. Being in a valley heat trap is the sole reason why Liège is half-decent and Brussels would be a shocker without its UHI as well.
3. Latvia:
At a lower latitude than Stockholm and shielded by some land while on the shore of the sea, you'd expect Riga to have a better climate than "the capital of Scandinavia". It doesn't however, summers are colder (!) than a couple of degrees north. Latvia has few widely reported weather stations but those they have are no warmer than Estonia, in spite of being farther south.
Outsiders:
Finland; most of the country is unacceptably cold in winter.
Denmark; where are the winters? Well at least Copenhagen's capital region has an acceptable climate.
Estonia; March is embarassing in most Estonian climates. Not too bad aside from that.
Poland; same climate as Stockholm pretty much? At that latitude? Mini-Belgium.
Sweden then? Well it's located in a suitable hinterland, but had 61°N upwards (Northland) been a country it'd swept this list by ease. It's dreadful. Having said that,
Southern Sweden is better than Serbia and Romania as an overall climate.
Serbia; pointless winters in the deadzone, hot, humid summers with no sea breeze to speak of.
Romania; much of it stuck in the deadzone all winter, summers are likewise too hot and humid to be any fun.
Czech Republic: meagre summer warmth to be honest.
Netherlands: Warmer winters than Belgium in many areas and decent summers in the east, and also being at a higher latitude that's of greater worth due to longer summer evenings especially in Groningen and the north.
