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All this time, I was thinking a Scandinavian city like Copenhagen would be much colder than most U.S. northern cities. Doesn't seem to be the case at all.
Scandinavia has for some reason the reputation of being cold (maybe because of the high latitude), but it's actually super mild for the latitude. Even for me most Upper Midwest and Canadian cities have absolutely frigid winters.
Next, look at the averages of Helsinki, Stockholm and Oslo and you'll get another surprise.
Those three I expected
I just looked at Munich, Germany. Surprising to me, Copenhagen and Munich are almost the same all winter long temperature-wise. In the winter it appears that Munich may even be a bit more colder, just a little bit. I would never have guessed.
Sofia looks just slightly marginally colder than Munich, ever so slightly, looking at the average winter months.
Scandinavia has very mild winters for such high latitude because of the Gulf Stream. My city is colder in winter than Stockholm and Oslo despite being 10 degrees further south.
Expected them to be colder and most likely more similar to Toronto or Chicago, with less daylight.
When you first mentioned them, I directly compared them to Copenhagen, and they were a bit colder, which I expected. Re-examining and comparing them to Toronto/Chicago, they are warmer, which I wouldn't expect at all.
I don't find that unexpected at all. They're all pretty mild in the winter up there, which is pretty normal for most maritime cities, regardless of latitude.
Stavanger city in Norway are probably one of the places in northern Europe with the mildest winters. It probably also has the mildest summers... Weather Averages for Stavanger, Norway
Stavanger city in Norway are probably one of the places in northern Europe with the mildest winters. It probably also has the mildest summers... Weather Averages for Stavanger, Norway
Here's the averages and records of Helsinki since 2000:
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