Mildest winters above 60 °N (climate, warmest, average, temp)

[EverBlack]

What do you think the mildest winters are above 60 °N?

I would say Norway and eastern Kenai peninsula (Alaska).
Are there any other places that are similar to this?

[irlinit]

Shetland Islands possibly?

Most climates north of 60N in western Europe are very grim. Consistently mild and cloudy.. I couldn't live there!

[EverBlack]

I forgot Iceland and Faroe Islands, any other places with mild winters?

[The East Frisian]

I vote say the Lofoten at 67-68° North- there are some places which have a January mean a little above freezing.

Røst for example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Røst
http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordla...tatistics.html

[Mhc1985]

In the North Atlantic, south of Iceland.
A Ship Station existed at 60ºN 20ºW a while ago.
The coldest month averaged 6.4ºC

SHIP STATION I, WMO REGION 6 DEPENDENT ISLANDS / OCEAN VESSEL STATIONS Weather History and Climate Data

[deneb78]

Originally Posted by Mhc1985

In the North Atlantic, south of Iceland.
A Ship Station existed at 60ºN 20ºW a while ago.
The coldest month averaged 6.4ºC

SHIP STATION I, WMO REGION 6 DEPENDENT ISLANDS / OCEAN VESSEL STATIONS Weather History and Climate Data

I wonder if palm trees could grow on the Ship Station with winters that mild?

[southathens]

Bergen in Norway is by far the most impressive for its latitude. We are talking about a proper big city.

[memph]

Originally Posted by deneb78

I wonder if palm trees could grow on the Ship Station with winters that mild?

Summers would probably be barely warmer, like 12C days and 9C nights. Not sure how well palm trees would take to such unrelenting cool weather...

[grega94]

Originally Posted by Mesogeiakos

Bergen in Norway is by far the most impressive for its latitude. We are talking about a proper big city.

Of the major cities (>200k) north of 60N it's definitely the warmest and the only one that stays above freezing for monthly mean, although Trondheim is only slightly below freezing and another 3 degrees further north. Norwegian coast in general is pretty impressive for it's latitude.

Cities > 200,000 people

City, Country (Latitude): mean temp (month) | population (year)
Murmansk, Russia (68°58′14″N): -9.6C/14.7F (Jan)| 267,422 (2023)

Oulu, Finland (65°00′51″N): -8.2C/17.2F (Jan) | 214,651 (2023)

Arkhangelsk, Russia (64°32′N): -11.6C/11.1F (Jan) | 298,617 (2023)

Trondheim, Norway (63°25′47″N): -1.1C/30.0F (Jan) | 212,660 (2023)

Yakutsk, Russia (62°01′48″N): -37.0C/-34.6F (Dec) | 361,154 (2023)

Petrozavodsk, Russia (61°47′N): -8.4C/16.9F (Jan) | 235,793 (2023)
Syktyvkar, Russia (61°40′N): -13.4C/7.9F (Jan) | 220,042 (2023)
Tampere, Finland (61°29′53″N): -5.7C/21.7 (Feb) | 255,066 (2023)
Surgut, Russia (61°15′N): -20.0C/-4.0F (Jan) | 396,443 (2021)
Anchorage, USA (61°13′00″N): -8.4C/16.9F (Jan) | 287,145 (2022)

Turku, Finland (60°27′N): -4.5C/23.9F (Feb) | 201,889 (2023)
Bergen, Norway (60°23′22″N): 2.3C/36.1F (Feb) | 291,189 (2023)
Vantaa, Finland (60°17′40″N): -5.7C/21.7F (Feb) | 247,447 (2023)
Espoo, Finland (60°12′20″N): NA | 314,152 (2023)
Helsinki, Finland (60°10′15″N): -3.8C/25.2F (Feb) | 674,963 (2023)

[fluffydelusions]

Somewhere on the west coast of a continent will likely be the most mild as it will be moderated by the ocean.