Question about the Winters in Norway? (to buy, budget, best)

[Mopac1980]

I have a question about the Winters in Norway, would a long wool coat be warm enough to wear when you're going out in public in the Norwegian Winters as long as you're wearing 2 layers of clothing underneath your wool coat?

[azoria]

I spent 5 winters in Russia. The answer to your question is probably 'no'.

Although I have no experience in Norway and do not know what their heating system is, in Russia towns and cities are centrally heated by hot water. It may be -20 outside, but inside it's a sweltering 85 degrees. In this circumstance layering is a total bust. Five years in Russia and I think I wore a sweater once. You'd die inside with a sweater on.

But I certainly did have several totally kick*ss coats. Ankle length, heavily insulated. The tighter the better, a good winter coat should fit close to the body and be long so the cold air can't blow up from the bottom.

Some woolen coats may do the job for you, but the weight of wool found in America is too light for near arctic climates like that. Your best bet really, is to buy the coat in Norway. Guarantee you will find the winter wear you need there.

Europeans are much more fashionable than Americans and some dowdy Land's End ski parka is going to look tatty in Norway.

[Go Ne]

Well, where will you be in Norway?

[Phillip S1]

Well, it depends where in Norway you will be. Winters in Norway are cold, snowy and dark.
But, southwestern Norway, in the city of Bergen, winters are milder and rainy. In the capital of Oslo, winters are mostly 20s (around -15 to -5C), similar to those of Toronto and Montreal, but there are periods of temperatures above freezing and with no snow!

Winters are not extreme cold though anywhere in the country.

[City of Rain]

Yeah, the winters in western Norway are much milder we get very little snow, though

anyways, its nothing like you think it is. Chicago winters are much worse!

[ABQConvict]

I spent a few winters in Norway as a child in the "pre-synthetic" era. Wool and layering was the rule. Regarding style, although Europeans, in general, are more 'stylish' than Americans, Norway tends much more towards the high-performance outdoor gear than merely stylish clothing where winter clothing is concerned. Any gear from backpacking/climbing/skiing catalogs would be appropriate.

On the other hand, if you have a decent budget, the advice given above to buy your stuff in Norway is good as thee market there is driven by local needs and Norway has its own brands of winter gear.


ABQConvict

[City of Rain]

Originally Posted by ABQConvict

I spent a few winters in Norway as a child in the "pre-synthetic" era. Wool and layering was the rule. Regarding style, although Europeans, in general, are more 'stylish' than Americans, Norway tends much more towards the high-performance outdoor gear than merely stylish clothing where winter clothing is concerned. Any gear from backpacking/climbing/skiing catalogs would be appropriate.

On the other hand, if you have a decent budget, the advice given above to buy your stuff in Norway is good as thee market there is driven by local needs and Norway has its own brands of winter gear.


ABQConvict

how old are you now? ´cause people here definitely care about what their clothes look like, wether it be during the winter or the summer.

People really do not use several layers of clothes unless they are going to the mountains - only children do. We don´t really wear anything else than jeans, sweater and a jacket..

I guess Bergans is the most popular outdoor brand in Norway

www.bergans.com

Now those clothes definitely care equally much about being stylish as being high performance. You are making us sound like primitive eskimos!

[cmptrwlt]

Originally Posted by Phillip S1

Well, it depends where in Norway you will be. Winters in Norway are cold, snowy and dark.
But, southwestern Norway, in the city of Bergen, winters are milder and rainy. In the capital of Oslo, winters are mostly 20s (around -15 to -5C), similar to those of Toronto and Montreal, but there are periods of temperatures above freezing and with no snow!

Winters are not extreme cold though anywhere in the country.

Rarely gets -15 C in Oslo during the winter time. The normal temperature is between 0 C (32 F) and -5 C (23 F). In certain parts of Norway (ex. Kautokeino and Røros), it can get extremly cold (-20s F) in the winter.

I usually wear a winter jacket, a sweater (mostly merino wool), t-(shirt), jeans and regular shoes (not large boots) during winter time in Oslo (late October to late March). Remember, the first days of winter are always the worst...

[pigeonhole]

Rarely gets -15 C in Oslo during the winter time. The normal temperature is between 0 C (32 F) and -5 C (23 F).

If what you say is true, winter in Oslo is not much colder than in...Paris, where 32 F daytime temperatures and 23F nighttime temperatures are common between the end of november and the end of march...food for thought!

[City of Rain]

Originally Posted by pigeonhole

Rarely gets -15 C in Oslo during the winter time. The normal temperature is between 0 C (32 F) and -5 C (23 F).

If what you say is true, winter in Oslo is not much colder than in...Paris, where 32 F daytime temperatures and 23F nighttime temperatures are common between the end of november and the end of march...food for thought!

Compare yourself

Oslo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Paris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Norway is nowhere near as awfully cold as everyone make it out to be..