What season is your city most associated with? (record, normal, month)

[mar89]

Originally Posted by B87

Milan is about 3c colder than London in December and January, Turin is about the same. Bologna is almost as warm as London in February, but 2-3c colder in December and January. Even Venice is around 1-2c cooler than London over the winter season.

Yes, London is obviously milder. But areas immediately to the north of London are comparable with most of eastern Po Valley (Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Friuli). Turin and the western parts of the plain are definetely colder in winter, but the main feature of their climate is being sunny and warm most of the year as well.

Average winter mean:

Milton Keynes 4.3°C
Oxford 4.3°C
Northampton 4.1°C
Luton 4.0°C
High Wycombe 4.0°C

Udine 4.4°C
Forlì 4.3°C
Venice 4.0°C
Bologna 3.8°C
Vicenza 3.8°C

[irlinit]

Originally Posted by alex985

I guess my point is is people make these climates out to have like -40 C winters or something. It's laughable the amount of "cold and gloomy" descriptions that there is of these cities, that for 6-7 months of the year have averages highs above 15 C and more than 2,500 sunshine hours.

Actually often London is portrayed as a snowy city in films as well lol. I remember from my childhood watching Peter Pan (the Robin Williams one) when they travelled to London on Christmas it was snowing.. and in many other films that happens as well..

The last few crazy winters probably give people that impression, but to an average person who knows nothing about weather over here, they'd probably agree with the stereotype of cold, snowy winters and warm summers for NYC

[alex985]

^^ Lol yeah I've noticed that....I think in 101 Dalmatians they made London have a snowstorm in the movie, it gave me a false impression of the climate when I was a kid lol.


I always thought people had the mild and gloomy stereotype for London, it's ridiculous to have a snowy stereotype for such a snowless city lol.

[Alkis]

Originally Posted by irlinit

Actually often London is portrayed as a snowy city in films as well lol. I remember from my childhood watching Peter Pan (the Robin Williams one) when they travelled to London on Christmas it was snowing.. and in many other films that happens as well..

The last few crazy winters probably give people that impression, but to an average person who knows nothing about weather over here, they'd probably agree with the stereotype of cold, snowy winters and warm summers for NYC

That is true for London. And me I thought that London had freezing and snowy winters before I started to search about weather and climate and I was impressed when I saw that we have quite the same winters.

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Originally Posted by mar89

Yes, London is obviously milder. But areas immediately to the north of London are comparable with most of eastern Po Valley (Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Friuli). Turin and the western parts of the plain are definetely colder in winter, but the main feature of their climate is being sunny and warm most of the year as well.

Average winter mean:

Milton Keynes 4.3°C
Oxford 4.3°C
Northampton 4.1°C
Luton 4.0°C
High Wycombe 4.0°C

Udine 4.4°C
Forlì 4.3°C
Venice 4.0°C
Bologna 3.8°C
Vicenza 3.8°C

December and January in Bologna are definitely colder than here - especially at night.

[irlinit]

^

Yeah, stereotypes for London in films tend to be snow, and for the general public tend to be gloomy

[AJ1013]

As a kid I always Imagined London with sunless, foggy, snowless winters virtually constantly in the low 40's and turbulent rainy summers in the 50's and 60's

[alex985]

I used to think Boston and NYC had Minneapolis-like climates until I became a weather geek. Was quite disappointed when I actually found out their climate.

[AJ1013]

I feel like the media wants you to think NYC has Minneapolis like winters and New Orleans like summers

[B87]

Originally Posted by AJ1013

As a kid I always Imagined London with sunless, foggy, snowless winters virtually constantly in the low 40's and turbulent rainy summers in the 50's and 60's

That sounds like the Shetland Islands.