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Stockholm. If Montreal had much more sunshine hours, then I'd probably pick Montreal, but as they have more or less the same, I go for Stockholm, since it is cooler in the summer, but still has very decent winters with snow and all.
Given the very mild winter griping Scandinavia right now, it's reminded me how vulnerable it is to mildness.. even though the past 2 winters saw snow cover in Stockholm for up to 5 months.
Given the very mild winter griping Scandinavia right now, it's reminded me how vulnerable it is to mildness.. even though the past 2 winters saw snow cover in Stockholm for up to 5 months.
So give me Quebec.
Montreal area have actually seen milder winters this year so far as well. It barely snowed in November and December, with now little snow they got in January.
BTW how does it feel like to live in Leeds? I checked the climate data summers are relatively cool but winters are mild and stay above freezing.
Stockholm. If Montreal had much more sunshine hours, then I'd probably pick Montreal, but as they have more or less the same, I go for Stockholm, since it is cooler in the summer, but still has very decent winters with snow and all.
Daylight and sunshine hours are not the same though.
Stockholm has more "daylight" hours in summer because it is located around 60 N latitude. Montreal has less daylight hours because it is at 45 N latitude. The latitude also affects daylight in December: since Stockholm is further north, the sun sets earlier and there is more darkness than in Montreal at that time of year.
Montreal's daylight hours throughout the year are similar to that of southern France because it lies at about the same latitude: 45 N.
Since Sweden is further north and closer to the land of the midnight sun, its winter days are shorter and darker, and summer days are longer and have more daylight until later in the evening.
But this does not mean a place with more daylight is necessarily sunnier. Places like Bergen on the west coast of Norway have a lot of daylight hours in summer but much less sunshine than places further south because it is often cloudy.
Average annual hours of sunshine in Montreal are about 2100, whereas in Stockholm they are in the 1800 range.
Summer in Montreal is actually warmer and sunnier than in Stockholm. Winters are colder and snowier and less rainy.
Summers are cool, but I don't notice it, and it doesn't bother me, probably because I've lived here all my life.
Winter lows are, on average, above freezing but it can get pretty cold at times.. December 2010 saw average high temperatures of 1c and average lows of -3C
Both kind of suck; both are D-list climates. I like Stockholm's milder winters; I like Montreal's warm season.
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