Which place is colder? Reykjavik, Iceland or Fargo, North Dakota?

[micC]

I'd think of Reykjavik more for cold. Although it doesn't get extreme cold, it is some degree of cold all year round and very rarely warm. I would enjoy Fargo's summers immensely.

[Isleofpalms85]

Close call but, overall, Reykjavik, only because its annual mean temperature is slightly colder for the annual mean temp, Fargo is much more prone to extremes in temperature and is obviously way colder during the winter and is much warmer in the summer than Reykjavik is.

[deneb78]

I think Reykjavik just because it has a shorter growing season but I'd still choose Reykjavik to live if I had the choice.

[Subscribe]

Good question. Well I consider "cold" anything freezing or below. So if you're looking for which one is cold more more often, then it's probably Fargo. Fargo can become brutally cold from arctic air masses to a level which Reykjavik has never reached.

However, I know that isn't exactly what you're asking. Based on my calculations, Reykjavik edges out Fargo with a cooler yearly average temperature. The argument should end right there but there's more. The sunshine hours in Fargo are much more numerous. The sunshine in Fargo would really make things feel even warmer. Plus Reykjavik's record high temperature doesn't even reach Fargo's average high for July and August. There's no such thing as a heat wave in Reykjavik by Fargo standards.

So the winner (or loser) is Reykjavik.

[Fiddlehead]

I'd vote Rekjavik, because of clouds, rain/snow, and wind. Those three can make a place feel raw and unpleasant. Fargo can be brutally cold in winter, but is not as consistently harsh across the year.