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Interesting European Weather Facts and Extremes
Charts and facts are based on the Top 20 European metro destinations. The "Most / Least Variety in Weather" charts are
scored in four categories: seasonal temperature difference, precipitation, number of days with thunderstorms and snowfall..
Cities that ranked high in multiple categories and experienced large numbers of thunderstorm days attained higher scores.
Climate data sources: World Meteorological Organization, weatherreports.com, the BBC, myforecast.com and worldweather.org.
Image source: Al lanni
ΠΗΓΗ : http://web2.airmail.net/danb1/european.htm
Top 10 cities with most weather variety Average annual temperature, precipitation and number of thunderstorm and snow days |
| 1. Milan, Italy |
| 2. Munich, Germany |
| 3. Prague, Czech Republic |
| 4. Vienna, Austria |
| 5. Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 6. Frankfurt, Germany |
| 7. Oslo, Norway |
| 8. Brussels, Belgium |
| 9. Madrid, Spain |
| 10. Rome, Italy |
Top 10 cities with least weather variety Average annual temperature, precipitation and number of thunderstorm and snow days |
| 1. London, England |
| 2. Paris, France |
| 3. Athens, Greece |
| 4. Lisbon, Portugal |
| 5. Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 6. Berlin, Germany |
| 7. Dublin, Ireland |
| 8. Zurich, Switzerland |
| 9. Stockholm, Sweden |
| 10. Helsinki, Finland |
10 hottest cities Average annual temperature, F |
|
| 1. Athens, Greece | 64 |
| 2. Lisbon, Portugal | 62 |
| 3. Rome, Italy | 59 |
| 4. Madrid, Spain | 57 |
| 5. Milan, Italy | 53 |
| 6. London, UK | 51 |
| 7. Paris, France | 51 |
| 8. Brussels, Belgium | 51 |
| 9. Amsterdam, Netherlands | 50 |
| 10. Vienna, Austria | 50 |
10 coldest cities Average annual temperature, F |
|
| 1. Helsinki, Finland | 41 |
| 2. Stockholm, Sweden | 43 |
| 3. Oslo, Norway | 44 |
| 4. Copenhagen, Denmark | 46 |
| 5. Munich, Germany | 46 |
| 6. Prague, Czech Republic | 46 |
| 7. Berlin, Germany | 48 |
| 8. Zurich, Switzerland | 48 |
| 9. Amsterdam, Netherlands | 50 |
| 10. Dublin, Ireland | 50 |
10 wettest cities Avg annual precipitation in inches |
|
| 1. Zurich, Switzerland | 42.3 |
| 2. Milan, Italy | 38.3 |
| 3. Munich, Germany | 36.5 |
| 4. Amsterdam, Netherlands | 32.1 |
| 5. Brussels, Belgium | 32.0 |
| 6. Rome, Italy | 31.6 |
| 7. Dublin, Ireland | 29.2 |
| 8.Oslo, Norway | 27.7 |
| 9. Lisbon, Portugal | 27.5 |
| 10. Frankfurt, Germany | 27.3 |
10 driest cities Avg annual precipitation in inches |
|
| 1. Athens, Greece | 14.8 |
| 2. Madrid, Spain | 18.0 |
| 3. Prague, Czech Republic | 18.8 |
| 4. Stockholm, Sweden | 21.7 |
| 5. Berlin, Germany | 23.1 |
| 6. London, England | 23.3 |
| 7. Paris, France | 23.8 |
| 8. Helsinki, Finland | 24.9 |
| 9. Vienna, Austria | 25.3 |
| 10. Copenhagen, Denmark | 25.4 |
10 most humid cities Avg relative humidity in % |
|
| 1. Amsterdam, Netherlands | 82.5 |
| 2. Helsinki, Finland | 80.5 |
| 3. Dublin, Ireland | 79.5 |
| 4. Brussels, Belgium | 78.0 |
| 5. Copenhagen, Denmark | 77.5 |
| 6. London, UK | 77.0 |
| 7. Munich, Germany | 77.0 |
| 8. Stockholm, Sweden | 77.0 |
| 9. Paris, France | 76.5 |
| 10. Berlin, Germany | 76.0 |
10 least humid cities Avg relative humidity in % |
|
| 1. Madrid, Spain | 60.5 |
| 2. Athens, Greece | 63.0 |
| 3. Lisbon, Portugal | 72.0 |
| 4. Rome, Italy | 72.5 |
| 5. Oslo, Norway | 72.5 |
| 6. Vienna, Austria | 74.0 |
| 7. Frankfurt, Germany | 75.0 |
| 8. Milan, Italy | 75.0 |
| 9. Zurich, Switzerland | 75.5 |
| 10. Prague, Czech Republic | 76.0 |
10 rainiest cities Number of days per year with precipitation |
|
| 1. Copenhagen, Denmark | 251 |
| 2. Oslo, Norway | 232 |
| 3. London, UK | 226 |
| 4. Brussels, Belgium | 220 |
| 5. Amsterdam, Netherlands | 214 |
| 6. Helsinki, Finland | 203 |
| 7. Stockholm, Sweden | 164 |
| 8. Vienna, Austria | 160 |
| 9. Prague, Czech Republic | 143 |
| 10. Dublin, Ireland | 139 |
| Avg number of hours of actual sunlight per day | Annual | Dec | Jun |
| 1. Lisbon, Portugal | 8.3 | 5 | 15 |
| 2. Madrid, Spain | 7.8 | 5 | 11 |
| 3. Athens, Greece | 7.6 | 4 | 9 |
| 4. Rome, Italy | 6.6 | 4 | 9 |
| 5. Stockholm, Sweden | 5.4 | 1 | 11 |
| 6. Prague, Czech Republic | 5.2 | 1 | 9 |
| 7. Vienna, Austria | 5.1 | 1 | 8 |
| 8. Helsinki, Finland | 5.0 | 1 | 10 |
| 9. Paris, France | 4.9 | 2 | 8 |
| 10. Berlin, Germany | 4.8 | 2 | 8 |
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10 foggiest cities Number of days per year with fog |
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| 1. Milan, Italy | 343 |
| 2. Rome, Italy | 304 |
| 3. Zurich, Switzerland | 221 |
| 4. Amsterdam, Netherlands | 219 |
| 5. Copenhagen, Denmark | 207 |
| 6. Prague, Czech Republic | 197 |
| 7. Frankfurt, Germany | 197 |
| 8. Helsinki, Finland | 188 |
| 9. Lisbon, Portugal | 182 |
| 10. Munich, Germany | 179 |
10 cities with most freezing days Avg annual number of days below 32F |
|
| 1. Helsinki, Finland | 169 |
| 2. Stockholm, Sweden | 151 |
| 3. Oslo, Norway | 148 |
| 4. Munich, Germany | 123 |
| 5. Prague, Czech Republic | 119 |
| 6. Milan, Italy | 110 |
| 7. Berlin, Germany | 97 |
| 8. Vienna, Austria | 92 |
| 9. Copenhagen, Denmark | 85 |
| 10. Frankfurt, Germany | 78 |
Charts and facts are based on the Top 20 European metro destinations. The "Most / Least Variety in Weather" charts are
scored in four categories: seasonal temperature difference, precipitation, number of days with thunderstorms and snowfall..
Cities that ranked high in multiple categories and experienced large numbers of thunderstorm days attained higher scores.
Climate data sources: World Meteorological Organization, weatherreports.com, the BBC, myforecast.com and worldweather.org.
Image source: Al lanni
ΠΗΓΗ : http://web2.airmail.net/danb1/european.htm
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