Edinburgh vs Oslo: which is better, month by month

Edinburgh beats Oslo in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (53 vs 33) — while Oslo wins June to July; they are within 3 points in April, May and August.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Edinburgh vs Oslo — all 12 months

MonthEdinburghOsloWinnerGap
January53Dcold, a little rain, clean air33Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airEdinburgh20
February60Ccold, a little rain, clean air43Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airEdinburgh17
March67Ccold, a little rain, clean air61Ccold, a little rain, clean airEdinburgh6
April76Bcold, a little rain, clean air76Bcold, a little rain, clean airTie0
May83Acool, a little rain, clean air83Anice, a little rain, clean airTie0
June86Anice, a little rain, clean air90Snice, rainy, clean airOslo4
July90Snice, a little rain, clean air94Swarm, rainy, clean airOslo4
August87Anice, a little rain, clean air86Anice, rainy, clean airTie1
September79Bcool, a little rain, clean air74Bnice, rainy, clean airEdinburgh5
October68Ccool, a little rain, clean air59Dcold, rainy, clean airEdinburgh9
November58Dcold, a little rain, clean air47Fcold, a little rain, clean airEdinburgh11
December51Dcold, a little rain, clean air36Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airEdinburgh15

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (53 vs 33). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Edinburgh

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · mild climate

Best month
July 90/100
Months won
7 of 12

Oslo

🇳🇴 Norway · mild climate

Best month
July 94/100
Months won
2 of 12

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