Europe's Coldest Cities in Summer

Europe's northernmost city has the continent's coolest summers. No other major city stays anywhere as tepid as Reykjavík, Iceland, where maximum temperatures average a meagre 12.7 degrees Celsius (54.8 degrees Fahrenheit). That's over five degrees Celsius (10 °F) lower than the next coldest city, Leeds.

Here you'll find lists of major European cities with the coldest climates during summer, along with the chilliest five cities by region: Western, Northern, Eastern and Southern Europe. The ratings are based on the averages of daily maximum temperatures for June, July and August.

Along with Leeds, the United Kingdom has several other entries on the list of ten coldest European cities during summer, including Glasgow and Manchester. Other cold spots such as Oslo and Saint Petersburg are scattered across higher latitudes. Despite long summer days when sun shines for 18 hours or more, their temperatures often climb no higher than 21 °C (70 °F).

These weather rankings are for 68 major European cities which include national capitals plus cities with a metropolitan population of over one million people. You can also see the full list of European cities and their monthly temperatures that these ratings are based on.

Average daily summer temperatures for the ten coldest major European cities.

High °F	High °C	City	Low °F	Low °C
54.8	12.7	Reykjavík, Iceland	45.7	7.6
64.8	18.2	Leeds, United Kingdom	50.5	10.3
65.1	18.4	Glasgow, United Kingdom	50.9	10.5
65.8	18.8	Dublin, Ireland	51.7	10.9
67.7	19.8	Manchester, United Kingdom	53.3	11.8
68.1	20.1	Tallinn, Estonia	52.0	11.1
68.8	20.4	Copenhagen, Denmark	53.8	12.1
69.0	20.6	Birmingham, United Kingdom	51.7	10.9
69.2	20.7	Oslo, Norway	52.5	11.4
69.2	20.7	Saint Petersburg, Russia	54.9	12.7

Summer's Coolest Cities in European Regions

Outside of Iceland, Ireland and the UK, Europe's coolest cities have summer-time high temperatures that average in the low to mid 20s Celsius (68 to 78 °F).

The low temperatures at Southern Europe's coolest city, Andorra la Vella, are due to its mountain setting. Sitting at 1,023 metres (3,356 feet), makes it Europe's loftiest capital. Almost as cool by day and even chillier at night is Sarajevo, another metropolis nestled among mountains.

Western Europe

Average daily summer temperatures for Western Europe's five coldest major cities

High °F	High °C	City	Low °F	Low °C
64.8	18.2	Leeds, United Kingdom	50.5	10.3
65.1	18.4	Glasgow, United Kingdom	50.9	10.5
65.8	18.8	Dublin, Ireland	51.7	10.9
67.7	19.8	Manchester, United Kingdom	53.3	11.8
69.0	20.6	Birmingham, United Kingdom	51.7	10.9

Northern Europe

Average daily summer temperatures for Northern Europe's five coldest major cities

High °F	High °C	City	Low °F	Low °C
54.8	12.7	Reykjavík, Iceland	45.7	7.6
68.1	20.1	Tallinn, Estonia	52.0	11.1
68.8	20.4	Copenhagen, Denmark	53.8	12.1
69.2	20.7	Oslo, Norway	52.5	11.4
69.6	20.9	Riga, Latvia	52.8	11.5

Eastern Europe

Average daily summer temperatures for Eastern Europe's five coldest major cities

High °F	High °C	City	Low °F	Low °C
69.2	20.7	Saint Petersburg, Russia	54.9	12.7
71.2	21.8	Minsk, Belarus	53.2	11.8
71.8	22.1	Moscow, Russia	54.2	12.3
72.2	22.3	Nizhny & Novgorod, Russia	55.3	13.0
72.6	22.6	Prague, Czech Republic	52.2	11.2
72.9	22.7	Warsaw, Poland	53.6	12.0

Southern Europe

Average daily summer temperatures for Southern Europe's five coldest major cities

High °F	High °C	City	Low °F	Low °C
76.4	24.7	Andorra la Vella, Andorra	56.8	13.8
76.6	24.8	Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina	54.1	12.3
77.9	25.5	Ljubljana, Slovenia	57.0	13.9
78.2	25.7	Pristina, Kosovo	53.7	12.1
78.5	25.8	Zagreb, Croatia	57.3	14.0