I have lived north of the circle for most of my life, and the feeling I have is that 13 C in October and having winters where it is more days with around 0 C th

I have lived north of the circle for most of my life, and the feeling I have is that 13 C in October and having winters where it is more days with around 0 C than -15C is not what most peoples associate with north of the arctic circle. The difference is that we have warm water coming with the Gulf Stream creating a completely different climate compared to other places north of the circle.