🇳🇱 Amsterdam vs 🇺🇸 Grand Forks

Temperate oceanic — mild, cloudy, and rainy year-round

Amsterdam's North Sea climate means mild, grey, and frequently wet weather year-round. Summers are pleasant but unpredictable; winters are cold with fog and occasional ice on the canals (rare). The flat terrain and canals create wind exposure throughout the city.

Grand Forks on the Red River near the Canadian border has one of America's harshest climates. The 1997 flood devastated the downtown when the Red River set records — the entire city was evacuated. Since rebuilding, the city has created extensive flood protection while dealing with continental climate extremes as cold as -50°F in historic cold snaps.