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Originally Posted by Baba_Wethu
Serbia is much more southern than Sweden, but Sweden is a lot more oceanic due to the relatively narrow peninsula shape close to the warm gulf stream. Serbia however is located inland with mountains shielding it from the warmth of the mediterranean sea, and a lot of relatively flat terrain to the north-east allowing for north-eastern cold to reach Serbia with relative ease.
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Yes, you right. Scandinavia is under the influence of the Gulf Stream. That there is no Gulf Stream, Scandinavia would be cold as Siberia, Canada and Alaska.
In some places in the Balkans which are not at so high altitude, record lowest temperature was under -30c. For example:
Smederevska Palanka (Serbia) 150m. Record low temperature -32,6c
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smeder...Palanka#Climat
Požega (Serbia) 310m. Record low temperature -30,7c
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Požega_(Serbie)#Climat
Sjenica (Serbia) 1038m. -38,4c
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sjenica#Climat
Tran (Bulgaria) 790m. -38,3c
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tran#G.C3.A9ographie
Igman Mountain/Veliko Polje (BiH) 1200m. -43c
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igman
Gospić (Croatia) 564m. -33,5c
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospić#Climate
Timisoara (Romania) 90m. -35,3c
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timişoara#Climate
Leskovac (Serbia) 228m. -30,5c
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leskovac#Climate