climigo

Norway

When to go?

No ideal month: the best month is July, the least cold. Nothing against April–June, September either. Avoid November–March (freezing, at times often rainy and dark), August (often rainy), October (often rainy).

Climate zones

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Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −4°−9° snow likely
February −3°−9° snow likely
March 0°−7° snow likely
April 4°−3°
May 9°1°
June 14°6°
July 17°8°
August 15°7°
September 11°4°
October 5°0°
November 0°−5° snow likely
December −3°−8° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−9.4 · −3.5 °CJanuary: −9.4 · −3.5 °C−9.4 · −2.9 °CFebruary: −9.4 · −2.9 °C−7.2 · 0 °CMarch: −7.2 · 0 °C−3.4 · 4.3 °CApril: −3.4 · 4.3 °C0.9 · 9.1 °CMay: 0.9 · 9.1 °C5.6 · 13.8 °CJune: 5.6 · 13.8 °C8.3 · 16.6 °CJuly: 8.3 · 16.6 °C7.4 · 15.1 °CAugust: 7.4 · 15.1 °C4.4 · 11.0 °CSeptember: 4.4 · 11.0 °C−0.2 · 5.0 °COctober: −0.2 · 5.0 °C−4.6 · 0.2 °CNovember: −4.6 · 0.2 °C−8.0 · −2.6 °CDecember: −8.0 · −2.6 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −9.4 – −3.5 °C
Feb −9.4 – −2.9 °C
Mar −7.2 – 0 °C
Apr −3.4 – 4.3 °C
May 0.9 – 9.1 °C
Jun 5.6 – 13.8 °C
Jul 8.3 – 16.6 °C
Aug 7.4 – 15.1 °C
Sep 4.4 – 11.0 °C
Oct −0.2 – 5.0 °C
Nov −4.6 – 0.2 °C
Dec −8.0 – −2.6 °C

How much it rains

January 102 mm15 d
February 82 mm14 d
March 77 mm13 d
April 59 mm12 d
May 64 mm13 d
June 80 mm14 d
July 93 mm15 d
August 105 mm15 d
September 111 mm14 d
October 116 mm16 d
November 104 mm14 d
December 107 mm15 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec102 mm · 15 rain days · 7 mm a dayJanuary: 102 mm · 15 rain days · 7 mm a day82 mm · 14 rain days · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 82 mm · 14 rain days · 6 mm a day77 mm · 13 rain days · 6 mm a dayMarch: 77 mm · 13 rain days · 6 mm a day59 mm · 12 rain days · 5 mm a dayApril: 59 mm · 12 rain days · 5 mm a day64 mm · 13 rain days · 5 mm a dayMay: 64 mm · 13 rain days · 5 mm a day80 mm · 14 rain days · 6 mm a dayJune: 80 mm · 14 rain days · 6 mm a day93 mm · 15 rain days · 6 mm a dayJuly: 93 mm · 15 rain days · 6 mm a day105 mm · 15 rain days · 7 mm a dayAugust: 105 mm · 15 rain days · 7 mm a day111 mm · 14 rain days · 8 mm a daySeptember: 111 mm · 14 rain days · 8 mm a day116 mm · 16 rain days · 7 mm a dayOctober: 116 mm · 16 rain days · 7 mm a day104 mm · 14 rain days · 7 mm a dayNovember: 104 mm · 14 rain days · 7 mm a day107 mm · 15 rain days · 7 mm a dayDecember: 107 mm · 15 rain days · 7 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 102 mm15 d
Feb 82 mm14 d
Mar 77 mm13 d
Apr 59 mm12 d
May 64 mm13 d
Jun 80 mm14 d
Jul 93 mm15 d
Aug 105 mm15 d
Sep 111 mm14 d
Oct 116 mm16 d
Nov 104 mm14 d
Dec 107 mm15 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 4 h 57
February 8 h 35
March 11 h 40
April 15 h 04
May 18 h 42
June 20 h 52
July 20 h 07
August 16 h 30
September 13 h 05
October 9 h 52
November 6 h 26
December 3 h 52

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 94 cm
February 115 cm
March 126 cm
April 120 cm
May 81 cm
June 32 cm
July 14 cm
August 13 cm
September 13 cm
October 19 cm
November 39 cm
December 66 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

075150 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec94 cmJanuary: 94 cm115 cmFebruary: 115 cm126 cmMarch: 126 cm120 cmApril: 120 cm81 cmMay: 81 cm32 cmJune: 32 cm14 cmJuly: 14 cm13 cmAugust: 13 cm13 cmSeptember: 13 cm19 cmOctober: 19 cm39 cmNovember: 39 cm66 cmDecember: 66 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 94 cm
Feb 115 cm
Mar 126 cm
Apr 120 cm
May 81 cm
Jun 32 cm
Jul 14 cm
Aug 13 cm
Sep 13 cm
Oct 19 cm
Nov 39 cm
Dec 66 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Tourist areas

Cities