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Oslo vs Lerwick
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Oslo and Lerwick have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Lerwick is the wetter, with 14 in more rain a year, and Oslo the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Oslo and Lerwick, in everyday terms.
Summers
Oslo has far hotter summers
Oslo: Mild
Lerwick: Cool
Winters
Lerwick has much milder winters
Oslo: Cold
Lerwick: Chilly
Rain & snow
Lerwick is wetter
Oslo: Moderate rainfall
Lerwick: Wet
Sky
Oslo is sunnier
Oslo: Often cloudy
Lerwick: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Oslo and Lerwick run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Lerwick is the wetter — about 14 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Oslo has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 32 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Lerwick | 43 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 44 |
| Difference | +11 | +8 | +2 | -5 | -12 | -14 | -15 | -12 | -6 | +1 | +6 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 32 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 69 |
| Lerwick | 43 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 54 |
| Difference | +11 | +8 | +2 | -5 | -12 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 73 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Lerwick | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 44 |
| Difference | -15 | -12 | -6 | +1 | +6 | +10 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 24 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 44 | 51 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 39 | 32 | 25 |
| Lerwick | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 38 | 35 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +7 | +2 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -1 | +2 | +6 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 24 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 44 | 51 |
| Lerwick | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +7 | +2 | -3 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 56 | 55 | 48 | 39 | 32 | 25 |
| Lerwick | 49 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 38 | 35 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -1 | +2 | +6 | +10 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| Lerwick | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Difference | +3.2 | +2.7 | +2.4 | +0.6 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -0.7 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +2.1 | +3.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| Lerwick | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +3.2 | +2.7 | +2.4 | +0.6 | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| Lerwick | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Difference | -0.9 | -0.7 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +2.1 | +3.4 |
Cloud cover (%) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 76 | 75 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 76 |
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Difference | +7 | +9 | +14 | +11 | +11 | +16 | +16 | +12 | +11 | +7 | +6 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 76 | 75 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 67 |
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 |
| Difference | +7 | +9 | +14 | +11 | +11 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 68 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 76 |
| Lerwick | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Difference | +16 | +12 | +11 | +7 | +6 | +8 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 98 | 98 | 93 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 93 | 97 | 97 |
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -11 | — | +7 | +9 | +9 | +4 | — | -9 | -14 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 98 | 98 | 93 | 83 | 78 | 78 |
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -11 | — | +7 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 80 | 84 | 87 | 93 | 97 | 97 |
| Lerwick | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Difference | +9 | +4 | — | -9 | -14 | -16 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Oslo trends → · Lerwick trends →
Methodology & sources
Oslo
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Oslo Blindern, a weather station, about 4 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Lerwick
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Lerwick, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.