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Oslo vs Lerwick
Comparing Oslo change · Lerwick change
Oslo and Lerwick have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Lerwick is the wetter, with 353 mm 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 353 mm 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 (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Lerwick | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +1 | -3 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -4 | +1 | +4 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 20 |
| Lerwick | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +1 | -3 | -6 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 23 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Lerwick | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Difference | -9 | -7 | -4 | +1 | +4 | +6 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | -5 | -5 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | -0 | -4 |
| Lerwick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Difference | +6 | +6 | +4 | +1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | -5 | -5 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| Lerwick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Difference | +6 | +6 | +4 | +1 | -2 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | -0 | -4 |
| Lerwick | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Difference | -4 | -3 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +5 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 58 | 46 | 42 | 48 | 59 | 80 | 87 | 103 | 83 | 94 | 83 | 53 |
| Lerwick | 139 | 115 | 102 | 65 | 54 | 58 | 65 | 86 | 103 | 126 | 136 | 139 |
| Difference | +81 | +69 | +61 | +16 | -5 | -22 | -22 | -18 | +20 | +33 | +52 | +86 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 58 | 46 | 42 | 48 | 59 | 80 |
| Lerwick | 139 | 115 | 102 | 65 | 54 | 58 |
| Difference | +81 | +69 | +61 | +16 | -5 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 87 | 103 | 83 | 94 | 83 | 53 |
| Lerwick | 65 | 86 | 103 | 126 | 136 | 139 |
| Difference | -22 | -18 | +20 | +33 | +52 | +86 |
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.