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Kristiansand, Norway climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Kristiansand has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 70°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 26°F at night. Around 49 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in November (6.0 inches) and easing off in April (2.4 inches). At latitude 58°N, day length swings from 6.1 hours in midwinter to 17.9 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Kristiansand climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 38 | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 53 | 44 | 39 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 32 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 57 | 61 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 39 | 33 |
| Avg low (°F) | 26 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 53 | 52 | 47 | 39 | 33 | 27 |
| Precipitation (in) | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 38 | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 66 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 32 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Avg low (°F) | 26 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 42 | 49 |
| Precipitation (in) | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 70 | 69 | 62 | 53 | 44 | 39 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 61 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 39 | 33 |
| Avg low (°F) | 53 | 52 | 47 | 39 | 33 | 27 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 77 | 69 | 63 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 77 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 11.2 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 77 | 69 | 63 | 59 | 61 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 11.2 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 77 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.6 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Kjevik, a weather station, about 8 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.