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Stavanger, Norway climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Stavanger has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 66°F, while the coldest is February averaging around 31°F at night. Around 50 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in October (5.8 inches) and easing off in May (2.3 inches). At latitude 59°N, day length swings from 5.9 hours in midwinter to 18.1 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)Stavanger climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 41 | 40 | 44 | 51 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 66 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 42 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 36 | 36 | 39 | 45 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 56 | 48 | 42 | 38 |
| Avg low (°F) | 32 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 54 | 55 | 51 | 44 | 37 | 33 |
| Precipitation (in) | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 41 | 40 | 44 | 51 | 57 | 61 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 36 | 36 | 39 | 45 | 51 | 56 |
| Avg low (°F) | 32 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 |
| Precipitation (in) | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 65 | 66 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 42 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 60 | 60 | 56 | 48 | 42 | 38 |
| Avg low (°F) | 54 | 55 | 51 | 44 | 37 | 33 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0.3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 12 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 83 | 81 | 78 | 72 | 67 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 83 | 82 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 88 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 11.0 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 83 | 81 | 78 | 72 | 67 | 74 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 82 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 11.0 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 83 | 82 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 88 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.1 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Sola, a weather station, about 11 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.