Norway Climatic Classifications

Code Description Group Number of states/regions States/regions
Dfc Subartic, severe winter, no dry season, cool summer Cold (continental) 11 Buskerud Finnmark Hedmark Møre og Romsdal Nordland Oppland Sogn og Fjordane Telemark Troms Trøndelag Vest-Agder
Cfb Marine west coast, warm summer Temperate 4 Aust-Agder Hordaland Rogaland Vestfold
Dfb Humid continental, no dry season, warm summer Cold (continental) 3 Akershus Oslo Østfold

Summary: Most regions (11) in Norway lie in the Subartic, severe winter, no dry season, cool summer climate zone (Köppen: Dfc). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 8.77°C (47.79°F) in Aust-Agder to a low of 1.45°C (34.61°F) in Finnmark.

Climate Norway: Weather By Month

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 2.15(35.87) 2.01(35.62) 4.37(39.87) 9.35(48.83) 14.24(57.63) 18.38(65.08) 20.63(69.13) 18.86(65.95) 15.5(59.9) 10.8(51.44) 6.86(44.35) 4.16(39.49) 20.63(69.13)
Average high °C (°F) -2.92(26.74) -1.93(28.53) 0.95(33.71) 5.42(41.76) 10.78(51.4) 15.21(59.38) 17.73(63.91) 16.68(62.02) 13.01(55.42) 7.1(44.78) 1.97(35.55) -1.16(29.91) 6.9(44.42)
Daily mean °C (°F) -4.58(23.76) -3.9(24.98) -1.17(29.89) 3.5(38.3) 8.97(48.15) 13.38(56.08) 15.81(60.46) 14.57(58.23) 10.68(51.22) 5.19(41.34) 0.53(32.95) -2.59(27.34) 5.03(41.05)
Average low °C (°F) -7.45(18.59) -7.34(18.79) -5.33(22.41) -1.19(29.86) 3.46(38.23) 7.64(45.75) 9.71(49.48) 9.07(48.33) 6.49(43.68) 2.29(36.12) -1.81(28.74) -5.07(22.87) 0.87(33.57)
Record low °C (°F) -16.55(2.21) -15.4(4.28) -13.53(7.65) -8.86(16.05) -2.61(27.3) 3.5(38.3) 4.98(40.96) 3.66(38.59) 1.02(33.84) -3.36(25.95) -9.45(14.99) -13.95(6.89) -16.55(2.21)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 150.35(5.92) 132.45(5.21) 139.38(5.49) 98.82(3.89) 117.14(4.61) 129.15(5.08) 135.18(5.32) 159.6(6.28) 161.33(6.35) 184.42(7.26) 165.7(6.52) 183.46(7.22) 146.41(5.76)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 14.95 13.86 14.55 12.76 15.21 15.66 17.12 17.64 14.58 15.4 14.99 16.33 15.25
Average relative humidity (%) 87.06 87.91 86.72 81.06 75.93 74.03 76.22 78.99 80.97 82.13 84.89 86.47 81.87
Mean monthly sunshine hours 3.57 5.56 8.43 12.29 14.08 14.61 14.6 13.39 10.57 6.32 4.62 2.79 9.24

Norway Climate Graph

Norway’s Cities by Temperature

Norway’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:

Aust-Agder
8.77°C | 47.79°F
Vestfold
8.47°C | 47.25°F
Østfold
8.07°C | 46.53°F
Rogaland
7.21°C | 44.98°F
Møre og Romsdal
6.17°C | 43.11°F
Oslo
6.09°C | 42.96°F
Akershus
6.05°C | 42.89°F
Trøndelag
5.63°C | 42.13°F
Vest-Agder
5.56°C | 42.01°F
Telemark
5.24°C | 41.43°F
Nordland
4.77°C | 40.59°F
Hordaland
4.41°C | 39.94°F
Sogn og Fjordane
4.12°C | 39.42°F
Hedmark
3.53°C | 38.35°F
Oppland
2.02°C | 35.64°F
Buskerud
1.58°C | 34.84°F
Troms
1.48°C | 34.66°F
Finnmark
1.45°C | 34.61°F

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