Weather, climate and best time to go to Norway
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Norway
Best time to go to Norway
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Best time to go to Norway
The best time to go to Norway is from june until august, in which you have a soft or pleasant temperature and mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Norway is 20° in july and the lowest is -3° in january.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Norway or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
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| Jan | -3° | 78 mm | 16 | |
| Feb | -2° | 72 mm | 17 | |
| Mar | 2° | 65 mm | 14 | |
| Apr | 8° | 64 mm | 8 | |
| May | 14° | 113 mm | 2 | |
| Jun | 17° | 108 mm | 0 | |
| Jul | 20° | 133 mm | 0 | |
| Aug | 18° | 140 mm | 0 | |
| Sep | 15° | 96 mm | 0 | |
| Oct | 8° | 87 mm | 4 | |
| Nov | 3° | 100 mm | 10 | |
| Dec | -1° | 74 mm | 13 |
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Want to know more about the climate of Norway? Go to the full climate information about Norway
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Norway indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Norway.
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Climate Norway
Climate Norway
In Norway there is the warm-summer humid continental climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for Norway is 8° degrees and there is 1129 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 109 days a year with an average humidity of 83% and an UV-index of 3.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Oslo in Norway per month.
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Average min °C |
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Dry days |
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| Jan | -3° | -7° | 78 mm | 6 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Feb | -2° | -7° | 72 mm | 5 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar | 2° | -3° | 65 mm | 6 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| Apr | 8° | 3° | 64 mm | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| May | 14° | 8° | 113 mm | 20 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Jun | 17° | 12° | 108 mm | 21 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Jul | 20° | 15° | 133 mm | 23 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| Aug | 18° | 14° | 140 mm | 22 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Sep | 15° | 9° | 96 mm | 15 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| Oct | 8° | 4° | 87 mm | 15 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov | 3° | 0° | 100 mm | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec | -1° | -4° | 74 mm | 8 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum -3° in january in Norway and at least around -7° degrees. In january there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 78 mm. The it will be dry 9 days this month in Norway and on average, it snows 16 days in january.
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum -2° in february in Norway and at least around -7° degrees. In february there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 72 mm. The it will be dry 6 days this month in Norway and on average, it snows 17 days in february.
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 2° in march in Norway and at least around -3° degrees. In march there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 65 mm. The it will be dry 11 days this month in Norway and on average, it snows 14 days in march.
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 8° in april in Norway and at least around 3° degrees. In april there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 64 mm. The it will be dry 8 days this month in Norway and on average, it snows 8 days in april.
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 14° in may in Norway and at least around 8° degrees. In may there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 113 mm. The it will be dry 9 days this month in Norway and on average, it snows 2 days in may.
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 17° in june in Norway and at least around 12° degrees. In june there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 108 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in Norway.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 20° in july in Norway and at least around 15° degrees. In july there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 133 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Norway.
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 18° in august in Norway and at least around 14° degrees. In august there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 140 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in Norway.
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 15° in september in Norway and at least around 9° degrees. In september there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 96 mm and the it will be dry 15 days this month in Norway.
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 8° in october in Norway and at least around 4° degrees. In october there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 87 mm. The it will be dry 12 days this month in Norway and on average, it snows 4 days in october.
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 3° in november in Norway and at least around 0° degrees. In november there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 100 mm. The it will be dry 7 days this month in Norway and on average, it snows 10 days in november.
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum -1° in december in Norway and at least around -4° degrees. In december there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 74 mm. The it will be dry 10 days this month in Norway and on average, it snows 13 days in december.
Weather statistics Norway
Weather statistics Norway
View all weather statistics from Norway per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Norway and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Norway
About Norway
Time difference Norway
Vaccinations Norway
Reisadvies
Currency Norway
14 day weather forecast Norway
The weather for Oslo in Norway will be around 8° degrees in the next 14 days with several days chance of light rain showers.
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| Max (°C) | 11° | 12° | 12° | 7° | 6° | 11° | 7° |
| Min (°C) | 3° | 7° | 7° | 2° | 2° | 0° | 1° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0.4mm | 0.3mm | 0.4mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0.3mm |
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| UV-index | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 15% | 0% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0.1mm | 0mm | 0.9mm | 0.1mm | 0.1mm | 0.1mm |
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| Snowfall (cm) | 0cm | 0.1cm | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm |
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| UV-index | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
About Norway
Norway is in the continental part Europa and the capital is Oslo. It is 324.220 km² with 25.148 km of coastline and has a population of 5.302.778. In terms of area, the country is 1,5x as big as United Kingdom. If you want to call Norway you have to use +47 or 0047 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +475012457809 or 00475012457809.
Norway is in a straight line at 1.154 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 2 hour.
If you are going to drive here by car, then the route is 1752 km from London to the capital city Oslo and you are about 20 minutes on your way without stops and delay..
Time difference Norway
In Norway it is now 23:07 hour in the evening on saturday 20 october 2018. That is 1 hour later than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Norway is Europe/Oslo and the Greenwich time is UTC+02.
Vaccinations Norway
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Norway.
- Tekenencefalitis
Reisadvies Norway
Bron: Nederlandwereldwijd.nl - Rijksoverheid
Dit reisadvies is opnieuw beoordeeld. Er is geen reden voor inhoudelijke aanpassingen.
Bekijk het actuele reisadvies voor Norway op de site van de Rijksoverheid.
Currency Norway
In Norway the Noorse kroon is used to pay.
Exchange rate Noorse kroon op 20 october 2018
1 Noorse kroon = € 0,10 euro
100 Noorse kroon = € 10,34 euro
1 euro = 9,67 Noorse kroon
100 euro = 966,89 Noorse kroon
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