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Best time to visit Norway

In Oslo: June to August — the months averaging 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Oslo.

Norway is not one climate. Each reference city below is answered on its own numbers.

Oslo

  1. January: -2 °C by day, -7 °C at night, 73 mm of rain
  2. February: 0 °C by day, -6 °C at night, 56 mm of rain
  3. March: 4 °C by day, -3 °C at night, 52 mm of rain
  4. April: 10 °C by day, 1 °C at night, 57 mm of rain
  5. May: 15 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 82 mm of rain
  6. June: 20 °C by day, 11 °C at night, 98 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 21 °C by day, 14 °C at night, 110 mm of rain, recommended
  8. August: 20 °C by day, 13 °C at night, 104 mm of rain, recommended
  9. September: 16 °C by day, 9 °C at night, 88 mm of rain
  10. October: 9 °C by day, 5 °C at night, 94 mm of rain
  11. November: 4 °C by day, 0 °C at night, 84 mm of rain
  12. December: -1 °C by day, -5 °C at night, 65 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 21 °C
Coolest
January, -2 °C
Driest
March, 52 mm
Wettest
July, 110 mm

Bergen

June to August. No month in Bergen reaches 18 °C by day, so those are simply the warmest three, at 15–17 °C.

  1. January: 2 °C by day, -2 °C at night, 240 mm of rain
  2. February: 3 °C by day, -2 °C at night, 224 mm of rain
  3. March: 5 °C by day, -1 °C at night, 180 mm of rain
  4. April: 9 °C by day, 2 °C at night, 125 mm of rain
  5. May: 13 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 120 mm of rain
  6. June: 15 °C by day, 9 °C at night, 122 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 17 °C by day, 11 °C at night, 160 mm of rain, recommended
  8. August: 17 °C by day, 11 °C at night, 199 mm of rain, recommended
  9. September: 15 °C by day, 9 °C at night, 247 mm of rain
  10. October: 10 °C by day, 5 °C at night, 292 mm of rain
  11. November: 6 °C by day, 2 °C at night, 250 mm of rain
  12. December: 3 °C by day, -1 °C at night, 258 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 17 °C
Coolest
January, 2 °C
Driest
May, 120 mm
Wettest
October, 292 mm

Tromso

June to August. No month in Tromso reaches 18 °C by day, so those are simply the warmest three, at 12–16 °C.

  1. January: -6 °C by day, -10 °C at night, 109 mm of rain
  2. February: -5 °C by day, -10 °C at night, 98 mm of rain
  3. March: -2 °C by day, -7 °C at night, 108 mm of rain
  4. April: 2 °C by day, -3 °C at night, 91 mm of rain
  5. May: 7 °C by day, 2 °C at night, 93 mm of rain
  6. June: 12 °C by day, 7 °C at night, 95 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 16 °C by day, 10 °C at night, 96 mm of rain, recommended
  8. August: 15 °C by day, 10 °C at night, 109 mm of rain, recommended
  9. September: 11 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 126 mm of rain
  10. October: 4 °C by day, 0 °C at night, 125 mm of rain
  11. November: -1 °C by day, -6 °C at night, 99 mm of rain
  12. December: -4 °C by day, -9 °C at night, 101 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 16 °C
Coolest
January, -6 °C
Driest
April, 91 mm
Wettest
September, 126 mm

How this is worked out: a month qualifies when its mean daytime high falls between 18 °C and 27 °C. Where more than five qualify, the answer is the driest run of consecutive qualifying months; where none do, it is the driest three months in a row if the year is hot throughout, or the warmest three if it never gets there. The figures are the thirty-year monthly averages charted below, and they are averages, not a forecast — any single year can miss them by a wide margin.

Oslo

Long-term averages for Oslo: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
-1001020°C0200mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day -2 °C, Night -7 °C, Rain 73 mm. February: Day 0 °C, Night -6 °C, Rain 56 mm. March: Day 4 °C, Night -3 °C, Rain 52 mm. April: Day 10 °C, Night 1 °C, Rain 57 mm. May: Day 15 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 82 mm. June: Day 20 °C, Night 11 °C, Rain 98 mm. July: Day 21 °C, Night 14 °C, Rain 110 mm. August: Day 20 °C, Night 13 °C, Rain 104 mm. September: Day 16 °C, Night 9 °C, Rain 88 mm. October: Day 9 °C, Night 5 °C, Rain 94 mm. November: Day 4 °C, Night 0 °C, Rain 84 mm. December: Day -1 °C, Night -5 °C, Rain 65 mm
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Oslo
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January-2-773
February0-656
March4-352
April10157
May15682
June201198
July2114110
August2013104
September16988
October9594
November4084
December-1-565

Bergen

Long-term averages for Bergen: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
-505101520°C0500mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 2 °C, Night -2 °C, Rain 240 mm. February: Day 3 °C, Night -2 °C, Rain 224 mm. March: Day 5 °C, Night -1 °C, Rain 180 mm. April: Day 9 °C, Night 2 °C, Rain 125 mm. May: Day 13 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 120 mm. June: Day 15 °C, Night 9 °C, Rain 122 mm. July: Day 17 °C, Night 11 °C, Rain 160 mm. August: Day 17 °C, Night 11 °C, Rain 199 mm. September: Day 15 °C, Night 9 °C, Rain 247 mm. October: Day 10 °C, Night 5 °C, Rain 292 mm. November: Day 6 °C, Night 2 °C, Rain 250 mm. December: Day 3 °C, Night -1 °C, Rain 258 mm
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Bergen
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January2-2240
February3-2224
March5-1180
April92125
May136120
June159122
July1711160
August1711199
September159247
October105292
November62250
December3-1258

Tromso

Long-term averages for Tromso: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
-10-505101520°C0200mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day -6 °C, Night -10 °C, Rain 109 mm. February: Day -5 °C, Night -10 °C, Rain 98 mm. March: Day -2 °C, Night -7 °C, Rain 108 mm. April: Day 2 °C, Night -3 °C, Rain 91 mm. May: Day 7 °C, Night 2 °C, Rain 93 mm. June: Day 12 °C, Night 7 °C, Rain 95 mm. July: Day 16 °C, Night 10 °C, Rain 96 mm. August: Day 15 °C, Night 10 °C, Rain 109 mm. September: Day 11 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 126 mm. October: Day 4 °C, Night 0 °C, Rain 125 mm. November: Day -1 °C, Night -6 °C, Rain 99 mm. December: Day -4 °C, Night -9 °C, Rain 101 mm
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Tromso
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January-6-10109
February-5-1098
March-2-7108
April2-391
May7293
June12795
July161096
August1510109
September116126
October40125
November-1-699
December-4-9101

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