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When to go to Kristiansand

Twelve months of averages for Kristiansand, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Kristiansand has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in July and August.

Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): November to April.
The warmest month is July (18°C) and the coolest February (3°C). The wettest is October (149 mm) and the driest April (65 mm); about 1,259 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Kristiansand: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCold
FebCold
MarCold
AprCold
MayCool
JunCool
JulMild–warm, mixed
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptCool
OctCool
NovCold
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Kristiansand

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Kristiansand by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	4°C	1°C	130 mm	89%	86%	0.3	23°C	Cold
February	3°C	1°C	94 mm	89%	84%	0.9	24°C	Cold
March	4°C	2°C	81 mm	87%	79%	2.1	27°C	Cold
April	8°C	4°C	65 mm	84%	74%	3.6	31°C	Cold
May	12°C	8°C	76 mm	82%	69%	4.9	35°C	Cool
June	16°C	12°C	81 mm	81%	69%	5.5	37°C	Cool
July	18°C	14°C	90 mm	83%	70%	4.9	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
August	18°C	15°C	112 mm	84%	72%	3.8	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	15°C	12°C	112 mm	85%	74%	2.5	37°C	Cool
October	11°C	9°C	149 mm	86%	77%	1.2	34°C	Cool
November	8°C	6°C	136 mm	87%	80%	0.5	29°C	Cold
December	5°C	3°C	133 mm	88%	85%	0.2	25°C	Cold

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

4°C

1°C

130 mm

89%

86%

0.3

23°C

Cold

February

3°C

1°C

94 mm

89%

84%

0.9

24°C

Cold

March

4°C

2°C

81 mm

87%

79%

2.1

27°C

Cold

April

8°C

4°C

65 mm

84%

74%

3.6

31°C

Cold

May

12°C

8°C

76 mm

82%

69%

4.9

35°C

Cool

June

16°C

12°C

81 mm

81%

69%

5.5

37°C

Cool

July

18°C

14°C

90 mm

83%

70%

4.9

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

August

18°C

15°C

112 mm

84%

72%

3.8

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

15°C

12°C

112 mm

85%

74%

2.5

37°C

Cool

October

11°C

9°C

149 mm

86%

77%

1.2

34°C

Cool

November

8°C

6°C

136 mm

87%

80%

0.5

29°C

Cold

December

5°C

3°C

133 mm

88%

85%

0.2

25°C

Cold