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When to go to Oslo

Twelve months of averages for Oslo, 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, Oslo has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in June to August.

Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): October to April.
The warmest month is July (20°C) and the coolest January (-3°C). The wettest is August (122 mm) and the driest March (56 mm); about 1,049 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.

Oslo: 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
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulMild–warm, mixed
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptCool
OctCold
NovCold
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Oslo

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

Climate in Oslo 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	-3°C	-8°C	78 mm	98%	83%	0.3	23°C	Cold
February	-2°C	-8°C	60 mm	98%	82%	0.9	24°C	Cold
March	2°C	-5°C	56 mm	93%	74%	2.3	27°C	Cold
April	8°C	0°C	61 mm	83%	70%	3.8	31°C	Cold
May	14°C	5°C	92 mm	79%	68%	5	35°C	Cool
June	18°C	9°C	96 mm	78%	68%	5.8	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	20°C	12°C	112 mm	81%	71%	5.2	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
August	19°C	11°C	122 mm	84%	71%	4	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	14°C	7°C	96 mm	87%	73%	2.7	37°C	Cool
October	7°C	2°C	104 mm	93%	77%	1.2	34°C	Cold
November	2°C	-3°C	94 mm	96%	82%	0.4	29°C	Cold
December	-3°C	-7°C	78 mm	97%	82%	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

-3°C

-8°C

78 mm

98%

83%

0.3

23°C

Cold

February

-2°C

-8°C

60 mm

98%

82%

0.9

24°C

Cold

March

2°C

-5°C

56 mm

93%

74%

2.3

27°C

Cold

April

8°C

0°C

61 mm

83%

70%

3.8

31°C

Cold

May

14°C

5°C

92 mm

79%

68%

35°C

Cool

June

18°C

9°C

96 mm

78%

68%

5.8

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

20°C

12°C

112 mm

81%

71%

5.2

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

August

19°C

11°C

122 mm

84%

71%

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

14°C

7°C

96 mm

87%

73%

2.7

37°C

Cool

October

7°C

2°C

104 mm

93%

77%

1.2

34°C

Cold

November

2°C

-3°C

94 mm

96%

82%

0.4

29°C

Cold

December

-3°C

-7°C

78 mm

97%

82%

0.2

25°C

Cold