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When to go to Stavanger

Twelve months of averages for Stavanger, 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.

No month in Stavanger averages a high of 18°C or more; the warmest, August, averages 17°C.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): August to January.
Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): November to April.
The warmest month is August (17°C) and the coolest February (3°C). The wettest is December (217 mm) and the driest May (89 mm); about 1,785 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.

Stavanger: 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
JulCool
AugWet
SeptWet
OctWet
NovCold
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Stavanger

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

Climate in Stavanger 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	1°C	205 mm	89%	88%	0.3	23°C	Cold
February	3°C	0°C	144 mm	88%	85%	0.9	24°C	Cold
March	4°C	1°C	124 mm	87%	80%	2.2	27°C	Cold
April	8°C	4°C	94 mm	84%	74%	3.9	31°C	Cold
May	12°C	7°C	89 mm	82%	71%	5.2	35°C	Cool
June	15°C	10°C	91 mm	82%	76%	5.6	37°C	Cool
July	17°C	13°C	114 mm	83%	78%	5	39°C	Cool
August	17°C	13°C	150 mm	83%	79%	3.9	39°C	Wet
September	15°C	11°C	170 mm	85%	79%	2.5	37°C	Wet
October	11°C	8°C	188 mm	85%	81%	1.2	34°C	Wet
November	7°C	5°C	199 mm	87%	86%	0.4	29°C	Cold
December	5°C	2°C	217 mm	88%	88%	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

1°C

205 mm

89%

88%

0.3

23°C

Cold

February

3°C

0°C

144 mm

88%

85%

0.9

24°C

Cold

March

4°C

1°C

124 mm

87%

80%

2.2

27°C

Cold

April

8°C

4°C

94 mm

84%

74%

3.9

31°C

Cold

May

12°C

7°C

89 mm

82%

71%

5.2

35°C

Cool

June

15°C

10°C

91 mm

82%

76%

5.6

37°C

Cool

July

17°C

13°C

114 mm

83%

78%

39°C

Cool

August

17°C

13°C

150 mm

83%

79%

3.9

39°C

Wet

September

15°C

11°C

170 mm

85%

79%

2.5

37°C

Wet

October

11°C

8°C

188 mm

85%

81%

1.2

34°C

Wet

November

7°C

5°C

199 mm

87%

86%

0.4

29°C

Cold

December

5°C

2°C

217 mm

88%

0.2

25°C

Cold