Climate of Norway
overview of the Climate of Norway
Norway is a country located in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Norway has both an oceanic climate and a continental climate. Sometimes summers can be warm, however mostly they aren’t. In most parts of Norway, winters are usually very cold.
Temperature Records
changeThe highest temperature ever recorded in Norway was 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) on 20 June 1970 in Nesbyen, the lowest temperature ever recorded in Norway was −51.4 °C (−60.5 °F) on 1 January 1886 in Karasjok.[1]
Highest temperatures measured in Norway
change| Location | Temperature | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 34.6 °C (94.3 °F) | 27 July 2018 |
| Bergen | 33.4 °C (92.1 °F) | 26 July 2019 |
| Stavanger | 34.4 °C (93.9 °F) | 26 July 2018 |
| Drammen | 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) | 3 August 1982 |
| Kristiansand | 32.6 °C (90.7 °F) | 6 August 1975 |
| Tromsø | 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) | 1 July 1972 |
| Trondheim | 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) | 22 July 1901 |
| Mosjøen | 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) | 27 July 2019 |
| Notodden | 33.3 °C (91.9 °F) | 27 July 2018 |
| Hammerfest | 29.7 °C (85.5 °F) | 2 July 2022 |
| Longyearbyen | 21.7 °C (71.1 °F) | 25 July 2020 |
| Jan Mayen | 18.1 °C (64.6 °F) | 21 June 1953 |
Lowest temperatures measured in Norway
change| Location | Temperature | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Oslo | −26.0 °C (−14.8 °F) | 19 January 1941 |
| Bergen | −16.3 °C (2.7 °F) | 11 January 1987 |
| Tromsø | −18.4 °C (−1.1 °F) | 3 February 1966 |
| Jan Mayen | −28.4 °C (−19.1 °F) | 22 February 1963 |
| Longyearbyen | −46.3 °C (−51.3 °F) | 4 March 1986 |