Førde climate — normals and trends
Førde (Norway) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.5 °C and it receives 2,583 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (12.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Førde averages 159 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 215 rainy days per year.
Førde has warmed by +5.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.59 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 207 to 111 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.4 °C (on 27 July 2019) and the coldest -29.7 °C (on 27 January 1942).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
FørdeVestland
- coords
- 61.45°, 5.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.5°C
Average daily high
6.2°C
Average daily low
0.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,583mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
10.4km/h
Seasonal range
16.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
159 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
215 d/yr
Annual snowfall
642.7 cm
Average feels-like high
3.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.4 °C
Average peak gust
39.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+5.0 °C
since 1940
+0.6 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
29.4 °C
27 July 2019
Coldest day
-29.7 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
97 mm
8 January 1957
Windiest day
40.7 km/h
1 January 1992
Strongest gust
165.2 km/h
29 January 2016
Hottest feels-like
30.4 °C
26 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-35.2 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
37.0 cm
6 February 1969
Sunniest day
18.9 h
14 June 2014
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 226 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 2.9 °C | +4.4 °C | 152 mm | -65 mm |
| Mar | 5.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 517 mm | +304 mm |
| Apr | 9.5 °C | +4.7 °C | 142 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 12.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 132 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 13.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 322 mm | +171 mm |
| Jul | 20.7 °C | +4.9 °C | 77 mm | -94 mm |
| Aug | 15.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 250 mm | +51 mm |
| Sep | 14.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 210 mm | -71 mm |
| Oct | 9.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 251 mm | -35 mm |
| Nov | 4.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 312 mm | +63 mm |
| Dec | 4.2 °C | +5.0 °C | 292 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Førde?
Førde has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.5 °C and it receives 2,583 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Førde?
The hottest day measured in Førde between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2019, reaching 29.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Førde?
The coldest day measured in Førde between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -29.7 °C.
Does it snow in Førde?
Yes. Førde gets on average 642.7 cm of snow per year and has around 159 frost days.
Has the climate of Førde warmed?
Yes: Førde warmed by +5.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Førde?
The wettest day measured in Førde between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Førde?
The windiest day measured in Førde between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1992, with winds reaching 40.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Førde?
The warmest month in Førde is July (12.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Førde?
Førde receives on average 2,583 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 215 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Førde?
Førde gets on average 6.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,446 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Førde?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Førde between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, with 37.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Førde?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Førde.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Førde?
In Førde, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.4 °C on 26 July 2019, and the lowest was -35.2 °C on 27 January 1942.
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