Florø climate — normals and trends
Florø (Norway) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 2,899 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 August (13.0 °C on average) and the coldest is February (1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Florø averages 33 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 221 rainy days per year.
Florø has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 48 to 18 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.3 °C (on 27 July 2018) and the coldest -13.1 °C (on 26 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
FlorøVestland
- coords
- 61.60°, 5.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.8°C
Average daily high
7.8°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,899mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
34.2km/h
Seasonal range
11.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
33 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
221 d/yr
Annual snowfall
233.0 cm
Average feels-like high
3.6 °C
Average feels-like low
0.2 °C
Average peak gust
48.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
24.3 °C
27 July 2018
Coldest day
-13.1 °C
26 January 1942
Wettest day
103 mm
16 September 1975
Windiest day
100.6 km/h
23 January 1994
Strongest gust
140.8 km/h
29 January 2016
Hottest feels-like
26.0 °C
26 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-21.0 °C
26 January 1942
Snowiest day
37.8 cm
30 January 1942
Sunniest day
18.7 h
15 June 2010
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 275 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 4.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 171 mm | -58 mm |
| Mar | 5.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 405 mm | +186 mm |
| Apr | 7.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 137 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 9.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 139 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 11.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 306 mm | +164 mm |
| Jul | 17.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 65 mm | -96 mm |
| Aug | 14.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 223 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 13.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 222 mm | -122 mm |
| Oct | 10.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 294 mm | -73 mm |
| Nov | 7.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 416 mm | +92 mm |
| Dec | 7.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 365 mm | +26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Florø?
Florø has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 2,899 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Florø?
The hottest day measured in Florø between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2018, reaching 24.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Florø?
The coldest day measured in Florø between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1942, at -13.1 °C.
Does it snow in Florø?
Yes. Florø gets on average 233.0 cm of snow per year and has around 33 frost days.
Has the climate of Florø warmed?
Yes: Florø warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Florø?
The wettest day measured in Florø between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1975, with 103 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Florø?
The windiest day measured in Florø between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1994, with winds reaching 100.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Florø?
The warmest month in Florø is August (13.0 °C on average); the coldest is February (1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Florø?
Florø receives on average 2,899 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 221 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Florø?
Florø gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Florø?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Florø between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1942, with 37.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Florø?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Florø.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Florø?
In Florø, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.0 °C on 26 July 2019, and the lowest was -21.0 °C on 26 January 1942.
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