Kristiansand climate — normals and trends
Kristiansand (Norway) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.1 °C and it receives 1,266 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 (15.9 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-0.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Kristiansand averages 90 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Kristiansand has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 112 to 68 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 11 August 1975) and the coldest -21.3 °C (on 20 January 1941).
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
KristiansandAgder
- coords
- 58.15°, 8.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.1°C
Average daily high
9.8°C
Average daily low
4.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,266mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
20.5km/h
Seasonal range
16.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
90 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
170.8 cm
Average feels-like high
6.6 °C
Average feels-like low
0.6 °C
Average peak gust
41.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
31.7 °C
11 August 1975
Coldest day
-21.3 °C
20 January 1941
Wettest day
89 mm
13 October 1976
Windiest day
53.2 km/h
22 September 1969
Strongest gust
113.4 km/h
15 September 1994
Hottest feels-like
30.9 °C
15 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-29.2 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
31.0 cm
5 January 2008
Sunniest day
17.0 h
7 July 2020
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 163 mm | +44 mm |
| Feb | 2.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 77 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 7.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 31 mm | -53 mm |
| Apr | 12.8 °C | +4.2 °C | 34 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 15.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 58 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 17.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 59 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 22.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 105 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 19.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 127 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 15.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 248 mm | +121 mm |
| Oct | 12.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 172 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 7.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 159 mm | +24 mm |
| Dec | 5.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 183 mm | +61 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kristiansand?
Kristiansand has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.1 °C and it receives 1,266 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kristiansand?
The hottest day measured in Kristiansand between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1975, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kristiansand?
The coldest day measured in Kristiansand between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1941, at -21.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kristiansand?
Yes. Kristiansand gets on average 170.8 cm of snow per year and has around 90 frost days.
Has the climate of Kristiansand warmed?
Yes: Kristiansand warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kristiansand?
The wettest day measured in Kristiansand between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 1976, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kristiansand?
The windiest day measured in Kristiansand between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1969, with winds reaching 53.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kristiansand?
The warmest month in Kristiansand is July (15.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (-0.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kristiansand?
Kristiansand receives on average 1,266 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kristiansand?
Kristiansand gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kristiansand?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kristiansand between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 2008, with 31.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kristiansand?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kristiansand.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kristiansand?
In Kristiansand, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.9 °C on 15 July 2021, and the lowest was -29.2 °C on 10 January 1987.
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