Kristiansund climate — normals and trends
Kristiansund (Norway) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 1,686 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 (13.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Kristiansund averages 85 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 201 rainy days per year.
Kristiansund has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 115 to 55 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 25.5 °C (on 3 August 1969) and the coldest -18.5 °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
KristiansundMøre og Romsdal
- coords
- 63.11°, 7.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.8°C
Average daily high
7.5°C
Average daily low
4.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,686mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
20.3km/h
Seasonal range
13.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
85 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
201 d/yr
Annual snowfall
265.9 cm
Average feels-like high
4.2 °C
Average feels-like low
0.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
25.5 °C
3 August 1969
Coldest day
-18.5 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
67 mm
17 September 1978
Windiest day
80.5 km/h
1 January 1992
Strongest gust
164.5 km/h
1 January 1992
Hottest feels-like
26.8 °C
21 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-24.5 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
23.0 cm
1 March 1945
Sunniest day
19.0 h
6 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 127 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 3.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 55 mm | -84 mm |
| Mar | 6.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 295 mm | +155 mm |
| Apr | 8.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 133 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 9.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 121 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 12.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 165 mm | +65 mm |
| Jul | 18.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 58 mm | -49 mm |
| Aug | 15.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 235 mm | +102 mm |
| Sep | 15.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 174 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 10.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 221 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 5.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 271 mm | +107 mm |
| Dec | 5.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 117 mm | -62 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kristiansund?
Kristiansund has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 1,686 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kristiansund?
The hottest day measured in Kristiansund between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1969, reaching 25.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kristiansund?
The coldest day measured in Kristiansund between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -18.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kristiansund?
Yes. Kristiansund gets on average 265.9 cm of snow per year and has around 85 frost days.
Has the climate of Kristiansund warmed?
Yes: Kristiansund warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kristiansund?
The wettest day measured in Kristiansund between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1978, with 67 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kristiansund?
The windiest day measured in Kristiansund between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1992, with winds reaching 80.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kristiansund?
The warmest month in Kristiansund is August (13.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Kristiansund?
Kristiansund receives on average 1,686 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kristiansund?
Kristiansund 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 Kristiansund?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kristiansund between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1945, with 23.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kristiansund?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kristiansund.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kristiansund?
In Kristiansund, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.8 °C on 21 July 2025, and the lowest was -24.5 °C on 27 January 1942.
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