Kvinesdal climate — normals and trends
Kvinesdal (Norway) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.4 °C and it receives 1,573 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 (14.5 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Kvinesdal averages 96 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Kvinesdal has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 121 to 71 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.0 °C (on 11 August 1975) and the coldest -22.7 °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
KvinesdalAgder
- coords
- 58.31°, 6.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.4°C
Average daily high
9.0°C
Average daily low
3.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,573mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
21.6km/h
Seasonal range
15.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
96 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
177.5 cm
Average feels-like high
5.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.1 °C
Average peak gust
44.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
28.0 °C
11 August 1975
Coldest day
-22.7 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
79 mm
30 September 2017
Windiest day
59.2 km/h
22 September 1969
Strongest gust
128.9 km/h
22 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
28.7 °C
27 June 1953
Coldest feels-like
-30.1 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
32.4 cm
25 February 1996
Sunniest day
17.1 h
20 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 150 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 3.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 108 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 7.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 46 mm | -58 mm |
| Apr | 11.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 26 mm | -59 mm |
| May | 14.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 71 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 15.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 104 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 20.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 132 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 17.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 147 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 14.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 291 mm | +130 mm |
| Oct | 11.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 158 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 6.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 240 mm | +73 mm |
| Dec | 5.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 285 mm | +121 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kvinesdal?
Kvinesdal has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.4 °C and it receives 1,573 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kvinesdal?
The hottest day measured in Kvinesdal between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1975, reaching 28.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kvinesdal?
The coldest day measured in Kvinesdal between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -22.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kvinesdal?
Yes. Kvinesdal gets on average 177.5 cm of snow per year and has around 96 frost days.
Has the climate of Kvinesdal warmed?
Yes: Kvinesdal warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kvinesdal?
The wettest day measured in Kvinesdal between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 2017, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kvinesdal?
The windiest day measured in Kvinesdal between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1969, with winds reaching 59.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kvinesdal?
The warmest month in Kvinesdal is July (14.5 °C on average); the coldest is February (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kvinesdal?
Kvinesdal receives on average 1,573 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kvinesdal?
Kvinesdal gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kvinesdal?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kvinesdal between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1996, with 32.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kvinesdal?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kvinesdal.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kvinesdal?
In Kvinesdal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.7 °C on 27 June 1953, and the lowest was -30.1 °C on 10 January 1987.
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