Leirvik climate — normals and trends
Leirvik (Norway) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 2,342 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 (14.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Leirvik averages 64 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 206 rainy days per year.
Leirvik 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 92 to 36 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.0 °C (on 26 July 2019) and the coldest -17.6 °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
LeirvikVestland
- coords
- 59.78°, 5.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.9°C
Average daily high
8.6°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,342mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
22.3km/h
Seasonal range
13.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
64 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
206 d/yr
Annual snowfall
149.3 cm
Average feels-like high
5.5 °C
Average feels-like low
1.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
29.0 °C
26 July 2019
Coldest day
-17.6 °C
26 January 1942
Wettest day
91 mm
14 November 2005
Windiest day
75.3 km/h
15 January 1952
Strongest gust
137.9 km/h
15 January 1952
Hottest feels-like
29.9 °C
26 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-24.0 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
20.7 cm
14 December 1962
Sunniest day
17.9 h
25 June 2014
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 150 mm | -60 mm |
| Feb | 4.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 133 mm | -38 mm |
| Mar | 6.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 239 mm | +74 mm |
| Apr | 9.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 68 mm | -58 mm |
| May | 12.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 134 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 13.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 197 mm | +59 mm |
| Jul | 18.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 112 mm | -46 mm |
| Aug | 16.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 250 mm | +46 mm |
| Sep | 15.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 269 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 11.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 219 mm | -59 mm |
| Nov | 7.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 286 mm | +41 mm |
| Dec | 7.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 369 mm | +110 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Leirvik?
Leirvik has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 2,342 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Leirvik?
The hottest day measured in Leirvik between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2019, reaching 29.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Leirvik?
The coldest day measured in Leirvik between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1942, at -17.6 °C.
Does it snow in Leirvik?
Yes. Leirvik gets on average 149.3 cm of snow per year and has around 64 frost days.
Has the climate of Leirvik warmed?
Yes: Leirvik warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Leirvik?
The wettest day measured in Leirvik between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 2005, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Leirvik?
The windiest day measured in Leirvik between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1952, with winds reaching 75.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Leirvik?
The warmest month in Leirvik is August (14.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Leirvik?
Leirvik receives on average 2,342 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 206 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Leirvik?
Leirvik gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Leirvik?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Leirvik between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1962, with 20.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Leirvik?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Leirvik.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Leirvik?
In Leirvik, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.9 °C on 26 July 2019, and the lowest was -24.0 °C on 25 January 1942.
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