Molde climate — normals and trends
Molde (Norway) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.2 °C and it receives 1,591 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 (13.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Molde averages 122 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 200 rainy days per year.
Molde has warmed by +4.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.50 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 169 to 75 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.9 °C (on 28 July 2018) and the coldest -24.9 °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
MoldeMøre og Romsdal
- coords
- 62.74°, 7.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.2°C
Average daily high
8.0°C
Average daily low
2.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,591mm
Sunshine / day
6.6h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
16.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
122 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
200 d/yr
Annual snowfall
300.6 cm
Average feels-like high
5.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.8 °C
Average peak gust
39.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+4.2 °C
since 1940
+0.5 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
30.9 °C
28 July 2018
Coldest day
-24.9 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
71 mm
17 September 1978
Windiest day
57.9 km/h
1 January 1992
Strongest gust
195.1 km/h
1 January 1992
Hottest feels-like
31.6 °C
12 July 1941
Coldest feels-like
-30.7 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
25.3 cm
3 February 1992
Sunniest day
19.0 h
14 June 1940
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 | 2.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 113 mm | -30 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 44 mm | -82 mm |
| Mar | 6.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 306 mm | +176 mm |
| Apr | 10.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 116 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 11.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 124 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 14.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 198 mm | +93 mm |
| Jul | 21.8 °C | +5.2 °C | 52 mm | -62 mm |
| Aug | 16.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 208 mm | +73 mm |
| Sep | 16.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 175 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 10.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 193 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 6.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 208 mm | +65 mm |
| Dec | 5.2 °C | +4.4 °C | 115 mm | -46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Molde?
Molde has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.2 °C and it receives 1,591 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Molde?
The hottest day measured in Molde between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2018, reaching 30.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Molde?
The coldest day measured in Molde between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -24.9 °C.
Does it snow in Molde?
Yes. Molde gets on average 300.6 cm of snow per year and has around 122 frost days.
Has the climate of Molde warmed?
Yes: Molde warmed by +4.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Molde?
The wettest day measured in Molde between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1978, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Molde?
The windiest day measured in Molde between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1992, with winds reaching 57.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Molde?
The warmest month in Molde is July (13.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Molde?
Molde receives on average 1,591 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 200 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Molde?
Molde gets on average 6.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,409 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Molde?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Molde between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1992, with 25.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Molde?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Molde.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Molde?
In Molde, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.6 °C on 12 July 1941, and the lowest was -30.7 °C on 27 January 1942.
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