Orkanger climate — normals and trends
Orkanger (Norway) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.8 °C and it receives 1,239 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 (13.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Orkanger averages 162 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 190 rainy days per year.
Orkanger has warmed by +3.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.46 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 197 to 127 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 17 July 2025) and the coldest -30.7 °C (on 1 January 1979).
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
OrkangerTrøndelag
- coords
- 63.31°, 9.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.8°C
Average daily high
7.2°C
Average daily low
0.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,239mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
18.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
162 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
190 d/yr
Annual snowfall
298.6 cm
Average feels-like high
4.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.9 °C
since 1940
+0.5 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
17 July 2025
Coldest day
-30.7 °C
1 January 1979
Wettest day
55 mm
27 December 1975
Windiest day
53.5 km/h
2 March 1943
Strongest gust
153.7 km/h
1 January 1992
Hottest feels-like
32.9 °C
27 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-36.0 °C
1 January 1979
Snowiest day
28.4 cm
4 February 1993
Sunniest day
19.0 h
27 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 68 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 2.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 55 mm | -38 mm |
| Mar | 5.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 254 mm | +152 mm |
| Apr | 8.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 122 mm | +37 mm |
| May | 11.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 149 mm | +69 mm |
| Jun | 15.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 170 mm | +62 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +5.3 °C | 65 mm | -47 mm |
| Aug | 17.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 171 mm | +53 mm |
| Sep | 16.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 86 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 9.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 122 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 3.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 140 mm | +42 mm |
| Dec | 2.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 98 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Orkanger?
Orkanger has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.8 °C and it receives 1,239 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Orkanger?
The hottest day measured in Orkanger between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2025, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Orkanger?
The coldest day measured in Orkanger between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1979, at -30.7 °C.
Does it snow in Orkanger?
Yes. Orkanger gets on average 298.6 cm of snow per year and has around 162 frost days.
Has the climate of Orkanger warmed?
Yes: Orkanger warmed by +3.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Orkanger?
The wettest day measured in Orkanger between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1975, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Orkanger?
The windiest day measured in Orkanger between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1943, with winds reaching 53.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Orkanger?
The warmest month in Orkanger is July (13.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Orkanger?
Orkanger receives on average 1,239 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 190 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Orkanger?
Orkanger gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Orkanger?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Orkanger between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1993, with 28.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Orkanger?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Orkanger.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Orkanger?
In Orkanger, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.9 °C on 27 July 2019, and the lowest was -36.0 °C on 1 January 1979.
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