Stavanger climate — normals and trends
Stavanger (Norway) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.5 °C and it receives 1,838 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 (14.5 °C on average) and the coldest is February (0.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Stavanger averages 55 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 200 rainy days per year.
Stavanger 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 82 to 28 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.4 °C (on 13 July 1941) and the coldest -18.1 °C (on 11 January 1987).
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
StavangerRogaland
- coords
- 58.97°, 5.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.5°C
Average daily high
9.4°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,838mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
23.9km/h
Seasonal range
13.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
55 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
200 d/yr
Annual snowfall
85.6 cm
Average feels-like high
6.1 °C
Average feels-like low
1.7 °C
Average peak gust
41.9 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 = 0.51 · 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
27.4 °C
13 July 1941
Coldest day
-18.1 °C
11 January 1987
Wettest day
75 mm
14 November 2005
Windiest day
69.6 km/h
22 September 1969
Strongest gust
136.1 km/h
10 January 2015
Hottest feels-like
29.3 °C
13 July 1941
Coldest feels-like
-26.2 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.6 cm
4 January 1968
Sunniest day
17.4 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 | 3.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 142 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 5.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 91 mm | -39 mm |
| Mar | 7.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 132 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 10.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 33 mm | -61 mm |
| May | 12.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 82 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 14.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 150 mm | +44 mm |
| Jul | 19.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 129 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 16.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 186 mm | +18 mm |
| Sep | 15.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 270 mm | +56 mm |
| Oct | 11.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 194 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 8.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 223 mm | +24 mm |
| Dec | 7.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 299 mm | +100 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Stavanger?
Stavanger has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.5 °C and it receives 1,838 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Stavanger?
The hottest day measured in Stavanger between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1941, reaching 27.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Stavanger?
The coldest day measured in Stavanger between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1987, at -18.1 °C.
Does it snow in Stavanger?
Yes. Stavanger gets on average 85.6 cm of snow per year and has around 55 frost days.
Has the climate of Stavanger warmed?
Yes: Stavanger warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Stavanger?
The wettest day measured in Stavanger between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 2005, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Stavanger?
The windiest day measured in Stavanger between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1969, with winds reaching 69.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Stavanger?
The warmest month in Stavanger is August (14.5 °C on average); the coldest is February (0.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Stavanger?
Stavanger receives on average 1,838 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 200 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Stavanger?
Stavanger 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 Stavanger?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Stavanger between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1968, with 18.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Stavanger?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Stavanger.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Stavanger?
In Stavanger, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.3 °C on 13 July 1941, and the lowest was -26.2 °C on 25 January 1942.
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