Stavern climate — normals and trends
Stavern (Norway) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.6 °C and it receives 944 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 (16.7 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-0.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Stavern averages 75 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Stavern 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 101 to 49 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.1 °C (on 20 July 2025) and the coldest -19.9 °C (on 10 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
StavernVestfold
- coords
- 59.00°, 10.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.6°C
Average daily high
9.4°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
944mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
25.4km/h
Seasonal range
17.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
75 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
121.1 cm
Average feels-like high
6.1 °C
Average feels-like low
1.6 °C
Average peak gust
40.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
27.1 °C
20 July 2025
Coldest day
-19.9 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
58 mm
31 July 1989
Windiest day
67.7 km/h
4 October 2025
Strongest gust
116.6 km/h
15 September 1994
Hottest feels-like
29.1 °C
20 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-29.0 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
25.6 cm
6 November 1971
Sunniest day
17.4 h
16 June 1951
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 | 2.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 119 mm | +40 mm |
| Feb | 2.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 53 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 6.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 27 mm | -29 mm |
| Apr | 11.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 45 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 14.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 35 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 16.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 44 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 21.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 56 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 18.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 92 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 194 mm | +95 mm |
| Oct | 11.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 176 mm | +66 mm |
| Nov | 7.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 104 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 133 mm | +49 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Stavern?
Stavern has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.6 °C and it receives 944 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Stavern?
The hottest day measured in Stavern between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2025, reaching 27.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Stavern?
The coldest day measured in Stavern between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -19.9 °C.
Does it snow in Stavern?
Yes. Stavern gets on average 121.1 cm of snow per year and has around 75 frost days.
Has the climate of Stavern warmed?
Yes: Stavern warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Stavern?
The wettest day measured in Stavern between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1989, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Stavern?
The windiest day measured in Stavern between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 2025, with winds reaching 67.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Stavern?
The warmest month in Stavern is July (16.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (-0.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Stavern?
Stavern receives on average 944 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Stavern?
Stavern gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Stavern?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Stavern between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1971, with 25.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Stavern?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Stavern.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Stavern?
In Stavern, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.1 °C on 20 July 2025, and the lowest was -29.0 °C on 10 January 1987.
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