Strand climate — normals and trends
Strand (Norway) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 1,986 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 (14.2 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Strand averages 94 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 199 rainy days per year.
Strand has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 125 to 63 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.2 °C (on 11 July 1941) and the coldest -24.3 °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
StrandRogaland
- coords
- 59.05°, 5.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.5°C
Average daily high
9.4°C
Average daily low
3.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,986mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
15.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
94 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
199 d/yr
Annual snowfall
143.2 cm
Average feels-like high
6.6 °C
Average feels-like low
0.4 °C
Average peak gust
42.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
31.2 °C
11 July 1941
Coldest day
-24.3 °C
26 January 1942
Wettest day
89 mm
14 November 2005
Windiest day
52.3 km/h
10 January 2015
Strongest gust
142.6 km/h
10 January 2015
Hottest feels-like
33.6 °C
13 July 1941
Coldest feels-like
-29.7 °C
26 January 1942
Snowiest day
23.7 cm
19 December 1982
Sunniest day
17.4 h
29 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 | 2.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 144 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 5.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 105 mm | -39 mm |
| Mar | 7.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 151 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 12.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 37 mm | -71 mm |
| May | 14.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 99 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 15.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 189 mm | +62 mm |
| Jul | 20.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 169 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 17.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 223 mm | +40 mm |
| Sep | 15.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 260 mm | +38 mm |
| Oct | 11.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 178 mm | -46 mm |
| Nov | 7.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 232 mm | +36 mm |
| Dec | 6.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 332 mm | +122 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Strand?
Strand has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 1,986 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Strand?
The hottest day measured in Strand between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1941, reaching 31.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Strand?
The coldest day measured in Strand between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1942, at -24.3 °C.
Does it snow in Strand?
Yes. Strand gets on average 143.2 cm of snow per year and has around 94 frost days.
Has the climate of Strand warmed?
Yes: Strand warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Strand?
The wettest day measured in Strand between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 2005, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Strand?
The windiest day measured in Strand between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2015, with winds reaching 52.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Strand?
The warmest month in Strand is July (14.2 °C on average); the coldest is February (-1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Strand?
Strand receives on average 1,986 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 199 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Strand?
Strand 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 Strand?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Strand between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1982, with 23.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Strand?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Strand.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Strand?
In Strand, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.6 °C on 13 July 1941, and the lowest was -29.7 °C on 26 January 1942.
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