Ulsteinvik climate — normals and trends
Ulsteinvik (Norway) has a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 2,171 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 (12.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Ulsteinvik averages 74 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 216 rainy days per year.
Ulsteinvik has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 102 to 46 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 25.4 °C (on 12 July 1941) and the coldest -16.3 °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
UlsteinvikMøre og Romsdal
- coords
- 62.34°, 5.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.8°C
Average daily high
7.2°C
Average daily low
4.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,171mm
Sunshine / day
6.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
23.7km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
74 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
216 d/yr
Annual snowfall
307.9 cm
Average feels-like high
3.6 °C
Average feels-like low
0.1 °C
Average peak gust
39.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
25.4 °C
12 July 1941
Coldest day
-16.3 °C
26 January 1942
Wettest day
75 mm
7 September 1966
Windiest day
77.4 km/h
1 January 1992
Strongest gust
160.9 km/h
1 January 1992
Hottest feels-like
26.2 °C
26 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-22.5 °C
26 January 1942
Snowiest day
25.5 cm
20 March 1979
Sunniest day
19.0 h
12 June 1948
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 175 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 4.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 68 mm | -109 mm |
| Mar | 5.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 354 mm | +181 mm |
| Apr | 7.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 132 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 9.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 114 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 12.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 209 mm | +92 mm |
| Jul | 17.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 47 mm | -85 mm |
| Aug | 14.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 239 mm | +78 mm |
| Sep | 14.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 209 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 10.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 258 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 6.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 322 mm | +96 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 180 mm | -61 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ulsteinvik?
Ulsteinvik has a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 2,171 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ulsteinvik?
The hottest day measured in Ulsteinvik between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1941, reaching 25.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ulsteinvik?
The coldest day measured in Ulsteinvik between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1942, at -16.3 °C.
Does it snow in Ulsteinvik?
Yes. Ulsteinvik gets on average 307.9 cm of snow per year and has around 74 frost days.
Has the climate of Ulsteinvik warmed?
Yes: Ulsteinvik warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ulsteinvik?
The wettest day measured in Ulsteinvik between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1966, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ulsteinvik?
The windiest day measured in Ulsteinvik between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1992, with winds reaching 77.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ulsteinvik?
The warmest month in Ulsteinvik is August (12.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Ulsteinvik?
Ulsteinvik receives on average 2,171 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 216 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ulsteinvik?
Ulsteinvik gets on average 6.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,482 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ulsteinvik?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ulsteinvik between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 1979, with 25.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ulsteinvik?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ulsteinvik.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ulsteinvik?
In Ulsteinvik, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.2 °C on 26 July 2019, and the lowest was -22.5 °C on 26 January 1942.
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