Volda climate — normals and trends
Volda (Norway) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 1,998 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 (12.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Volda averages 111 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 213 rainy days per year.
Volda has warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.41 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 153 to 69 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.3 °C (on 12 July 1941) and the coldest -21.0 °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
VoldaMøre og Romsdal
- coords
- 62.15°, 6.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.0°C
Average daily high
7.2°C
Average daily low
2.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,998mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
14.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
111 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
213 d/yr
Annual snowfall
377.0 cm
Average feels-like high
4.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.7 °C
Average peak gust
41.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.5 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
27.3 °C
12 July 1941
Coldest day
-21.0 °C
26 January 1942
Wettest day
74 mm
7 September 1966
Windiest day
60.8 km/h
25 December 2011
Strongest gust
175.7 km/h
1 January 1992
Hottest feels-like
28.6 °C
26 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-27.1 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
25.3 cm
6 February 1969
Sunniest day
19.0 h
14 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 | 2.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 160 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 4.6 °C | +4.2 °C | 61 mm | -103 mm |
| Mar | 6.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 357 mm | +195 mm |
| Apr | 8.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 128 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 10.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 104 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 13.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 214 mm | +97 mm |
| Jul | 19.4 °C | +4.5 °C | 53 mm | -77 mm |
| Aug | 15.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 228 mm | +74 mm |
| Sep | 14.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 181 mm | -41 mm |
| Oct | 9.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 236 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 5.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 283 mm | +85 mm |
| Dec | 5.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 173 mm | -45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Volda?
Volda has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 1,998 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Volda?
The hottest day measured in Volda between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1941, reaching 27.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Volda?
The coldest day measured in Volda between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1942, at -21.0 °C.
Does it snow in Volda?
Yes. Volda gets on average 377.0 cm of snow per year and has around 111 frost days.
Has the climate of Volda warmed?
Yes: Volda warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Volda?
The wettest day measured in Volda between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1966, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Volda?
The windiest day measured in Volda between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 2011, with winds reaching 60.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Volda?
The warmest month in Volda is July (12.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Volda?
Volda receives on average 1,998 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 213 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Volda?
Volda gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Volda?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Volda between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, with 25.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Volda?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Volda.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Volda?
In Volda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.6 °C on 26 July 2019, and the lowest was -27.1 °C on 27 January 1942.
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