Annual mean 8°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
19.2 °C
Coldest
0.4 °C
Wettest
39%
Windiest
6.7 m/s
Prevailing
SW
5.6 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Kristiansand over the whole year is 8°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 18°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C. The rainy (wet) season in Kristiansand runs from September to February, peaking in December with a 36% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to August; April is the driest month, at 17%. Winds in Kristiansand are highest in October, averaging 5.7 m/s (21 km/h), and lightest in August, at 4.5 m/s (16 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Kristiansand come in May, when the sky is typically 53% covered; November is the cloudiest month, at 74%.
Month by month Kristiansand climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
2°C
1°C
-5°C
31%
68%
5.6 m/s
0
0
1
February
2°C
1°C
-3°C
29%
69%
5.3 m/s
0
0
2
March
5°C
1°C
-1°C
25%
63%
5.1 m/s
0
0
6
April
8°C
4°C
2°C
17%
54%
5.0 m/s
1
0
20
May
13°C
9°C
8°C
17%
53%
4.7 m/s
13
0
53
June
17°C
14°C
13°C
21%
54%
4.6 m/s
37
2
75
July
18°C
15°C
15°C
20%
53%
4.6 m/s
55
3
76
August
18°C
14°C
15°C
22%
57%
4.5 m/s
51
1
81
September
15°C
12°C
12°C
28%
63%
5.2 m/s
26
0
71
October
10°C
8°C
6°C
33%
71%
5.7 m/s
1
0
42
November
6°C
5°C
0°C
35%
74%
5.7 m/s
0
0
13
December
4°C
3°C
-2°C
36%
72%
5.6 m/s
0
0
3
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Kristiansand weather by season
Year round, Kristiansand has days of about 2°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 18°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 1°C to 15°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 8°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around April. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Kristiansand weather in winterDecember to February
High 2°CLow 1°CRain 32%
Winter in Kristiansand has typical daily highs of about 2°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Kristiansand weather in springMarch to May
High 9°CLow 5°CRain 20%
Spring in Kristiansand has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Kristiansand weather in summerJune to August
High 18°CLow 14°CRain 21%
Summer in Kristiansand has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
Kristiansand weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 10°CLow 8°CRain 32%
Autumn in Kristiansand has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kristiansand?
The rainy (wet) season in Kristiansand runs from September to February, peaking in December with a 36% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to August; April is the driest month, at 17%.
What time of year is Kristiansand windiest?
Winds in Kristiansand are highest in October, averaging 5.7 m/s (21 km/h), and lightest in August, at 4.5 m/s (16 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Kristiansand year round?
The average temperature in Kristiansand over the whole year is 8°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 18°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C.