Kristiansand(Kjevik) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇴 Norway · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Kristiansand(Kjevik) is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 60/100), with August close behind. Kristiansand(Kjevik) averages about 1,709 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 90 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,709
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 60/100
- Rain / year
- 1,259 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈48 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 17°C / 63°F
- Population
- 117k
- Elevation
- 14 m
When is the best time to visit Kristiansand(Kjevik)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kristiansand(Kjevik) is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 130 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kristiansand(Kjevik)?
Kristiansand(Kjevik) isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,709 hours of sunshine a year. 60 Sunshine Score points separate July (60) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #4 of 36 destinations in Norway for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,417 hours. The year's 1,259 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 2° / 36°F | 130 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | 1° / 34°F | 94 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| March | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 2° / 36°F | 81 mm | 1 | 4° / 39°F |
| April | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 5° / 41°F | 65 mm | 2 | 6° / 43°F |
| May | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 76 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| June | 49 | 16° / 61°F | 12° / 54°F | 81 mm | 5 | 15° / 59°F |
| July | 60 | 18° / 64°F | 15° / 59°F | 90 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| August | 57 | 18° / 64°F | 15° / 59°F | 112 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| September | 40 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 112 mm | 2 | 16° / 61°F |
| October | 15 | 11° / 52°F | 9° / 48°F | 149 mm | 1 | 14° / 57°F |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 136 mm | 0 | 10° / 50°F |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 3° / 37°F | 133 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
Sea temperature in Kristiansand(Kjevik) by month
The sea off Kristiansand(Kjevik) is warmest in August at around 17°C / 63°F, and coolest in March at 4°C / 39°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Stavanger Norway · 161 km · best in Jul · 1,536 h sun/yr
- Aalborg Denmark · 162 km · best in Jul · 1,764 h sun/yr
- Sandefjord(Torp) Norway · 166 km · best in Jul · 1,649 h sun/yr
- Haugesund Norway · 209 km · best in Aug · 1,459 h sun/yr
- Göteborg Sweden · 255 km · best in Jul · 1,574 h sun/yr
- Aarhus Denmark · 261 km · best in Jul · 1,688 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Læsø Denmark · 201 km · 1,766 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Karup Denmark · 221 km · 1,662 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Kristiansand(Kjevik) compares month by month: Kristiansand(Kjevik) vs Oslo (Gardermoen) · Kristiansand(Kjevik) vs Stavanger · Kristiansand(Kjevik) vs Aalborg · Kristiansand(Kjevik) vs Sandefjord(Torp) · all comparisons
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