Kristiansund weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇴 Norway · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Kristiansund is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 52/100), with August and June close behind. Kristiansund averages about 1,427 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 135 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,427
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 52/100
- Rain / year
- 1,656 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 16°C / 61°F
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- 64 m
When is the best time to visit Kristiansund?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kristiansund is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 155 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kristiansund?
Kristiansund isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,427 hours of sunshine a year. 52 Sunshine Score points separate July (52) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #17 of 36 destinations in Norway for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,417 hours. The year's 1,656 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 | 1° / 34°F | -3° / 27°F | 155 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| February | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -3° / 27°F | 136 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| March | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -2° / 28°F | 134 mm | 1 | 5° / 41°F |
| April | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 2° / 36°F | 103 mm | 2 | 6° / 43°F |
| May | 23 | 12° / 54°F | 6° / 43°F | 101 mm | 3 | 11° / 52°F |
| June | 42 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 131 mm | 4 | 14° / 57°F |
| July | 52 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 135 mm | 4 | 15° / 59°F |
| August | 50 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 148 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| September | 30 | 14° / 57°F | 9° / 48°F | 161 mm | 1 | 15° / 59°F |
| October | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 132 mm | 0 | 11° / 52°F |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 1° / 34°F | 150 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
| December | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -2° / 28°F | 170 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
Sea temperature in Kristiansund by month
The sea off Kristiansund is warmest in August at around 16°C / 61°F, and coolest in January at 5°C / 41°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
- Molde Norway · 50 km · best in Jul · 1,233 h sun/yr
- Ålesund Norway · 106 km · best in Jul · 1,230 h sun/yr
- Trondheim Norway · 160 km · best in Jul · 1,425 h sun/yr
- Bergen Norway · 342 km · best in Jul · 1,312 h sun/yr
- Oslo (Gardermoen) Norway · 368 km · best in Jul · 1,634 h sun/yr
- Haugesund Norway · 442 km · best in Aug · 1,459 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ørland Norway · 110 km · 1,409 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Ørsta Norway · 137 km · 1,225 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Sandane Norway · 168 km · 1,365 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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