Annual average climate in Kristiansand
To start, here is a summary of the weather averages over the whole year in Kristiansand:
- Minimum annual temperature: 4°C
- Average annual temperature: 8°C
- Maximum annual temperature: 11°C
- Precipitation: 115 mm/month (with 15 rainy days/month)
Monthly climate normals
| Min / Max | Precipitation | |
| January | -3 ° / 3 ° | 155mm / 20 days |
| february | -4 ° / 3 ° | 77mm / 15 days |
| March | -2 ° / 6 ° | 66mm / 12 days |
| April | 2 ° / 10 ° | 70mm / 12 days |
| may | 6 ° / 15 ° | 85mm / 13 days |
| June | 9 ° / 19 ° | 87mm / 13 days |
| July | 12 ° / 21 ° | 91mm / 13 days |
| August | 12 ° / 20 ° | 123mm / 14 days |
| September | 9 ° / 17 ° | 118mm / 13 days |
| October | 5 ° / 11 ° | 189mm / 18 days |
| November | 1 ° / 7 ° | 165mm / 19 days |
| December | -3 ° / 3 ° | 153mm / 17 days |
These weather averages were calculated using data from the KJEVIK weather station. This station is located in Norway, 7 km from Kristiansand and is located at an altitude of 12 meters.
The best time to go, and the worst
Here is some additional information that should allow you to choose which are the good months to go, or the not so good months.
Which are the warmest months in Kristiansand?
In Kristiansand, the months of the year with the highest maximum temperatures are:
July (with 21°C), August (with 20°C), June (with 19°C), …
What are the coldest months?
The months of the year with the lowest average temperatures in Kristiansand are:
february (with -1°C), December (with 0°C), January (with 0°C), …
Which are the driest months in Kristiansand?
In Kristiansand, the months of the year with the fewest rainy days are:
April (with 12 rainy days/month), March (with 12 rainy days/month), June (with 13 rainy days/month), …
What are the rainiest months?
The months with the most rainy days in Kristiansand are:
January (with 20 rainy days/month), November (with 19 rainy days/month), October (with 18 rainy days/month), …
What is the weather around?
Nearby cities with a similar climate
Other cities near Kristiansand may experience more or less similar weather patterns:
Vennesla (à 14 km from Kristiansand), Søgne (à 14 km), Lillesand (à 25 km), Skålevik (à 8 km), Birkeland (à 25 km), …
Around Kristiansand
You might also be interested in these cities:
Mandal (35 km from Kristiansand), Arendal (57 km), Skien (151 km), Sandnes (153 km), Stavanger (160 km), Sandefjord (169 km), Tønsberg (187 km) , Kongsberg (194 km), …
In Norway
Check the weather forecasts for other major cities in Norway:
Oslo (252 km from Kristiansand), Bergen (292 km), Trondheim (602 km), Stavanger (160 km), Drammen (218 km), Fredrikstad (207 km), Sandnes (153 km) , Tromsø (1382 km), Skien (151 km), Ålesund (491 km), …
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