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Best time to visit Stavanger

July is the best time to visit Stavanger for general sightseeing, with average highs of 17 °C and about 14 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to August.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking July comfort 67/100
A beach holiday August sea 16 °C
The least cloud May 59 % average cloud cover
The least rain May 82 mm
Warmth August 17 °C
Cooler weather February 3.5 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 67 17 °C 14 13
2 August 65 17 °C 17 19
3 June 59 14 °C 13 5
4 September 55 14 °C 17 5
5 May 49 12 °C 12 6
6 October 35 10 °C 18 0
7 April 34 8.4 °C 13 3
8 November 20 6.9 °C 19 0
9 March 19 5.0 °C 16 0
10 February 16 3.5 °C 16 0
11 December 13 4.7 °C 19 0
12 January 13 3.8 °C 18 0

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 16 °C and air temperatures around 17 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 6.0 °C 3.8 °C 76 % 0
February 5.0 °C 3.5 °C 74 % 0
March 4.9 °C 5.0 °C 71 % 0
April 6.2 °C 8.4 °C 64 % 3
May 8.8 °C 12 °C 59 % 6
June 12 °C 14 °C 66 % 5
July 15 °C 17 °C 68 % 13
August 16 °C 17 °C 68 % 19
September 15 °C 14 °C 71 % 5
October 12 °C 10 °C 72 % 0
November 9.6 °C 6.9 °C 75 % 0
December 7.4 °C 4.7 °C 75 % 0

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 18 wet days and highs near 3.8 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 3.8 °C 184 mm 76 %
February 3.5 °C 144 mm 74 %
March 5.0 °C 121 mm 71 %
April 8.4 °C 84 mm 64 %
May 11.6 °C 82 mm 59 %
June 14.3 °C 87 mm 66 %
July 16.6 °C 110 mm 68 %
August 17.0 °C 162 mm 68 %
September 14.5 °C 188 mm 71 %
October 10.5 °C 221 mm 72 %
November 6.9 °C 203 mm 75 %
December 4.7 °C 194 mm 75 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.