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Weather in NorwayThe climate in Norway shows great variations. From its southernmost point, Lindesnes, to its northernmost, North Cape, there is a span of 13 degrees of latitude. The same span as from Lindesnes to the Mediterranean Sea. Norway has four distinct seasons. Spring, summer and fall are warm and comfortable and...
Also, there are great variations in solar energy received during the year. The largest differences in the climate in Norway, is in the most northern part where they have the midnight sun - that means that the sun shines night and day, but there is no sunshine at all during winter. I have been to Sandenessjøen, located in Helgeland, Northern Norway, in the summer, and we hadday light for the entire 24 hours. The sun was shining in the middle of the night. I have also been there in the winter and there was no sunshine at all and it is dark in the early afternoon. The rugged topography - (tons of mountains) - of Norway is one of the main reasons for the large local differences in climate over short distances.
No wonder, Edward Grieg, the Norwegian composer, was inspired by the beautiful Norwegian spring time to create the well known music "To Spring". Edward Grieg, the Norwegian Composer (left)
In early spring, you will see flowers peaking up through the newly melted soil, reaching for the sun while the birds are chirping happily in the budding trees. The waterfalls sing, full of water-sprays from the melting snow, cascading down the sides of the majestic, snow capped mountains - getting Mother Nature ready for the summer again.
The are summers are warm, comfortable and great for any outdoor activity you can think of... Want to go boating, fishing, hiking, mountain climbing; rock climbing; sightseeing, horseback riding in the mountains; skiing in the mountains; ski sailing, playing golf; swimming; or just lazying around and a lot more? Come to Norway. The average temperature in the summer 57-65° F. (13-18° C.) Norway is a popular destination for vacationers... Superstar, The Norwegian Cruise Lines (left)
Visitors from all over the world come to Norway to take in the views of the awesome, untouched nature of this clean, picturesque and friendly country. How is the weather in Norway in the fall? While hiking in the mountains you can catch a few trout in the streams on the way. Romsdal Mountain Top View (left) Is this a place is for you? In the fall, gentle breezes and sometimes strong storms blow over the fjords from the oceans. The wind shakes the trees and the colorful leaves of autumn scatters around. Mother Nature is getting ready for another Norwegian winter again. The average temperature in the winter is 27° F. (2° C.) The highest temperature ever registered in winter is 18.9° C. (66.2° F.) in Sunndalsøra, Møre og Romsdal, the district(fylket) where I am from, during the month of February. We have actually had tulips popping up in February. This almost summery temperature is because the north-western part of Norway is exposed to a foehn (føhn/føn) effect (a warm and dry southerly wind). The lowest temperature ever measured in Norway is -51.4° C. recorded on January 1st 1886, in Karasjok on the Finnmark Plateau, Northern Norway (Nord-Norge). Temperatures below -40° C. are not unusual in the inner districts of Troms county and the inner districts of Østlandet, but it does not happen every winter. With its northern location, the weather in Norway is often regarded as cold and wet. In some aspects this is true, because it shares the same latitude as Alaska, Greenland and Siberia. But compared to these areas, the weather in Norway is pleasant. Because of Norway's location in the westerlies, on the east side of a the Atlantic Ocean, it benefits from The Gulf Stream. With this huge, warm and steady current, near its shores, the climate in Norway is much friendlier than its latitude indicates.
In the winter Norwegians have sport meets of every kind. They love competition and do not lack spectators.
Cross Country Skiing Competition in Norway
How is the weather in Norway and do they have places to go skiing? 
It is normal to see lots of snow aficionados, young and old, enjoying their skis all winter long.Tour skis are popular since you can use them for downhill as well as cross-country skiing. The ski slopes are a great place to meet friends. How is the Weather in Norway Coastal Areas?
Bergen, very cosmopolitan and Norway's second largest city, is well known for its beautiful buildings and its rain.
(Bergen's Brygge) (above) In fact, there is a song, that goes something like this... "In the city of Bergen, every lady must own an umbrella"... not very poetic in English, but it rimes in Norwegian. How is the climate in Norway's coastal area, such as in Stavanger? Since Stavanger almost never has snow, at Easter, my brother Kai and his family, who lives in Stavanger, travel to Isfjorden, our home town, to visit family and enjoy their skis. Sometimes, Stavanger, with its mild winters has grass and flowers in the the middle of February. Below are tulips from my sister-in-law, Marit's garden, in Stavanger.
The Gulf Stream brings warmth to the Norway... The Gulf Stream, the warm Atlantic current, brings a stream of warm water from The Gulf of Mexico to the cost lines of Norway.The power of The Gulf Stream surpasses the strength of all the rivers that empties into the Atlantic Ocean. If it was not for the Gulf Stream, the weather in Norway would be as cold as in Siberia. (huttemegtu!! - "verrry" cold in Norwegian) Return to Homepage after the Weather in Norway
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Autumn is a perfect time to gather wild hazel nuts (hasselnøtter) or maybe picking a bucket or two of wild cranberries (tyttebær in Norwegian).
Norway is definitely the place to go if you like winter sports.
