Best time to visit Stavanger

July is the best month in Stavanger, scoring 59 out of 100, with January the weakest at 15. The 44-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. The good window runs June to September — 4 months within ten points of the best.

August is the warmest month at 17.8 °C and February the coolest at 3.5 °C — a 14.3 °C spread across the year. It never reaches 30 °C in an average year, which takes heat off the list of reasons to avoid any particular month. 38 nights a year dip below freezing.

There is a real wet season here. January, November and December carry the rain — up to 22 wet days in a month — while March to June drop as low as 14. That 8-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Stavanger, and it moves further than the temperature does.

Daylight swings hard — 18.4 hours at midsummer against 6.3 at midwinter. That 12.1-hour difference changes how much fits into a day more than the temperature does.

The three strongest months are July, June, August. The one to think twice about is January. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight and crowd levels.

Stavanger month by month