Geography and Climate
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Skippergada in the Archipelago off Kristiansand
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The river Otra runs through Kristiansand
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Otra river in Winter
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River mouth of Tovdalselva, next to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
Kristiansand and the Agder counties usually have a lot of summer sunshine compared to most of Norway. There may be heavy snowfall in winter with south-southeasterly winds (snow record at Kjevik is 170 cm), but the snow rarely stays long at the coast; see climate.
In the summer most locals go to the Fish Market, the Archipelago and Hamresanden Beach which is located near Kjevik airport (about 10 mins from the city centre). People from Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the UK and other European countries also visit this beach in the summer during their travels.
Near the city, there are deep woods. In Baneheia and at the previous Coastal artillery Fortress Odderøya, there are lighted ski trails and walking paths specially prepared for Wheelchair users.
Two major rivers, Otra and Tovdalselva have the river mouths into Skagerak in Kristiansand.
| Climate data for Kristiansand (1961–90) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
1.9 (35.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
4.7 (40.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 121 (4.76) |
80 (3.15) |
87 (3.43) |
59 (2.32) |
86 (3.39) |
75 (2.95) |
88 (3.46) |
118 (4.65) |
141 (5.55) |
164 (6.46) |
164 (6.46) |
116 (4.57) |
1,299 (51.14) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 19 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 194 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 56 | 89 | 135 | 187 | 246 | 280 | 257 | 213 | 153 | 96 | 50 | 33 | 1,795. |
| Source #1: World Weather Information Service | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: climatedata | |||||||||||||
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