Climate
The city is located on a peninsula on the southwest coast of Norway. The climate is maritime mild temperate (marine west coast - cfb) and rather windy, with all monthly temperature averages above freezing, and precipitation 1180 mm/year. Summers are pleasant and lowland areas in and around Stavanger have the longest growing season in Norway.
| Climate data for Stavanger(1961-90) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3 (37) |
3 (37) |
5 (41) |
9 (48) |
14 (57) |
16 (61) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
15 (59) |
11 (52) |
7 (45) |
5 (41) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1 (30) |
−1 (30) |
0 (32) |
3 (37) |
7 (45) |
9 (48) |
12 (54) |
12 (54) |
10 (50) |
7 (45) |
4 (39) |
2 (36) |
5.3 (41.5) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 92 (3.62) |
66 (2.6) |
75 (2.95) |
50 (1.97) |
68 (2.68) |
73 (2.87) |
91 (3.58) |
115 (4.53) |
156 (6.14) |
148 (5.83) |
136 (5.35) |
110 (4.33) |
1,180 (46.46) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 48 | 79 | 140 | 168 | 226 | 222 | 197 | 159 | 141 | 80 | 45 | 33 | 1,538. |
| Source: climatedata | |||||||||||||
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