Climate
Sheltered by mountains, the average annual precipitaiton in Tynset is only 400 millimetres (16 in) and the mean annual temperature is 0 °C (32 °F). Winters are cold but stable. The temperature in January averages −13 °C (9 °F) and the temperature falls below freezing from November until about mid-April. In July, the 24-hr average temperature is about 12 °C (54 °F). July is also generally the wettest month, with an average precipitation of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in). This corresponds to a continental subarctic climate.
| Climate data for Tynset | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −9 (16) |
−4 (24) |
2 (35) |
7 (44) |
12 (53) |
16 (61) |
17 (63) |
17 (62) |
12 (53) |
6 (43) |
−2 (29) |
−5 (23) |
5.6 (42.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −18 (−1) |
−15 (5) |
−12 (10) |
−3 (26) |
0 (32) |
5 (41) |
6 (43) |
6 (43) |
2 (36) |
−2 (29) |
−8 (18) |
−14 (7) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 18 (0.7) |
15 (0.6) |
8 (0.3) |
10 (0.4) |
38 (1.5) |
84 (3.3) |
86 (3.4) |
81 (3.2) |
28 (1.1) |
18 (0.7) |
13 (0.5) |
15 (0.6) |
414 (16.3) |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
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