Arendal weather in July

In July, Arendal sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 76 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 17.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 54 min at the start of July to 16 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Arendal's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arendal's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 76 mm; 10.2 wet days
Daylight: 17 h 18 min; 3:50 AM – 9:11 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

Arendal is city of Norway.

Founded: 1723

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Arendal reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	12
2	21	12
3	21	12
4	21	13
5	21	13
6	21	13
7	21	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	13
11	21	13
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	22	13
21	22	13
22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	13
25	22	14
26	22	14
27	22	14
28	22	14
29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

How July really feels in Arendal

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Arendal weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	3° / -2°	104	13.7	8.6	6.8	0.0
Feb	3° / -2°	75	11	7.8	8.9	0.0
Mar	6° / -0°	70	9.8	5.6	11.4	0.5
Apr	11° / 3°	59	9.8	1.4	14	2.5
May	15° / 7°	68	10.2	0.1	16.4	4.7
Jun	19° / 11°	80	10.5	0	17.8	6.0
Jul	21° / 13°	76	10.2	0	17.3	6.5
Aug	20° / 13°	102	12.2	0	15.1	6.1
Sep	16° / 9°	102	12.1	0	12.5	4.7
Oct	11° / 6°	111	13.5	0.5	9.9	2.5
Nov	6° / 2°	107	13.9	3.2	7.5	0.6
Dec	4° / -1°	97	13.3	5.1	6.1	0.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	47	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	48	48	47	48	47	46	46	47	47	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	48
Cloudier (%)	53	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	52	53	54	54	53	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	48	52

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Arendal gets around 76 mm of rain over 10.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	34
17	34
18	33
19	32
20	32
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	32
26	32
27	32
28	32
29	33
30	33
31	34

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	82	82	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	75	74	73	72	71	69	68	68	66	65	63	63	61	61	60	59	59	59
Comfortable (%)	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	23	23	24	25	26	27	27	28	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32
Humid (%)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	16	2
2	82	16	2
3	80	17	3
4	80	17	3
5	79	18	3
6	79	18	3
7	79	18	3
8	78	19	3
9	78	19	3
10	77	20	3
11	77	20	3
12	76	21	3
13	76	21	3
14	75	22	3
15	74	23	3
16	73	23	4
17	72	24	4
18	71	25	4
19	69	26	5
20	68	27	5
21	68	27	5
22	66	28	6
23	65	29	6
24	63	30	7
25	63	30	7
26	61	31	8
27	61	31	8
28	60	32	8
29	59	32	9
30	59	32	9
31	59	32	9

Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 54 min at the start of July to 16 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:31 AM to 4:19 AM, and sunset from 9:25 PM to 8:43 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	17.9	17.9	17.9	17.8	17.8	17.8	17.7	17.7	17.7	17.6	17.6	17.5	17.5	17.4	17.4	17.3	17.3	17.2	17.2	17.1	17.1	17.0	16.9	16.9	16.8	16.7	16.7	16.6	16.5	16.5	16.4
Sunrise (AM)	3:31	3:32	3:33	3:34	3:35	3:36	3:37	3:39	3:40	3:41	3:43	3:44	3:46	3:47	3:49	3:50	3:52	3:54	3:56	3:57	3:59	4:01	4:03	4:05	4:07	4:09	4:11	4:13	4:15	4:17	4:19
Sunset (PM)	9:25	9:25	9:24	9:24	9:23	9:22	9:21	9:20	9:19	9:18	9:17	9:16	9:15	9:14	9:12	9:11	9:09	9:08	9:06	9:04	9:03	9:01	8:59	8:57	8:55	8:53	8:51	8:49	8:47	8:45	8:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	17.9	3:31	9:25
2	17.9	3:32	9:25
3	17.9	3:33	9:24
4	17.8	3:34	9:24
5	17.8	3:35	9:23
6	17.8	3:36	9:22
7	17.7	3:37	9:21
8	17.7	3:39	9:20
9	17.7	3:40	9:19
10	17.6	3:41	9:18
11	17.6	3:43	9:17
12	17.5	3:44	9:16
13	17.5	3:46	9:15
14	17.4	3:47	9:14
15	17.4	3:49	9:12
16	17.3	3:50	9:11
17	17.3	3:52	9:09
18	17.2	3:54	9:08
19	17.2	3:56	9:06
20	17.1	3:57	9:04
21	17.1	3:59	9:03
22	17.0	4:01	9:01
23	16.9	4:03	8:59
24	16.9	4:05	8:57
25	16.8	4:07	8:55
26	16.7	4:09	8:53
27	16.7	4:11	8:51
28	16.6	4:13	8:49
29	16.5	4:15	8:47
30	16.5	4:17	8:45
31	16.4	4:19	8:43

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Arendal?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Arendal for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arendal in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Arendal sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Arendal in July

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	5	4	4	6	10	15	17	18	15	12	9	7
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	5	Bracing
Feb	4	Bracing
Mar	4	Bracing
Apr	6	Bracing
May	10	Bracing
Jun	15	Bracing
Jul	17	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	15	Cool
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	7	Bracing

UV index in Arendal in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arendal peaks around August 10 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	5	4	5	5	3	1	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Arendal?

Arendal sits at 58.5°N, 8.8°E, 19 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Grimstad, 17 km away.

Topography around Arendal

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Arendal.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arendal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 944 m.

The land around Arendal is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

112 m

trees 62%

16 km

289 m

trees 49%

80 km

944 m

trees 57%

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← June Arendal year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Grimstad 17 km · Kristiansand 57 km · Porsgrunn 91 km · Skien 96 km · Larvik 98 km · Sandefjord 112 km · Tønsberg 130 km · Hjørring 132 km

Norway travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 91% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $94,594; 2025
Happiness: 7.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 99%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 2.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 613
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Arendal (58.4615°, 8.7725°, elevation 19 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	12
2	21	12
3	21	12
4	21	13
5	21	13
6	21	13
7	21	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	13
11	21	13
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	22	13
21	22	13
22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	13
25	22	14
26	22	14
27	22	14
28	22	14
29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	34
17	34
18	33
19	32
20	32
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	32
26	32
27	32
28	32
29	33
30	33
31	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	16	2
2	82	16	2
3	80	17	3
4	80	17	3
5	79	18	3
6	79	18	3
7	79	18	3
8	78	19	3
9	78	19	3
10	77	20	3
11	77	20	3
12	76	21	3
13	76	21	3
14	75	22	3
15	74	23	3
16	73	23	4
17	72	24	4
18	71	25	4
19	69	26	5
20	68	27	5
21	68	27	5
22	66	28	6
23	65	29	6
24	63	30	7
25	63	30	7
26	61	31	8
27	61	31	8
28	60	32	8
29	59	32	9
30	59	32	9
31	59	32	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	12
2	21	12
3	21	12
4	21	13
5	21	13
6	21	13
7	21	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	13
11	21	13
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	22	13
21	22	13
22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	13
25	22	14
26	22	14
27	22	14
28	22	14
29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	34
17	34
18	33
19	32
20	32
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	32
26	32
27	32
28	32
29	33
30	33
31	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	16	2
2	82	16	2
3	80	17	3
4	80	17	3
5	79	18	3
6	79	18	3
7	79	18	3
8	78	19	3
9	78	19	3
10	77	20	3
11	77	20	3
12	76	21	3
13	76	21	3
14	75	22	3
15	74	23	3
16	73	23	4
17	72	24	4
18	71	25	4
19	69	26	5
20	68	27	5
21	68	27	5
22	66	28	6
23	65	29	6
24	63	30	7
25	63	30	7
26	61	31	8
27	61	31	8
28	60	32	8
29	59	32	9
30	59	32	9
31	59	32	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	12
2	21	12
3	21	12
4	21	13
5	21	13
6	21	13
7	21	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	13
11	21	13
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	22	13
21	22	13
22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	13
25	22	14
26	22	14
27	22	14
28	22	14
29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	34
17	34
18	33
19	32
20	32
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	32
26	32
27	32
28	32
29	33
30	33
31	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	16	2
2	82	16	2
3	80	17	3
4	80	17	3
5	79	18	3
6	79	18	3
7	79	18	3
8	78	19	3
9	78	19	3
10	77	20	3
11	77	20	3
12	76	21	3
13	76	21	3
14	75	22	3
15	74	23	3
16	73	23	4
17	72	24	4
18	71	25	4
19	69	26	5
20	68	27	5
21	68	27	5
22	66	28	6
23	65	29	6
24	63	30	7
25	63	30	7
26	61	31	8
27	61	31	8
28	60	32	8
29	59	32	9
30	59	32	9
31	59	32	9