Arendal in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Arendal sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 257 mm of rain over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Arendal's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Arendal's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 20°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 12°C
- Rainfall
- 257 mm
- 33 wet days
- Avg wind
- 12 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.2
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Arendal in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C.
A typical summer day in Arendal reaches about 20°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Arendal
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer 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 the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| 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 Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Arendal gets around 257 mm of rain over 33 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 12 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 17 h 24 min in early June to 13 h 54 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.3 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Arendal?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Arendal for sightseeing.
What to pack for Arendal in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Arendal sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 33 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Arendal in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 16°C across summer — 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 Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 |
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.
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.