Fredrikstad weather in July

In July, Fredrikstad sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 77 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 17.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 29% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 06 min at the start of July to 16 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Fredrikstad's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fredrikstad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
17 h 30 min
3:36 AM – 9:08 PM
Cloud cover
59%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Fredrikstad is settlement in Fredrikstad Municipality, Norway.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,466/km²
people per km²

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

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 Fredrikstad 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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Fredrikstad

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Fredrikstad weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6510.76.36.60.0
Feb / -3°508.55.98.80.0
Mar / -1°458.14.211.30.4
Apr11° / 478.51.214.12.6
May16° / 6110.30.216.64.8
Jun19° / 11°7811.2018.15.9
Jul21° / 13°7711.6017.56.3
Aug20° / 13°8612.4015.26.0
Sep16° / 8110.5012.65.0
Oct11° / 8711.60.69.82.4
Nov / 81122.27.30.4
Dec / -2°7011.44.55.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
55050
65050
75050
85149
95149
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134951
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Fredrikstad gets around 77 mm of rain over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
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340
439
539
639
739
838
938
1038
1138
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2136
2236
2336
2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3038
3138

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177203
275214
375214
474224
573234
672244
771254
870255
969265
1068275
1167285
1267285
1366295
1465296
1564306
1663316
1762326
1861327
1960337
2058348
2157358
2255369
2354379
24523810
25513910
26494011
27484111
28474111
29474211
30474211
31464311

Wind in July

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

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
512light breeze
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712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 06 min at the start of July to 16 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:16 AM to 4:06 AM, and sunset from 9:24 PM to 8:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.13:169:24
218.13:179:23
318.13:189:22
418.13:199:22
518.03:209:21
618.03:219:20
718.03:229:19
817.93:239:18
917.93:259:17
1017.83:269:16
1117.83:289:15
1217.73:299:14
1317.73:319:12
1417.63:329:11
1517.63:349:09
1617.53:369:08
1717.53:389:06
1817.43:399:05
1917.43:419:03
2017.33:439:01
2117.23:459:00
2217.23:478:58
2317.13:498:56
2417.03:518:54
2517.03:538:52
2616.93:558:50
2716.83:578:48
2816.83:598:46
2916.74:028:43
3016.64:048:41
3116.54:068:39

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Fredrikstad?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Fredrikstad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fredrikstad in July

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

In July, Fredrikstad sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Fredrikstad in July

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 3°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Fredrikstad 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 Fredrikstad peaks around June 23 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 23UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Fredrikstad?

Fredrikstad sits at 59.2°N, 10.9°E, 6 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Sarpsborg, 13 km away.

Topography around Fredrikstad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fredrikstad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 863 m.

The land around Fredrikstad is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (37%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
113 m
16 km
151 m
80 km
863 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Sarpsborg 13 km · Halden 28 km · Moss 29 km · Tønsberg 30 km · Horten 34 km · Sandefjord 42 km · Larvik 54 km · Drammen 71 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
Church of Norway 68%other Christian 4%Muslim 3%Roman Catholic 3%

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 Fredrikstad (59.2181°, 10.9298°, elevation 6 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).