Grimstad weather in June

In June, Grimstad sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 75 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 17.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 24 min at the start of June to 17 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Grimstad's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Grimstad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
17 h 54 min
3:29 AM – 9:23 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Grimstad is settlement in Grimstad Municipality, Norway.

Density
2,552/km²
people per km²
Founded
1816

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical June day in Grimstad reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 4°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Grimstad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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

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

Grimstad weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°10714.47.66.80.0
Feb / -1°7911.478.90.0
Mar / 7110.14.811.40.4
Apr10° / 589.91.3142.1
May14° / 6310016.44.2
Jun18° / 11°759.5017.85.8
Jul20° / 14°729.7017.26.4
Aug20° / 14°10112015.16.0
Sep16° / 11°10512.4012.54.6
Oct11° / 11914.10.39.92.5
Nov / 11514.82.47.50.8
Dec / 104144.26.20.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25248
35248
45248
55248
65248
75248
85248
95149
105149
115050
124951
134852
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Grimstad gets around 75 mm of rain over 9.5 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
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330
430
530
629
729
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39730
49730
59730
69730
79730
89730
99730
109730
119640
129640
139640
149550
159550
169460
179370
189370
199280
209190
2190100
2289110
2387121
2486131
2585141
2684151
2783161
2882171
2980182
3080182

Wind in June

Winds average 16 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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515light breeze
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916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 30 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:41 AM to 3:32 AM, and sunset from 9:05 PM to 9:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.43:419:05
217.53:409:07
317.53:389:09
417.53:379:10
517.63:369:11
617.63:359:13
717.73:349:14
817.73:339:15
917.73:329:16
1017.83:329:18
1117.83:319:19
1217.83:309:20
1317.83:309:21
1417.93:299:21
1517.93:299:22
1617.93:299:23
1717.93:289:24
1817.93:289:24
1917.93:289:25
2017.93:289:25
2118.03:289:26
2218.03:289:26
2318.03:299:26
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2617.93:309:26
2717.93:309:26
2817.93:319:26
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3017.93:329:25

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.12 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 6.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
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306.1Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Grimstad?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Grimstad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Grimstad in June

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

In June, Grimstad sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Grimstad in June

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in June — 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.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan5Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Grimstad in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Grimstad 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowAug 10UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Grimstad?

Grimstad sits at 58.3°N, 8.6°E, 9 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Arendal, 17 km away.

Topography around Grimstad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Grimstad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 930 m.

The land around Grimstad is covered by trees (39%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
340 m
80 km
930 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Arendal 17 km · Kristiansand 41 km · Porsgrunn 108 km · Skien 113 km · Larvik 115 km · Hjørring 127 km · Sandefjord 128 km · Skagen 136 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 Grimstad (58.3405°, 8.5934°, elevation 9 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).