Kongsberg weather in August

In August, Kongsberg sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 112 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 36 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kongsberg's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kongsberg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:46 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Kongsberg is locality in Kongsberg municipality, Norway.

Density
1,295/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kongsberg reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Kongsberg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Kongsberg weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -8°7911.611.36.50.0
Feb-1° / -7°518.68.68.70.0
Mar / -5°598.77.911.30.1
Apr / -0°609.44.414.11.7
May14° / 8311.8116.74.0
Jun18° / 10412.9018.25.3
Jul20° / 11°11312.9017.65.8
Aug19° / 11°11213.8015.35.5
Sep14° / 10210.90.112.64.1
Oct / 9912.12.49.81.3
Nov / -2°9812.57.87.20.0
Dec-2° / -7°7511.29.25.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
53961
63862
73862
83862
93862
103862
113862
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kongsberg gets around 112 mm of rain over 13.8 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
543
644
744
843
943
1043
1143
1243
1342
1442
1543
1643
1743
1844
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2044
2145
2245
2345
2445
2544
2644
2744
2843
2943
3042
3141

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
169274
270273
371263
471263
572253
672253
773243
874233
975223
1075223
1176213
1277203
1378202
1479192
1579192
1680182
1781172
1881172
1982162
2083161
2184151
2285141
2385141
2486131
2587121
2688111
2789101
2889101
299190
309280
319370

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 36 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 156 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:10 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 8:44 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.64:108:44
216.54:138:42
316.44:158:40
416.34:178:37
516.34:208:35
616.24:228:32
716.14:248:30
816.04:278:27
915.94:298:24
1015.84:318:22
1115.84:348:19
1215.74:368:16
1315.64:398:14
1415.54:418:11
1515.44:438:08
1615.34:468:05
1715.24:488:02
1815.24:518:00
1915.14:537:57
2015.04:557:54
2114.94:587:51
2214.85:007:48
2314.75:037:45
2414.65:057:42
2514.55:077:39
2614.45:107:36
2714.45:127:33
2814.35:157:30
2914.25:177:27
3014.15:197:24
3114.05:227:21

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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64.4Bright
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84.3Bright
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154.0Bright
164.0Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kongsberg?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kongsberg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kongsberg in August

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

In August, Kongsberg sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Kongsberg in August

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 64 km away) 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°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Kongsberg in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Kongsberg peaks around July 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 20UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kongsberg?

Kongsberg sits at 59.7°N, 9.7°E, 161 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Drammen, 32 km away.

Topography around Kongsberg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kongsberg has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m around an average of 257 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 892 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,883 m.

The land around Kongsberg is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
431 m
16 km
892 m
80 km
1,883 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Drammen 32 km · Asker 48 km · Skien 51 km · Horten 55 km · Porsgrunn 59 km · Tønsberg 62 km · Moss 62 km · Oslo 67 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 Kongsberg (59.6686°, 9.6502°, elevation 161 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).