Kongsberg weather in July

In July, Kongsberg sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 113 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 17.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 18 min at the start of July to 16 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kongsberg's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kongsberg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
17 h 42 min
3:37 AM – 9:17 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kongsberg reaches about 20°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 16°C and 25°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 Kongsberg

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.

Kongsberg weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33763
43763
53763
63862
73862
83862
93862
103862
113862
123763
133763
143763
153763
163763
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183862
193862
203862
213961
223961
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244060
254060
264060
274060
284060
294159
304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kongsberg gets around 113 mm of rain over 12.9 wet days in July, the wettest month. 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 (%)
145
245
345
445
545
645
745
844
944
1044
1144
1244
1343
1443
1543
1642
1742
1842
1941
2041
2141
2240
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2440
2540
2641
2741
2841
2942
3042
3143

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19091
29091
389101
489101
588111
687112
787112
886122
986122
1086122
1185132
1284142
1384142
1483152
1582162
1681172
1780182
1879192
1978202
2077212
2176222
2274233
2373243
2472253
2571263
2670273
2770273
2869283
2968284
3068284
3169274

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
177calm
187calm
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217calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 18 min at the start of July to 16 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:16 AM to 4:08 AM, and sunset from 9:33 PM to 8:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.33:169:33
218.33:179:32
318.23:189:32
418.23:199:31
518.23:219:30
618.13:229:29
718.13:239:29
818.13:249:27
918.03:269:26
1018.03:279:25
1117.93:299:24
1217.93:309:23
1317.83:329:21
1417.83:349:20
1517.73:359:18
1617.73:379:17
1717.63:399:15
1817.53:419:13
1917.53:439:12
2017.43:459:10
2117.43:479:08
2217.33:499:06
2317.23:519:04
2417.23:539:02
2517.13:559:00
2617.03:578:58
2716.93:598:56
2816.94:018:54
2916.84:048:51
3016.74:068:49
3116.64:088:47

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.14 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 — July's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kongsberg?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kongsberg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kongsberg in July

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

In July, Kongsberg sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kongsberg 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 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 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 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
July 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).