Kristiansund weather in July

In July, Kristiansund sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 104 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 18.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 19 h 42 min at the start of July to 17 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kristiansund's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kristiansund's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
18 h 48 min
3:10 AM – 9:59 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Kristiansund is town in Kristiansund Municipality in Norway.

Density
2,914/km²
people per km²
Founded
1742

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical July day in Kristiansund reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Kristiansund

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.

Kristiansund weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°17118.212.15.40.0
Feb / -1°15416.711.68.10.0
Mar / 14817.410.511.20.0
Apr / 10013.95.414.50.7
May10° / 9615.11.717.61.9
Jun12° / 11015.6019.62.8
Jul15° / 12°10415.3018.73.8
Aug15° / 12°14016.9015.93.9
Sep13° / 10°18417.3012.73.0
Oct / 17517.52.49.41.4
Nov / 15616.766.30.1
Dec / -0°1791910.44.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kristiansund gets around 104 mm of rain over 15.3 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 50% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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29730
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69550
79550
89550
99460
109460
119370
129370
139280
149190
1590100
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Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 19 h 42 min at the start of July to 17 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 132 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 2:42 AM to 3:50 AM, and sunset from 10:23 PM to 9:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
119.72:4210:23
219.72:4310:22
319.62:4410:21
419.62:4610:20
519.52:4810:19
619.52:4910:17
719.42:5110:16
819.42:5310:15
919.32:5510:13
1019.22:5710:11
1119.22:5910:09
1219.13:0110:08
1319.03:0310:06
1419.03:0510:04
1518.93:0810:01
1618.83:109:59
1718.73:139:57
1818.73:159:55
1918.63:189:52
2018.53:209:50
2118.43:239:47
2218.33:259:45
2318.23:289:42
2418.13:319:40
2518.13:339:37
2618.03:369:34
2717.93:399:32
2817.83:429:29
2917.73:459:26
3017.63:479:23
3117.53:509:20

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.08 kWh/m² to a high of 4.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kristiansund?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kristiansund.

What to pack for Kristiansund in July

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

In July, Kristiansund sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Kristiansund in July

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 14°C and coldest in March near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Kristiansund 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 Kristiansund peaks around July 12 at about 4 (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 12UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kristiansund?

Kristiansund sits at 63.1°N, 7.7°E, 1 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Molde, 50 km away.

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Topography around Kristiansund

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kristiansund has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,856 m.

The land around Kristiansund is covered by water (63%) within 3 km, water (68%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (44%), grassland (25%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
610 m
80 km
1,856 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Molde 50 km · Alesund 107 km · Trondheim 138 km · Stjørdalshalsen 165 km · Levanger 191 km · Flam 252 km · Lillehammer 264 km · Åre 270 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 Kristiansund (63.1105°, 7.7279°, elevation 1 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).