Kristiansund weather in September

In September, Kristiansund sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 184 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Kristiansund's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kristiansund's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 184 mm; 17.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 6:05 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; 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.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical September day in Kristiansund reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C cooler than August and about 4°C warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	11
2	14	11
3	14	11
4	14	11
5	14	11
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	14	10
11	14	10
12	14	10
13	14	10
14	13	10
15	13	10
16	13	10
17	13	10
18	13	10
19	13	10
20	13	9
21	13	9
22	13	9
23	12	9
24	12	9
25	12	9
26	12	9
27	12	9
28	12	8
29	12	8
30	11	8

How September really feels in Kristiansund

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

September 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 September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -1°	171	18.2	12.1	5.4	0.0
Feb	3° / -1°	154	16.7	11.6	8.1	0.0
Mar	4° / 0°	148	17.4	10.5	11.2	0.0
Apr	7° / 3°	100	13.9	5.4	14.5	0.7
May	10° / 6°	96	15.1	1.7	17.6	1.9
Jun	12° / 9°	110	15.6	0	19.6	2.8
Jul	15° / 12°	104	15.3	0	18.7	3.8
Aug	15° / 12°	140	16.9	0	15.9	3.9
Sep	13° / 10°	184	17.3	0	12.7	3.0
Oct	9° / 6°	175	17.5	2.4	9.4	1.4
Nov	5° / 2°	156	16.7	6	6.3	0.1
Dec	3° / -0°	179	19	10.4	4.4	0.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	28	29	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	27	27	27	27	27	27
Cloudier (%)	72	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	72	71	71	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	73	73	73	73	73	73

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	27	73
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Kristiansund gets around 184 mm of rain over 17.3 wet days in September, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 59% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	61
4	61
5	60
6	60
7	60
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	59
16	59
17	59
18	59
19	58
20	58
21	58
22	57
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	56
28	56
29	56
30	56

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	94	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

Wind in September

Winds average 14 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 186 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:23 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 5:52 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	14.2	14.1	14.0	13.9	13.8	13.7	13.6	13.5	13.4	13.2	13.1	13.0	12.9	12.8	12.7	12.6	12.5	12.4	12.3	12.2	12.1	12.0	11.9	11.8	11.7	11.5	11.4	11.3	11.2	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:23	5:26	5:28	5:31	5:34	5:37	5:40	5:43	5:45	5:48	5:51	5:54	5:57	5:59	6:02	6:05	6:08	6:11	6:14	6:16	6:19	6:22	6:25	6:28	6:30	6:33	6:36	6:39	6:42	6:45
Sunset (PM)	7:35	7:31	7:28	7:24	7:21	7:17	7:14	7:10	7:07	7:03	6:59	6:56	6:52	6:49	6:45	6:42	6:38	6:35	6:31	6:27	6:24	6:20	6:17	6:13	6:10	6:06	6:03	5:59	5:56	5:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.2	5:23	7:35
2	14.1	5:26	7:31
3	14.0	5:28	7:28
4	13.9	5:31	7:24
5	13.8	5:34	7:21
6	13.7	5:37	7:17
7	13.6	5:40	7:14
8	13.5	5:43	7:10
9	13.4	5:45	7:07
10	13.2	5:48	7:03
11	13.1	5:51	6:59
12	13.0	5:54	6:56
13	12.9	5:57	6:52
14	12.8	5:59	6:49
15	12.7	6:02	6:45
16	12.6	6:05	6:42
17	12.5	6:08	6:38
18	12.4	6:11	6:35
19	12.3	6:14	6:31
20	12.2	6:16	6:27
21	12.1	6:19	6:24
22	12.0	6:22	6:20
23	11.9	6:25	6:17
24	11.8	6:28	6:13
25	11.7	6:30	6:10
26	11.5	6:33	6:06
27	11.4	6:36	6:03
28	11.3	6:39	5:59
29	11.2	6:42	5:56
30	11.1	6:45	5:52

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.18 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 — September's 2.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.7	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.6	Moderate
6	2.6	Moderate
7	2.5	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.4	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.3	Moderate
13	2.3	Moderate
14	2.2	Moderate
15	2.2	Moderate
16	2.1	Moderate
17	2.1	Moderate
18	2.1	Moderate
19	2.0	Moderate
20	2.0	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.8	Dim
25	1.8	Dim
26	1.8	Dim
27	1.7	Dim
28	1.7	Dim
29	1.6	Dim
30	1.6	Dim

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Kristiansund?

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

3.0

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kristiansund.

What to pack for Kristiansund in September

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

In September, Kristiansund sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 17 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Kristiansund in September

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in September — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	7	6	6	6	8	11	13	14	14	11	9	8
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	7	Bracing
Feb	6	Bracing
Mar	6	Bracing
Apr	6	Bracing
May	8	Bracing
Jun	11	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	14	Bracing
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	11	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	8	Bracing

UV index in Kristiansund in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 2. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	0	1	2	4	4	5	4	2	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	0	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	2	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	2	Low
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

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.

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

water 63%

16 km

610 m

water 68%

80 km

1,856 m

water 44%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← August Kristiansund year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	11
2	14	11
3	14	11
4	14	11
5	14	11
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	14	10
11	14	10
12	14	10
13	14	10
14	13	10
15	13	10
16	13	10
17	13	10
18	13	10
19	13	10
20	13	9
21	13	9
22	13	9
23	12	9
24	12	9
25	12	9
26	12	9
27	12	9
28	12	8
29	12	8
30	11	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	27	73
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	61
4	61
5	60
6	60
7	60
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	59
16	59
17	59
18	59
19	58
20	58
21	58
22	57
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	56
28	56
29	56
30	56

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	11
2	14	11
3	14	11
4	14	11
5	14	11
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	14	10
11	14	10
12	14	10
13	14	10
14	13	10
15	13	10
16	13	10
17	13	10
18	13	10
19	13	10
20	13	9
21	13	9
22	13	9
23	12	9
24	12	9
25	12	9
26	12	9
27	12	9
28	12	8
29	12	8
30	11	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	27	73
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	61
4	61
5	60
6	60
7	60
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	59
16	59
17	59
18	59
19	58
20	58
21	58
22	57
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	56
28	56
29	56
30	56

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	11
2	14	11
3	14	11
4	14	11
5	14	11
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	14	10
11	14	10
12	14	10
13	14	10
14	13	10
15	13	10
16	13	10
17	13	10
18	13	10
19	13	10
20	13	9
21	13	9
22	13	9
23	12	9
24	12	9
25	12	9
26	12	9
27	12	9
28	12	8
29	12	8
30	11	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	27	73
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	61
4	61
5	60
6	60
7	60
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	59
16	59
17	59
18	59
19	58
20	58
21	58
22	57
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	56
28	56
29	56
30	56

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0