Nesttun weather in August

In August, Nesttun sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 192 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 42 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nesttun's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nesttun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
192 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
5:00 AM – 8:25 PM
Cloud cover
72%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Nesttun is urban area in Bergen, Norway.

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 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical August day in Nesttun reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 5°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, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11813
21813
31813
41813
51813
61813
71813
81813
91813
101813
111813
121813
131812
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211712
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271712
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291711
301611
311611

How August really feels in Nesttun

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.

Nesttun weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 21719.89.76.30.0
Feb / 18316.598.60.0
Mar / 17117.77.511.30.4
Apr10° / 12415.22.214.21.8
May13° / 11413.70.216.83.3
Jun16° / 10°11413.5018.44.3
Jul18° / 12°14615.8017.84.9
Aug18° / 12°19216.5015.44.7
Sep15° / 10°22917.6012.63.5
Oct11° / 24418.70.69.72.0
Nov / 23518.92.47.10.6
Dec / 23819.475.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32773
42773
52773
62872
72872
82773
92872
102872
112872
122872
132872
142872
152773
162872
172872
182872
192971
202971
213070
223070
233070
243070
253169
263169
273070
283070
292971
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nesttun gets around 192 mm of rain over 16.5 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 54% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
454
553
653
753
853
953
1052
1152
1252
1352
1452
1552
1652
1752
1852
1953
2053
2154
2254
2354
2455
2555
2655
2756
2856
2956
3056
3157

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
159347
259347
360337
461327
562317
663307
765296
865296
966286
1068275
1168275
1270264
1370264
1470264
1571254
1672253
1772253
1872253
1972253
2072253
2174242
2275232
2375232
2476222
2577212
2679201
2781181
2882171
2983161
3084151
3185141

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
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2012light breeze
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2813light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 42 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 162 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:23 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 9:06 PM to 7:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.74:239:06
216.64:269:03
316.54:289:01
416.54:318:58
516.44:338:56
616.34:358:53
716.24:388:50
816.14:408:48
916.04:438:45
1015.94:458:42
1115.94:488:39
1215.84:508:37
1315.74:538:34
1415.64:558:31
1515.54:588:28
1615.45:008:25
1715.35:038:22
1815.25:058:19
1915.15:088:17
2015.15:108:14
2115.05:138:11
2214.95:158:08
2314.85:178:05
2414.75:208:02
2514.65:227:58
2614.55:257:55
2714.45:277:52
2814.35:307:49
2914.25:327:46
3014.15:357:43
3114.05:377:40

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Nesttun?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nesttun for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nesttun in August

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

In August, Nesttun sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Nesttun in August

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 27 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in March near 5°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
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Nesttun in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Nesttun peaks around June 17 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nesttun?

Nesttun sits at 60.3°N, 5.4°E, 68 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Ytrebygda, 4.0 km away.

StavangerSolaSandnesTime

Topography around Nesttun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nesttun has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m around an average of 81 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 976 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,652 m.

The land around Nesttun is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and water (39%), trees (30%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
299 m
16 km
976 m
80 km
1,652 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Ytrebygda 4.0 km · Bergen 8.0 km · Haugesund 101 km · Flam 114 km · Stavanger 151 km · Sola 160 km · Sandnes 164 km · Time 177 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 Nesttun (60.3182°, 5.3532°, elevation 68 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).