Sandefjord in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Sandefjord sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 277 mm of rain over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Sandefjord's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Sandefjord's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
19°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
13°C
Rainfall
277 mm
36 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
5.8
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Sandefjord in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C.

A typical summer day in Sandefjord reaches about 19°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Sandefjord

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sandefjord weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°8812.29.16.60.0
Feb / -3°619.27.48.80.0
Mar / -1°608.75.511.30.2
Apr / 568.61.914.12.0
May14° / 7010.10.516.64.2
Jun18° / 11°8811.60185.5
Jul20° / 14°9111.5017.46.1
Aug19° / 14°9913.1015.25.8
Sep15° / 10°10911.3012.64.5
Oct10° / 11813.10.99.82.1
Nov / 115144.27.40.3
Dec / -1°8712.76.760.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Sandefjord gets around 277 mm of rain over 36 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 12 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 36 min in early June to 13 h 54 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Sandefjord?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Sandefjord for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sandefjord in Summer

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

In summer, Sandefjord sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 36 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sandefjord in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 17°C across summer — 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 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°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Sandefjord in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Sandefjord peaks around July 17 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 17UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sandefjord?

Sandefjord sits at 59.1°N, 10.2°E, 11 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Larvik, 14 km away.

Topography around Sandefjord

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sandefjord has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,091 m.

The land around Sandefjord is covered by trees (39%), cropland (21%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
305 m
80 km
1,091 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Larvik 14 km · Tønsberg 19 km · Porsgrunn 32 km · Horten 35 km · Skien 36 km · Fredrikstad 42 km · Moss 42 km · Sarpsborg 54 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 Sandefjord (59.1312°, 10.2166°, elevation 11 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.