Stavanger weather in August

In August, Stavanger sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 169 mm of rain across 16.9 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. 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 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Stavanger's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stavanger's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
16.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
5:04 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Stavanger is city in Stavanger Municipality, Norway.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,673/km²
people per km²
Founded
1125

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical August day in Stavanger reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°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)
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How August really feels in Stavanger

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.

Stavanger 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 / 19518.57.56.70.0
Feb / 15616.27.48.80.0
Mar / 13316.35.511.40.2
Apr / 9414.31.614.11.4
May12° / 9313.40.116.52.9
Jun15° / 10°10214.30183.8
Jul17° / 13°12215.3017.44.6
Aug17° / 13°16916.9015.24.6
Sep15° / 11°20117.1012.63.6
Oct11° / 22218.50.19.92.1
Nov / 21018.51.57.40.8
Dec / 20919.14.760.1

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 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
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113466
123466
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313664

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Stavanger gets around 169 mm of rain over 16.9 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 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
454
554
654
754
854
954
1054
1154
1254
1354
1454
1554
1654
1754
1854
1954
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2155
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2755
2855
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3056
3156

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 (%)
160337
260337
361327
462317
563307
664297
765287
866277
966277
1068266
1168266
1269265
1369265
1470255
1571254
1670264
1770264
1871263
1971263
2072262
2172262
2273252
2375241
2475241
2577221
2678211
2779201
2880191
2981181
3083161
3184151

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:30 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 8:56 PM to 7:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:308:56
216.44:338:54
316.34:358:51
416.24:378:49
516.14:398:46
616.04:418:44
716.04:448:42
815.94:468:39
915.84:488:36
1015.74:518:34
1115.64:538:31
1215.64:558:29
1315.54:578:26
1415.45:008:23
1515.35:028:21
1615.25:048:18
1715.15:078:15
1815.15:098:13
1915.05:118:10
2014.95:148:07
2114.85:168:04
2214.75:188:01
2314.65:217:58
2414.55:237:56
2514.55:257:53
2614.45:277:50
2714.35:307:47
2814.25:327:44
2914.15:347:41
3014.05:377:38
3113.95:397:35

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.7Moderate
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 Stavanger?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a reasonable time to visit Stavanger for sightseeing.

What to pack for Stavanger in August

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

In August, Stavanger sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Stavanger 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 18 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
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Stavanger in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Stavanger peaks around June 16 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 16UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stavanger?

Stavanger sits at 59.0°N, 5.7°E, 15 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Sola, 10 km away.

YtrebygdaNesttunBergen

Topography around Stavanger

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stavanger has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 432 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,381 m.

The land around Stavanger is covered by water (36%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, water (54%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (43%), grassland (29%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
432 m
80 km
1,381 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Sola 10 km · Sandnes 13 km · Time 26 km · Haugesund 56 km · Ytrebygda 151 km · Nesttun 151 km · Bergen 160 km · Kristiansand 160 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 Stavanger (58.9701°, 5.7333°, elevation 15 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).