Stjørdalshalsen weather in August

In August, Stjørdalshalsen sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 115 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Stjørdalshalsen's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stjørdalshalsen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
115 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:22 AM – 8:19 PM
Cloud cover
75%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Stjørdalshalsen is town in Stjørdal Municipality, Norway.

Density
1,937/km²
people per km²
Founded
1997

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 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical August day in Stjørdalshalsen reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11911
21911
31911
41911
51911
61911
71911
81811
91810
101810
111810
121810
131810
141810
151810
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181710
191710
201710
21179
22179
23179
24179
25179
26169
27169
28169
29169
30169
31168

How August really feels in Stjørdalshalsen

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.

Stjørdalshalsen weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°11216.315.25.20.0
Feb / -6°9614.813.58.10.0
Mar / -4°10216.113.611.20.0
Apr / -0°7613.88.314.51.0
May12° / 8416.54.117.72.6
Jun15° / 11717.30.519.83.7
Jul18° / 10°10616.6018.94.8
Aug18° / 10°11516.3015.94.7
Sep13° / 11815.90.612.73.2
Oct / 10216.559.40.9
Nov / -2°9313.99.36.20.0
Dec / -4°1111613.44.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42476
52476
62377
72377
82377
92377
102377
112377
122278
132278
142377
152377
162377
172377
182377
192278
202278
212278
222278
232278
242278
252278
262179
272179
282179
292179
302179
312278

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Stjørdalshalsen gets around 115 mm of rain over 16.3 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 52% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
350
450
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651
751
851
951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1451
1551
1651
1751
1852
1952
2052
2152
2253
2353
2454
2554
2654
2754
2855
2955
3055
3155

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
182171
282171
383161
483161
584151
685141
785141
886131
988120
1089110
1189110
1290100
139190
149280
159280
169370
179370
189460
199460
209460
219460
229460
239550
249550
259550
269550
279550
289640
299640
309640
319640

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 192 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:37 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 9:07 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.53:379:07
217.43:409:04
317.33:439:01
417.23:468:58
517.13:498:55
617.03:528:52
716.93:558:49
816.83:588:45
916.74:018:42
1016.64:048:39
1116.54:078:36
1216.44:108:32
1316.34:138:29
1416.24:168:26
1516.14:198:22
1615.94:228:19
1715.84:258:15
1815.74:288:12
1915.64:318:09
2015.54:348:05
2115.44:378:02
2215.34:407:58
2315.24:437:55
2415.14:467:51
2515.04:497:48
2614.94:517:44
2714.84:547:41
2814.74:577:37
2914.65:007:34
3014.55:037:30
3114.35:067:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.06 kWh/m² to a high of 4.66 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Bright
34.0Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Stjørdalshalsen?

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 Stjørdalshalsen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Stjørdalshalsen in August

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

In August, Stjørdalshalsen sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Stjørdalshalsen in August

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 69 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°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
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Mar5Bracing
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Jun11Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Stjørdalshalsen 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 Stjørdalshalsen peaks around July 13 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 13UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stjørdalshalsen?

Stjørdalshalsen sits at 63.5°N, 10.9°E, 15 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Trondheim, 27 km away.

ÖstersundMoldeLillehammerAlesund

Topography around Stjørdalshalsen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stjørdalshalsen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 587 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,711 m.

The land around Stjørdalshalsen is covered by trees (31%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
242 m
16 km
587 m
80 km
1,711 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Trondheim 27 km · Levanger 36 km · Åre 107 km · Kristiansund 165 km · Östersund 188 km · Molde 206 km · Lillehammer 263 km · Alesund 265 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 Stjørdalshalsen (63.4681°, 10.9262°, 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).