Oslo Weather in August
Oslo in August
The short of it: Oslo in August averages a high of 21 °C (71 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 12° · rain 90 mm · daylight 15 h 36 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & April
August in Oslo brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 12°, with about 90 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 21°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 90 mm.
The sun is up for about 15 h 36 min in mid-August, 147 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and April.
Against its neighbours, Oslo runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Ensjø, 2 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
August in Oslo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 11 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EnsjøOslo | 2 km E | 21° | 12° | 91 mm |
| LysakerAkershus | 6 km W | 21° | 12° | 91 mm |
| NesoddtangenAkershus | 7 km SW | 20° | 12° | 88 mm |
| BillingstadAkershus | 15 km WSW | 20° | 12° | 97 mm |
| StrømmenAkershus | 15 km ENE | 20° | 11° | 101 mm |
| GreverudAkershus | 16 km SSE | 20° | 12° | 90 mm |
| SkuiAkershus | 17 km W | 19° | 11° | 97 mm |
| RotnesAkershus | 17 km NNE | 19° | 11° | 110 mm |