Stavanger Weather in August
Stavanger in August
The short of it: Stavanger in August averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 138 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 12° · rain 138 mm · daylight 15 h 27 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
August in Stavanger brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 12°, with about 138 mm of rain over the month. No month in Stavanger runs warmer: highs about 19°. Wet spells are common — about 138 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 27 min in mid-August, 139 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Stavanger runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Hommersåk, 8 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
August in Stavanger, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 35 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HommersåkRogaland | 8 km SE | 19° | 12° | 144 mm |
| TanangerRogaland | 10 km WSW | 19° | 12° | 132 mm |
| SolaRogaland | 10 km SSW | 19° | 12° | 132 mm |
| SandnesRogaland | 13 km S | 19° | 12° | 134 mm |
| VikevågRogaland | 14 km N | 19° | 12° | 151 mm |
| StrandRogaland | 14 km NE | 19° | 12° | 156 mm |
| TauRogaland | 15 km NE | 19° | 12° | 156 mm |
| JørpelandRogaland | 19 km ENE | 19° | 12° | 174 mm |