Oslo is beautifully situated at the head of the Oslo Fjord surrounded by forested ridges, and as such it offers various opportunities like skiing and kayaking, make excursions to an island or ice skating to its visitors. Owing to the Gulf Stream bringing temperate water from the Gulf of Mexico, Oslo’s climate is milder that what its latitude would imply.
Oslo has a humid continental climate and daylight varies greatly, from more than 18 hours in midsummer, when it never gets completely dark at night, to around 6 hours in midwinter. The summers are mils and warm with average high temperatures of 20–22 °C (68–72 °F) and lows of around 12 °C (54 °F). On a summer’s day the small boats crowd the Oslo Fjord and the parks are full of picnickers. Temperatures exceed 25 °C (77 °F) quite often, and heat waves are common during the summer.
Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures between −7 °C (19 °F) up to −1 °C (30 °F). Snowfall can occur from November to April, but snow accumulation occurs mainly from January through March. Almost every winter, ice develops in the innermost parts of the Oslofjord, and during some winters the whole inner fjord freezes.
Annual precipitation is 763 millimetres with moderate rainfall throughout the year. Oslo is quite cloudy, receiving a diminutive average of 1,668 hours of bright sunshine annually. Here are the temperatures in Oslo during various seasons:
Winter (November–March):
Average temperatures:
0,7 to -4,3°C
Min. temperature: -15,3°C
Max. temperature: 13,2°C
Spring (April–May):
Average temperatures:
4,5 to 10,8°C
Min.temperature: -2,4°C
Max. temperature: 25,2°C
Summer (June–August):
Average temperatures:
15,2 to 16,4°C
Min. temperature: 6,1°C
Max. temperature: 30,5°C
Autumn (September–October):
Average temperatures:
6,3 to 10,8°C
Min. temperature: -0,2°C
Max. temperature: 22,5°C
