About Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country comprising the western and northernmost parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe, the remote Arctic island Jan Mayen and the archipelago Svalbard. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of approximately 5.6 million, and a total area of 385,207 square kilometres (148,729 sq mi). Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the Barents Sea.
Climate in Oslo
Warmest June, coolest February, driest April, sunniest May.
Monthly climate normals for Oslo, 2020| Month | High | Low | Rainfall | Sunshine |
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| January | 4.5°C | 0.3°C | 74mm | 94h |
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| February | 4.3°C | -1.2°C | 76mm | 144h |
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| March | 5.6°C | -0.5°C | 61mm | 238h |
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| April | 11.1°C | 2.1°C | 29mm | 309h |
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| May | 14.3°C | 4.6°C | 48mm | 417h |
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| June | 22.9°C | 13°C | 108mm | 395h |
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| July | 17.9°C | 11°C | 112mm | 359h |
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| August | 21.1°C | 12.7°C | 45mm | 363h |
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| September | 16.5°C | 9°C | 77mm | 249h |
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| October | 10.2°C | 5.8°C | 182mm | 142h |
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| November | 7.1°C | 3.1°C | 85mm | 81h |
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| December | 2.9°C | 0.2°C | 186mm | 23h |
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Avg. high/low, °C (left axis) Rainfall, mm (bar maxes out at 250mm/month)
Daily normals for 2020. Hover a month for exact figures.
Travel guide
Norway is a land of great fjords, great valleys, wide forests and gorgeous lakes. It also hosts lively cities such as Oslo and Bergen. Norway is the westernmost, northernmost and, surprisingly, the easternmost of the Scandinavian countries – among the Nordic countries only Finland stretches slightly further east. See the midnight sun, watch the Northern Lights, live its rich cultural heritage and eye its distinctive architecture, all the while being tucked within some of the most beautiful landscapes on Earth.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Bryggen
- Hjemmeluft, Bergbukten 1
- Hjemmeluft, Bergbukten 2
- Hjemmeluft, Bergbukten 4B
- Hjemmeluft, Ole Pedersen 11A
- Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site
- Rock carvings at Alta
- Røros Mining Town and the Circumference
- Struve Geodetic Arc
- Urnes Stave Church
Upcoming public holidays
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