Rjukan monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Rjukan

Rjukan average temperature chart (Celsius) Rjukan average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Rjukan (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -6.8 -6.2 -3.3 0.8 7.2 12.4 13.3 12.6 7.7 3.3 -2.9 -5.2
°F 19.8 20.8 26.1 33.5 44.9 54.2 56 54.6 45.9 38 26.7 22.6

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Rjukan monthly rainfall chart (mm) Rjukan monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Rjukan (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 43 32 37 31 56 73 87 84 79 78 58 43
inches 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.2 2.2 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.1 2.3 1.7
Rainy days 17 13 15 12 13 15 16 15 15 16 16 16

Average annual rainfall in Rjukan: 769mm (302.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Rjukan

Rjukan average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Rjukan
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 1.1 2.3 3.9 6.1 7.7 9 8.5 7 4.8 3.4 2 1.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Rjukan average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Rjukan average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Rjukan (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -11.1 -10.9 -9.1 -5.4 -0.6 4.3 5.9 5.1 2 -1.1 -6.8 -9.9
Max °C -6.7 -6.1 -3.2 1 7.4 12.6 13.5 12.8 7.9 3.5 -2.9 -5.1
Min °F 12 12.4 15.7 22.3 31 39.7 42.6 41.1 35.5 30.1 19.9 14.2
Max °F 16 16.7 21 28 38.1 47.1 49.5 48 40.8 34.2 23.4 18.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Rjukan average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Rjukan average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Rjukan in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 5.5 4.4 4.4 6.2 9.9 13.7 16.2 17 15 12.3 9.7 7
°F 41.9 40 39.9 43.2 49.7 56.6 61.2 62.5 59 54.1 49.4 44.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Rjukan average winspeed by month (km/h) Rjukan average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Rjukan (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 22 19 20 19 17 17 17 16 19 20 22 23
mph 14 12 13 12 11 11 11 10 12 13 14 14

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Rjukan relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Rjukan
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
85% 84% 80% 76% 74% 74% 75% 77% 79% 81% 83% 84%

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Rjukan weather stats

Rjukan weather statistics
Hottest month: July 13.3°C 55.9°F
Driest month: April 31mm 1.2ins
Sunniest month: June 9hrs
Coldest month: January -6.8°C 19.8°F
Wettest month: July 87mm 3.4ins
Warmest sea: August 17°C 62.6°F
Map showing location of Rjukan (59.87891, 8.59411) Rjukan map pin © Google

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