Skien monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Skien average temperature chart (Celsius) Skien average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Skien (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -3.1 -2.3 2.4 7 13.6 18.4 19.3 18.3 13.2 8.4 2.4 -1
°F 26.4 27.9 36.3 44.6 56.5 65.2 66.8 65 55.8 47.2 36.4 30.1

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.

Skien monthly rainfall chart (mm) Skien monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Skien (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 72 54 64 51 73 72 84 107 115 129 108 74
inches 2.8 2.1 2.5 2 2.9 2.8 3.3 4.2 4.5 5.1 4.3 2.9
Rainy days 18 14 15 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 18 16

Average annual rainfall in Skien: 1070.633mm (421.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Skien average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Skien
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 1 2.2 3.8 5.9 7.7 9.4 8.7 7.2 4.9 3.3 1.9 1

Day / night temperatures

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

Skien average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Skien average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Skien (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -7.8 -7.9 -4.4 -0.2 5.2 9.8 11.5 10.1 6.8 3.1 -2.2 -6.5
Max °C -3 -2.2 2.6 7.2 13.8 18.7 19.5 18.6 13.4 8.6 2.6 -0.9
Min °F 18 17.9 24.2 31.6 41.4 49.6 52.7 50.1 44.2 37.5 28.1 20.3
Max °F 22.3 23 30.4 38.3 49.1 57.6 59.9 57.7 50.2 42.4 32.4 25.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Skien average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Skien average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Skien in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 5 3.9 3.9 6.1 10.2 14.2 16.8 17.4 15.1 12.2 9.4 6.6
°F 40.9 39 39.1 43 50.3 57.6 62.2 63.2 59.2 53.9 48.9 43.8

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Skien average winspeed by month (km/h) Skien average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Skien (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 19 17 18 18 16 17 17 16 19 19 19 21
mph 12 11 11 11 10 10 11 10 12 12 12 13

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.

Skien relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Skien
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
86% 83% 78% 73% 72% 72% 74% 76% 79% 81% 83% 84%

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Skien weather stats

Skien weather statistics
Hottest month: July 19.3°C 66.7°F
Driest month: April 51mm 2ins
Sunniest month: June 9.4hrs
Coldest month: January -3.1°C 26.4°F
Wettest month: October 129mm 5.1ins
Warmest sea: August 17.4°C 63.3°F
Map showing location of Skien (59.20962, 9.60897) Skien map pin © Google

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