Best year time to visit Skien

General weather information about Skien

Average annual temperature is 7 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 30.2 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -15.3 °C

Number of sunny days: 150

Number of rainy days: 163

Number of snow days: 52

Average annual precipitation: 1154 mm

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* Weather data for Skien Norway is based on climate observations for 2023 year

Skien air temperature forecast for each month

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C) 6.5 9.1 10.5 18.9 23.2 30.2 25.8 23.5 25.6 17 6.2 9.9
Average daytime temperature (°C) 1 4.4 3.6 10.8 16.7 23.6 19.9 19.8 18.5 9.3 2 -1.5
Average temperature (°C) -1.3 0.3 -0.7 5.8 11.3 18.1 16.1 16.1 14.8 6.6 0.3 -3.8
Average night temperature (°C) -4.1 -3.2 -5.3 1.4 5.6 12.1 12.3 12.6 11.4 4.1 -1.5 -6.1
Absolute minimum temperature (°C) -15.3 -9.1 -13.4 -4 0.3 7 10 10.6 7.7 -0.3 -8.2 -12.1

Skien monthly weather indicators

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daylight maximum duration (h) 8 10.4 13.2 15.8 18 18.6 18.5 16.7 14.1 11.5 8.8 6.7
Daylight mean duration (h) 7 9.3 11.8 14.5 17 18.4 17.7 15.5 12.9 10.2 7.7 6.3
Daylight minimum duration (h) 6.3 8.1 10.5 13.3 15.8 18.1 16.8 14.2 11.6 8.9 6.7 6.1
Sunshine mean duration (h) 3.3 6.4 7.4 9.5 12.4 13.9 12.3 9.9 7.8 7.3 3.5 2.3
Precipitation (mm) 190 52 90 110 43 46 122 162 108 50 106 75
Sunny days 9 15 14 15 19 19 4 7 11 16 12 9
Rainy days 12 7 8 13 12 11 27 24 19 11 11 8
Snow days 10 6 9 2 4 7 14

Skien - weather forecast by months

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Best time to visit Skien:

The best time to visit Skien during the most sunny months:

  • May — 12.4(h)
  • June — 13.9(h)
  • July — 12.3(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Skien:

  • May — 17(h)
  • June — 18.4(h)
  • July — 17.7(h)
  • August — 15.5(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Skien is at

  • January — 190(mm)
  • July — 122(mm)
  • August — 162(mm)

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