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Norway in April

Around 6 °C with 76 mm of rain and 16.4 hours of sun a day.

April is a solid shoulder-season month in Norway. Around 6 °C with 76 mm of rain and 16.4 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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What the weather usually does

Norway · typical month

  • Day / night
    -1 – 6 °C
    Year range -7 – 18 °C
  • Rainfall
    76 mm
    Year range 76 – 144 mm
  • Sunshine
    16.4 hr / day
    Year range 0.0 – 16.4 hr / day
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What’s open · April

Things to do in Norway in April

Nothing in Norway shuts for the season, but 2 things below are weather-dependent in April.

Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.

21 regions · current month

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Safety · 6 governments

What the governments say about Norway

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise normal precautions
Highest level across 6 governments · Advisory last changed
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AU

Exercise normal precautions

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CA

Exercise normal precautions

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DE

Exercise normal precautions

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UK

Exercise normal precautions

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US

Exercise normal precautions

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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5

A decade of weather, in one page

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyNorway. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (-2.1), highest in July (17.7). Monthly means: -2.1, -0.8, 1.9, 6.0, 11.5, 16.0, 17.7, 16.3, 13.0, 6.9, 1.8, -0.7.
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)Average overnight low (°C)Typical lowTypical high
January-2.1-6.8-15.03.9
February-0.8-6.1-15.14.4
March1.9-4.4-11.46.8
April6.0-1.4-6.212.3
May11.53.5-2.219.1
June16.08.04.521.7
July17.710.16.323.9
August16.39.25.620.3
September13.06.82.217.4
October6.92.1-2.911.3
November1.8-2.3-9.48.0
December-0.7-5.0-12.64.3
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyNorway. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in April (76), highest in October (144). Monthly means: 131, 105, 103, 76, 82, 110, 129, 141, 143, 144, 123, 137.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January131
February105
March103
April76
May82
June110
July129
August141
September143
October144
November123
December137
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyNorway. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in January (0.0), highest in April (16.4). Monthly means: 0.0, 0.5, 10.0, 16.4, 9.9, 6.5, 6.2, 9.2, 11.4, 2.9, 0.0, 0.0.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January0.0
February0.5
March10.0
April16.4
May9.9
June6.5
July6.2
August9.2
September11.4
October2.9
November0.0
December0.0
Windkm/h
Wind · 12-month climatologyNorway. Average wind speed by month in km/h. Lowest in July (9.0), highest in January (11.6). Monthly means: 11.6, 11.1, 10.7, 9.8, 9.6, 9.7, 9.0, 9.5, 10.5, 11.0, 10.8, 11.0.
— average▬ typical range
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MonthAverage wind speed (km/h)Typical lowTypical high
January11.67.518.1
February11.17.016.4
March10.76.816.5
April9.86.315.3
May9.66.414.0
June9.76.514.1
July9.06.013.0
August9.56.314.4
September10.56.415.5
October11.06.916.6
November10.86.617.0
December11.07.316.5
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Around 2 °C with 103 mm of rain and 10.0 hours of sun a day.

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Around 11 °C with 82 mm of rain and 9.9 hours of sun a day.

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