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How many sunny days does Norway get in a year?

Sunshine hours by region, the sunniest areas and how often it rains.

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Short answer

Sunshine in Norway is measured in hours, and south-eastern Norway gets between 1,500 and 2,000 hours a year, while Western and Northern Norway get about 1,200–1,500. It is recorded at selected weather stations. Rain days show the contrast: in the 13 months to September 2026, Oslo Blindern had precipitation on 129 days and Bergen on 224.

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Why

  1. Store norske leksikon, in an article by a MET researcher, puts the area from Central Europe to south-eastern Norway at 1,500–2,000 sunshine hours a year.
  2. The same article gives west-facing coasts in north-western Europe, including Western Norway and Northern Norway, about 1,200–1,500 hours a year.
  3. Visit Norway says the warmest and most stable weather usually occurs on the south coast between Mandal and Oslo, and that few places in Norway have more hours of sun per year than Kristiansand.

Details

Climate statistics count hours of direct sunshine rather than sunny days: a sunshine recorder shows how many hours of sun each day had. In Northern Norway the midnight sun lasts from mid-May to the end of July, so in summer the sun can shine at any hour there.

Tip

For the best chance of sunshine on a summer trip, look at the south coast and south-eastern Norway, and use the Yr forecast to pick the clear days for viewpoints and boat trips.

What may differ

Sunshine varies from year to year and between nearby places, especially between the outer coast and the inner fjords, which Visit Norway describes as often much drier and sunnier.

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Information checked on 15 October 2026.

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