Stavanger
City in Norway: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Stavanger Sentrum-Airphoto-modf: Original by en:User:Godztian, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Stavanger is a city in Norway, in Rogaland. About 151,669 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Norway in our atlas.
It lies at 58.97° N, 5.73° E, about 15 m (49 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Oslo time zone. At this high latitude, summer days are very long and winter days very short.
Location
Red dot: Stavanger. Green dots: other major cities of Norway. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Stavanger has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 17°C (63°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 0°C (32°F). Around 1,785 mm (70 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3137115 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q26772333 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Stavanger Sentrum-Airphoto-modf: Original by en:User:Godztian, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)