Best Time to Visit Oslo

The best time to visit Oslo is July, when the average temperature is about 16°C and rainfall is low for Oslo, at about 112 mm a month.

Oslo weather by month

The wettest month in Oslo is August with 125 mm of rain, and the warmest is July at an average 16°C. The coolest is January at -5°C.

MonthAverage temperatureRainfallVerdict
January-5°C / 22°F
80 mm
Cold
February-5°C / 23°F
62 mm
Cold
March-1°C / 30°F
57 mm
Cold
April5°C / 40°F
61 mm
Cool
May10°C / 50°F
93 mm
Cool
June14°C / 57°F
95 mm
Cool
July16°C / 61°F
112 mm
Best
August15°C / 59°F
125 mm
Rainy
September11°C / 51°F
96 mm
Cool
October5°C / 41°F
106 mm
Cool
November0°C / 32°F
98 mm
Cold
December-4°C / 24°F
81 mm
Cold

How we pick the best months

  • Best: an average temperature of 15–28°C and low rainfall for Oslo: under 150 mm, and no more than 118 mm, a quarter above Oslo's median month (never set below 60 mm).
  • If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
  • Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 118 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.

Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.

Where these numbers come from

Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Gardermoen (OSL) at 60.19, 11.10. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.

The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.