Oslo
Norway
59.95 ° N
10.72 ° E
318 ft
Cool temperate moist forest
Dfb Mild continental humid climate
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DClo Temperate continental climate with mild summer with cold winter
Traditional Koppen classification: Dfb (Mild continental humid climate)

Official definition:
  • D – temperature of the warmest month is higher than or equal to 10 °C and temperature of the coldest month is less than or equal to -3 °C.
  • f – precipitation is relatively evenly distributed throughout the year.
  • b - temperature of each of the four warmest months is higher than 10°C, but the temperature of the warmest month is less than 22 °C

In general it can be said that the D climate type can only be found in the Northern Hemisphere, northwards from the C climate zones, closer to the North Pole. The average temperature during the warmest month is higher than or equal to 10 °C, but in the winter the coldest month has an average value of less than -3 °C. In the winter it often snows and it tends to be quite windy and cold due to the polar and Arctic air masses.

Just like the Dfa type, precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year. In comparison to the Dfa however, summer is slightly colder and the warmest month does not have average temperature above 22 °C. The highest summer temperatures are still usually between 30 and 35 °C, in the winter it drops to -10 to -35 °C.

Precipitation is higher in the summer, but the difference is not very large. Most of the precipitation in the summer occurs during thunderstorms and so quite often there are longer dry periods between them.

This Dfb category includes for example parts of Northern U.S. (for example Buffalo or Calgary), Southern part of Canada (for example Ottawa), Southern part of Russia (for example Vladivostok), Western part of Central Europe or Southern part of Scandinavia (for example Helsinki).


Modern Trewartha classification: DClo (Temperate continental climate with mild summer with cold winter)

In the Trewartha classification, the category D is like in the Koppen classification, assigned to regions in the temperate zone. The criterion for this type of climate is four to seven months with average temperature of more than 10 °C. In general it is further subdivided into two subtypes: oceanic and continental. These differ in their average temperature of the coldest month.

Temperate climate is characterized by four distinct seasons and there are substantial differences between the temperatures in the summer and in the winter, but the absolute values are not so extreme and the change is gradual.

The continental subtype is typical for regions located more inland and this also means the temperature variation is larger than that in case of the oceanic subtype. The coldest month has an average temperature of less than 0 °C. Summers are usually warmer, while winters colder with snow being quite common.

Continental D climate type can be found for example in parts of Northeast U.S., Central and Eastern Europe and usually these areas are quite densely inhabited.

  • mild summer: warmest month with average temperature between 10 and 18 °C
  • cold winter: coldest month with average temperature between -10 and 0 °C

Summary

42 °F
37 / 50

30.0 in
160 days

73 %

4 h 28 min/day


Temperature
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Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Min Temperature(°F) 19.019.025.034.043.050.055.054.046.037.030.025.0 37.0
Avg Temperature(°F) 24.025.032.040.051.059.062.059.051.043.033.026.0 42.0
Max Temperature (°F) 28.030.039.050.061.068.072.070.061.048.037.032.0 50.0
Range 9.011.014.016.018.018.017.016.015.011.07.07.0 13.0


Max month Min month Annual range
Min Temperature Jul Jan, Feb 36.0°F
Avg Temperature Jul Jan 38.0°F
Max Temperature Jul Jan 44.0°F
Temperature range May, Jun Nov, Dec 53.0°F
Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Min Temperature(°F)
Avg Temperature(°F)
Max Temperature(°F)


Mar, Apr, May

Jun, Jul, Aug

Sep, Oct, Nov

Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range
Min Temperature 43.0 25.0 34.00 18.0 55.0 50.0 53.00 5.0 46.0 30.0 37.67 16.0 25.0 19.0 21.00 6.0
Avg Temperature 51.0 32.0 41.00 19.0 62.0 59.0 60.00 3.0 51.0 33.0 42.33 18.0 26.0 24.0 25.00 2.0
Max Temperature 61.0 39.0 50.00 22.0 72.0 68.0 70.00 4.0 61.0 37.0 48.67 24.0 32.0 28.0 30.00 4.0

Temperature
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Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Avg Temperature (°F) 24.025.032.040.051.059.062.059.051.043.033.026.0 42.0


Max month Min month Annual range
Avg Temperature Jul Jan 38.0°F
Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Avg Temperature (°F)


Mar, Apr, May

Jun, Jul, Aug

Sep, Oct, Nov

Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range
Avg Temperature 51.0 32.0 41.00 19.0 62.0 59.0 60.00 3.0 51.0 33.0 42.33 18.0 26.0 24.0 25.00 2.0


Humidity
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Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Avg Humidity (%) 81.078.072.065.064.065.067.072.076.080.080.081.0 42.0


Max month Min month Annual range
Avg Humidity Jan, Dec May 17.0%
Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Avg Humidity (%)


Mar, Apr, May

Jun, Jul, Aug

Sep, Oct, Nov

Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range
Avg Humidity 72.0 64.0 67.00 8.0 72.0 65.0 68.00 7.0 80.0 76.0 78.67 4.0 81.0 78.0 80.00 3.0


Precipitation
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Month Monthly average Annual total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Average monthly precipitation (in) 1.91.41.91.62.12.63.23.53.53.32.92.2 2.5 30.0
Wetdays 15129111013151414141617 13 160
Wetdays ratio (%) 48.4
15,16
42.9
12,16
29.0
9,22
36.7
11,19
32.3
10,21
43.3
13,17
48.4
15,16
45.2
14,17
46.7
14,16
45.2
14,17
53.3
16,14
54.8
17,14
43.8
43.8356,56.1644


Max month Min month Max Season Min Season Annual range
Average monthly precipitation Sep Feb Autumn Winter 2.1in
Wetdays Dec Mar Autumn Spring 8
Month
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Average monthly precipitation (in)
Wetdays / month


Mar, Apr, May

Jun, Jul, Aug

Sep, Oct, Nov

Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Range Total Max Min Range Total Max Min Range Total Max Min Range Total
Average monthly precipitation (in) 2.1 1.6 0.5 5.6 3.5 2.6 0.9 9.3 3.5 2.9 0.7 9.7 2.2 1.4 0.8 5.5
Wetdays 11 9 2 30 15 13 2 42 43 14 29 90 17 12 5 44

Precipitation
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Month Monthly average Annual total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Average monthly precipitation (in) 1.91.41.91.62.12.63.23.53.53.32.92.2 2.5 30.0


Max month Min month Max Season Min Season Annual range
Average monthly precipitation Sep Feb Autumn Winter 2.1in
Month
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Average monthly precipitation (in)


Mar, Apr, May

Jun, Jul, Aug

Sep, Oct, Nov

Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Range Total Max Min Range Total Max Min Range Total Max Min Range Total
Average monthly precipitation (in) 2.1 1.6 0.5 5.6 3.5 2.6 0.9 9.3 3.5 2.9 0.7 9.7 2.2 1.4 0.8 5.5


Sunlight / Day length
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Max day length Min day length Sunlight/Day length
Jan 87 min
1 h 27 min
409 min
6 h 49 min
409,1031
472 min
7 h 52 min
(31.1.)
472,968
361 min
6 h 1 min
(1.1.)
361,1079
21.3 %
87,322
Feb 176 min
2 h 56 min
550 min
9 h 10 min
550,890
625 min
10 h 25 min
(29.2.)
625,815
477 min
7 h 57 min
(1.2.)
477,963
32.0 %
176,374
Mar 294 min
4 h 54 min
712 min
11 h 52 min
712,728
794 min
13 h 14 min
(31.3.)
794,646
630 min
10 h 30 min
(1.3.)
630,810
41.3 %
294,418
Apr 364 min
6 h 4 min
878 min
14 h 38 min
878,562
955 min
15 h 55 min
(30.4.)
955,485
799 min
13 h 19 min
(1.4.)
799,641
41.5 %
364,514
May 450 min
7 h 30 min
1031 min
17 h 11 min
1031,409
1093 min
18 h 13 min
(31.5.)
1093,347
960 min
16 h 0 min
(1.5.)
960,480
43.6 %
450,581
Jun 488 min
8 h 8 min
1120 min
18 h 40 min
1120,320
1129 min
18 h 49 min
(20.6.)
1129,311
1097 min
18 h 17 min
(1.6.)
1097,343
43.6 %
488,632
Jul 423 min
7 h 3 min
1072 min
17 h 52 min
1072,368
1119 min
18 h 39 min
(1.7.)
1119,321
1011 min
16 h 51 min
(31.7.)
1011,429
39.5 %
423,649
Aug 354 min
5 h 54 min
930 min
15 h 30 min
930,510
1006 min
16 h 46 min
(1.8.)
1006,434
851 min
14 h 11 min
(31.8.)
851,589
38.1 %
354,576
Sep 276 min
4 h 36 min
768 min
12 h 48 min
768,672
846 min
14 h 6 min
(1.9.)
846,594
690 min
11 h 30 min
(30.9.)
690,750
35.9 %
276,492
Oct 168 min
2 h 48 min
604 min
10 h 4 min
604,836
684 min
11 h 24 min
(1.10.)
684,756
524 min
8 h 44 min
(31.10.)
524,916
27.8 %
168,436
Nov 82 min
1 h 22 min
450 min
7 h 30 min
450,990
519 min
8 h 39 min
(1.11.)
519,921
389 min
6 h 29 min
(30.11.)
389,1051
18.2 %
82,368
Dec 48 min
0 h 48 min
361 min
6 h 1 min
361,1079
386 min
6 h 26 min
(1.12.)
386,1054
352 min
5 h 52 min
(21.12.)
352,1088
13.3 %
48,313
Year 290 min
4 h 50 min
741 min
12 h 21 min
741,699
1129 min
18 h 49 min
(19. 6.)
1129,311
352 min
5 h 52 min
(20. 12.)
352,1088
39.1 %
290,451



Mar, Apr, May

Jun, Jul, Aug

Sep, Oct, Nov

Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Average Sunlight/day Max Min Average Sunlight/day Max Min Average Sunlight/day Max Min Average Sunlight/day
(min/day) 450 294 369 42.3%
369,504
488 354 422 40.6%
422,618
276 82 175 28.9%
175,432
176 48 104 23.7%
104,334
Day length 1093 630 874 1129 851 1040 846 389 607 625 352 437

Day length
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Max day length Min day length
Jan 409 min
6 h 49 min
409,1031
472 min
7 h 52 min
(Array.1.)
472,968
361 min
6 h 1 min
(1.1.)
361,1079
Feb 550 min
9 h 10 min
550,890
625 min
10 h 25 min
(Array.2.)
625,815
477 min
7 h 57 min
(1.2.)
477,963
Mar 712 min
11 h 52 min
712,728
794 min
13 h 14 min
(Array.3.)
794,646
630 min
10 h 30 min
(1.3.)
630,810
Apr 878 min
14 h 38 min
878,562
955 min
15 h 55 min
(Array.4.)
955,485
799 min
13 h 19 min
(1.4.)
799,641
May 1031 min
17 h 11 min
1031,409
1093 min
18 h 13 min
(Array.5.)
1093,347
960 min
16 h 0 min
(1.5.)
960,480
Jun 1120 min
18 h 40 min
1120,320
1129 min
18 h 49 min
(Array.6.)
1129,311
1097 min
18 h 17 min
(1.6.)
1097,343
Jul 1072 min
17 h 52 min
1072,368
1119 min
18 h 39 min
(Array.7.)
1119,321
1011 min
16 h 51 min
(31.7.)
1011,429
Aug 930 min
15 h 30 min
930,510
1006 min
16 h 46 min
(Array.8.)
1006,434
851 min
14 h 11 min
(31.8.)
851,589
Sep 768 min
12 h 48 min
768,672
846 min
14 h 6 min
(Array.9.)
846,594
690 min
11 h 30 min
(30.9.)
690,750
Oct 604 min
10 h 4 min
604,836
684 min
11 h 24 min
(Array.10.)
684,756
524 min
8 h 44 min
(31.10.)
524,916
Nov 450 min
7 h 30 min
450,990
519 min
8 h 39 min
(Array.11.)
519,921
389 min
6 h 29 min
(30.11.)
389,1051
Dec 361 min
6 h 1 min
361,1079
386 min
6 h 26 min
(Array.12.)
386,1054
352 min
5 h 52 min
(21.12.)
352,1088
Year 741 min
12 h 21 min
741,699
1129 min
18 h 49 min
(21. 6.)
1129,311
352 min
5 h 52 min
(22. 12.)
352,1088



Mar, Apr, May

Jun, Jul, Aug

Sep, Oct, Nov

Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Average Max Min Average Max Min Average Max Min Average
Day length 1093 630 874 1129 851 1040 846 389 607 625 352 437

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