When to go · Arendal
Arendal, month by month
The best months for Arendal: Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, wet, many seasonal places shut).2 °C / -3 °C, 12 rain days36 °F / 27 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, wet, many seasonal places shut).2 °C / -3 °C, 10 rain days36 °F / 27 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, wet, many seasonal places shut).5 °C / -1 °C, 10 rain days41 °F / 30 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Norway: Thaw in the south, ski touring in the north; Svalbard snowmobile season.9 °C / 2 °C, 9 rain days48 °F / 36 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Norway: Fruit blossom in Hardanger, 17 May celebrations; mountain roads still closed early in the month.14 °C / 6 °C, 9 rain days57 °F / 43 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatInside Arendal's best window: Jun–Aug.18 °C / 10 °C, 9 rain days64 °F / 50 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Arendal's best window: Jun–Aug.20 °C / 13 °C, 10 rain days68 °F / 55 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Arendal's best window: Jun–Aug.20 °C / 12 °C, 11 rain days68 °F / 54 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Norway: Autumn colours, fewer crowds, first auroras in the north; fjord boats cut to winter timetables late in the month.16 °C / 9 °C, 12 rain days61 °F / 48 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Norway: Wet and dark in the south; mountain roads close; good aurora nights in the north.11 °C / 5 °C, 13 rain days52 °F / 41 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, wet, many seasonal places shut).6 °C / 1 °C, 13 rain days43 °F / 34 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, wet, many seasonal places shut).3 °C / -2 °C, 12 rain days37 °F / 28 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday