Climate - Mandal (Norway)

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In Mandal, there is a temperate climate, with cold winters and mild summers.
The city is located in the extreme south of Norway, in Agder County. We are in a transition zone between the more continental climate of the Baltic Sea and the milder but more humid climate of the North Sea coast.
The average temperature of the coldest month (February) is of -0.8 °C (31 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 14.8 °C (59 °F). Here are the average temperatures.

Precipitation amounts to 1,535 millimeters (60.4 inches) per year: it is therefore abundant. It ranges from 70 mm (2.8 in) in the driest month (April) to 190 mm (7.5 in) in the wettest (October). Here is the average precipitation.

The winter is cold and cloudy.
There are quite mild periods, more or less long depending on the winter, in which Atlantic currents prevail, the temperature exceeds freezing, it often rains and the wind blows.
There are also colder periods, when it can snow, and the temperature can drop below freezing.
On the coldest nights of the year, the temperature typically drops to around -10 °C (14 °F), but can sometimes drop lower. In January 1942, it even dropped to -25.5 °C (-14 °F). Later, it dropped to -18 °C (-0.5 °F) in February 1956, to -16 °C (3 °F) in January 1982, to -15.5 °C (4 °F) in January 1985, to -19.5 °C (-3 °F) in January 1987, to -16 °C (3 °F) in December 2010, and to -15 °C (5 °F) in January 2016.

The summer is mild, with fairly frequent rains. The days are very long.
When it's not raining, there are pleasant days, with highs around 20 °C (68 °F). At times, there can be warm days, in which the temperature reaches or exceeds 25 °C (77 °F). In July 2014, the temperature reached 28 °C (82.5 °F), while in July 2018 and 2019, it reached 27.5 °C (81.5 °F).

The latitude of Mandal is 58°02'N. On the shortest day of the year, December 21st, the sun rises at 9:14 am and sets at 3:41 pm. On the longest day, June 21, the sun rises at 4:26 am and sets at 10:37 pm. The white nights, in which it is not completely dark even at midnight, occur from May 20 to July 23.



On average, there are around 1,705 sunshine hours per year. In summer, in this stretch of coast facing south, the sunshine amount is quite good, and better than in the rest of Norway. On fine days, and the sea breeze is not too cool, you can sunbathe on Sjøsanden beach. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.

The sea temperature ranges between 5 °C (41 °F) and 17 °C (63 °F). So, it never becomes warm for swimming, however, in summer it is a little less cool than on the west coast (in August, the sea temperature reaches 15 °C or 59 °F in Bergen and 16 °C or 61 °C in Sandnes and Stavanger), and for tourists from northern Europe it is sufficient to swim in. Here are the average sea temperatures.

Best Time

The best time to visit Mandal is the summer, from June to August, since it is the mildest season. However, you must take into account some rainy days and a bit of cold at night.