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fiogf49gjkf0d THE CLIMATE IN NORWAY DEPENDS ON REGION. THE NORTHERN PART LIES WITHIN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. THERE IS CONTINUOUS DAYLIGHT IN SUMMER AND TWILIGHT ALL DAY THROUGHOUT THE WINTER. ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST RAIN FALLS AS SNOW IN WINTER. THE INTERIOR HAS SEVERE ARCTIC WINTERS WITH JUST A SHORT SUMMER SPELL. IN THE SOUTH THE LOWLANDS HAVE DRY WARM SUMMERS BUT COLD WINTERS WITH SEVERE FROSTS. MUCH OF THE INTERIOR OF NORWAY IS MOUNTAINOUS. THE INTERIOR HIGHLANDS HAVE AN ARCTIC CLIMATE IN WINTER WITH FINE SPELLS IN SUMMER COMBINED WITH LONG HOURS OF SUNSHINE AND RELATIVELY HIGH TEMPERATURES. THE COAST OF NORWAY IS LONG AND INDENTED. THE ATLANTIC COASTAL REGIONS HAVE MILD WINTERS DUE TO THE GULF STREAM. HOWEVER IN GENERAL GALES, RAIN AND CLOUD ARE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURES. OVERALL THE CLIMATE IN NORWAY IS CHANGEABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. INFLUENCED BY ATLANTIC WEATHER DISTURBANCES. DEPENDING ON REGION TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM +10 TO -40 IN WINTER AND FROM +10 TO +25 OR +30 IN SUMMER. CLOTHING -------- IT IS ADVISABLE TO ALWAYS CARRY WATERPROOF CLOTHING. IN THE NORTHERN REGIONS CLOTHING SUITABLE FOR ARCTIC CONDITIONS MUST BE WORN OR CARRIED FOR THE EVENT OF EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS IN THE SOUTH AND COASTAL AREAS LIGHTER LAYERS OF CLOTHING CAN BE WORN.
OSLO ALT 94M -------------- JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TEMP MAX C 0 0 3 9 16 20 21 20 15 9 3 0 TEMP MIN C -6 -7 -2 1 7 11 12 11 7 3 -1 -5 RAINFALL MM 49 35 26 43 44 70 82 95 81 74 68 63 HUMIDITY AM 86 88 86 79 71 71 73 80 83 86 86 86 % PM 80 74 65 52 48 50 52 54 58 69 78 82 BERGEN ALT 43M --------------- JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TEMP MAX C 3 3 5 8 13 15 16 16 13 10 6 3 TEMP MIN C -1 -1 0 1 5 8 10 10 7 5 1 0 RAINFALL MM 143 142 109 139 83 126 142 168 228 235 211 204 HUMIDITY AM 82 82 82 82 80 82 85 87 85 82 82 83 % PM 79 72 68 62 60 63 66 69 70 72 78 81
NARVIK ALT 40M --------------- JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TEMP MAX C -2 -2 1 5 9 14 18 16 12 6 3 -1 MIN C -7 -7 -5 -2 3 7 11 10 6 2 -2 -5 RAIN MM 55 47 61 45 44 65 58 84 97 86 59 57 HUMIDITY AM 75 75 76 70 75 78 81 87 85 78 75 72 % PM 74 72 68 62 65 69 71 75 71 73 74 73
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