Average Weather at Draugen Norway

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At Draugen, the summers are short, cool, windy, and mostly cloudy and the winters are long, chilly, wet, extremely windy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 36°F to 60°F and is rarely below 30°F or above 68°F.

The warm season lasts for 2.5 months, from June 24 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 56°F. The hottest day of the year is August 6, with an average high of 60°F and low of 54°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.7 months, from November 18 to April 9, with an average daily high temperature below 45°F. The coldest day of the year is February 2, with an average low of 36°F and high of 41°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

At Draugen, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Draugen begins around April 9 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around October 16. On May 26, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 43% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 57% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 16 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around April 9. On January 25, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 78% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 22% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Draugen varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.7 months, from September 6 to March 28, with a greater than 36% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 49% on December 19.

The drier season lasts 5.3 months, from March 28 to September 6. The smallest chance of a wet day is 22% on July 5.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 48% on December 19.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Draugen experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Draugen. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around December 5, with an average total accumulation of 3.4 inches.

The least rain falls around May 16, with an average total accumulation of 1.3 inches.

The length of the day at Draugen varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 3 hours, 59 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 21 hours, 20 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 2:50 AM on June 20, and the latest sunrise is 7 hours, 38 minutes later at 10:28 AM on December 24. The earliest sunset is at 2:25 PM on December 18, and the latest sunset is 9 hours, 45 minutes later at 12:10 AM on June 21.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Draugen during 2017, starting in the spring on March 26, lasting 7.1 months, and ending in the fall on October 29.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level at Draugen, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Draugen experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.4 months, from September 30 to April 11, with average wind speeds of more than 9.1 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is January 2, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.6 months, from April 11 to September 30. The calmest day of the year is July 29, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.7 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Draugen varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 2.3 weeks, from February 25 to March 13; for 1.4 weeks, from October 8 to October 18; and for 4.1 weeks, from October 28 to November 26, with a peak percentage of 35% on February 28. The wind is most often from the west for 2.2 months, from March 13 to May 19; for 2.7 months, from July 16 to October 8; for 1.4 weeks, from October 18 to October 28; and for 3.0 months, from November 26 to February 25, with a peak percentage of 34% on September 12. The wind is most often from the north for 1.9 months, from May 19 to July 16, with a peak percentage of 41% on June 16.

Draugen is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.2 months, from July 11 to September 16, with an average temperature above 54°F. The day of the year with the warmest water is August 12, with an average temperature of 56°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 5.5 months, from December 2 to May 19, with an average temperature below 47°F. The day of the year with the coolest water is March 27, with an average temperature of 44°F.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from May 7 to August 5, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.3 kWh. The brightest day of the year is June 17, with an average of 5.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from October 9 to March 8, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.1 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 22, with an average of 0.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Draugen are 64.356 deg latitude, 7.792 deg longitude, and 0 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Draugen is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 0 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 0 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet). Within 50 miles is essentially flat (190 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Draugen is covered by water (100%), within 10 miles by water (100%), and within 50 miles by water (100%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Draugen, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Draugen has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back are Heidrun; Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget; Ørland Airport; Trondheim Airport, Værnes; and Namsos Lufthavn.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.