Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Sand Norway

In Sand, the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy and the winters are long, freezing, snowy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 15°F to 69°F and is rarely below -4°F or above 79°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Sand for warm-weather activities is from late June to mid August.

The warm season lasts for 3.4 months, from May 23 to September 5, with an average daily high temperature above 61°F. The hottest month of the year in Sand is July, with an average high of 69°F and low of 52°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.8 months, from November 16 to March 9, with an average daily high temperature below 35°F. The coldest month of the year in Sand is January, with an average low of 16°F and high of 27°F.

In Sand, 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 in Sand begins around April 21 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around September 21.

The clearest month of the year in Sand is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 50% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 21 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around April 21.

The cloudiest month of the year in Sand is November, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 73% 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 in Sand varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.9 months, from May 8 to January 5, with a greater than 31% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Sand is July, with an average of 11.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.1 months, from January 5 to May 8. The month with the fewest wet days in Sand is February, with an average of 6.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

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 in Sand changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 9.1 months, from March 12 to December 13. The month with the most days of rain alone in Sand is July, with an average of 11.6 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 2.9 months, from December 13 to March 12. The month with the most days of snow alone in Sand is January, with an average of 4.2 days.

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. Sand experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Sand. The month with the most rain in Sand is August, with an average rainfall of 3.5 inches.

The month with the least rain in Sand is February, with an average rainfall of 0.6 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Sand experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.6 months, from October 9 to April 29, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Sand is January, with an average snowfall of 10.6 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 5.4 months, from April 29 to October 9. The least snow falls around July 23, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Sand varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 5 hours, 44 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 19 hours, 1 minute of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 3:44 AM on June 19, and the latest sunrise is 5 hours, 36 minutes later at 9:21 AM on December 26. The earliest sunset is at 3:02 PM on December 16, and the latest sunset is 7 hours, 44 minutes later at 10:46 PM on June 22.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Sand during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

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 in Sand, 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 in Sand does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.4 miles per hour of 4.3 miles per hour throughout.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Sand varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 1.6 weeks, from December 16 to December 27, with a peak percentage of 34% on December 20. The wind is most often from the south for 12 months, from December 27 to December 16, with a peak percentage of 34% on January 1.

Sand 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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.7 months, from June 28 to September 18, with an average temperature above 57°F. The month of the year in Sand with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 61°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.4 months, from December 13 to April 24, with an average temperature below 42°F. The month of the year in Sand with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 37°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Sand throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Sand for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to mid August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Sand for hot-weather activities is from mid to late July, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Sand typically lasts for 4.4 months (135 days), from around May 10 to around September 22, rarely starting before April 21 or after May 27, and rarely ending before September 3 or after October 14.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Sand should appear around May 21, only rarely appearing before May 10 or after June 5.

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 3.1 months, from May 6 to August 8, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Sand is June, with an average of 5.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from October 12 to February 26, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Sand is December, with an average of 0.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Sand are 60.392 deg latitude, 11.540 deg longitude, and 469 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Sand contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 814 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 644 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,434 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,802 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Sand is covered by trees (65%), cropland (21%), and water (12%), within 10 miles by trees (82%), and within 50 miles by trees (72%) and cropland (13%).