When to go · Oslo
Oslo in July
Mixed month. Peak season and fellesferie: many locals away, sights busy.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- High
- Norway overall
- Prices
- High
- Norway overall
Verdict
Peak season and fellesferie: many locals away, sights busy.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than July?
July is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in July
- OsloHighs around 23 °C (73 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 73 °F (23 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 11 days
- Oslo and the east, Norway · Oslo, Lillehammer, Røros, Jotunheimenbest weather
Continental: snowy winters of −5 to −10 °C (23 to 14 °F) inland, warm summers of 20–25 °C (68–77 °F). Ski season December–April.Continental: snowy winters of 23 to 14 °F (−5 to −10 °C) inland, warm summers of 68–77 °F (20–25 °C). Ski season December–April.
Summer season
Long light, terraces and fjord swims.
Watch: Higher prices; July is fellesferie, when some local businesses close.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Fellesferie (summer holidays)
July
Many Oslo locals away; some small businesses closed, tourist sights open.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Norway overall
- High
- Prices · Norway overall
- High
Norway overall: Peak season: fjords, Lofoten and Preikestolen crowded; book everything.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Oslo, side by side.
Verdict
Jul: Mixed
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Jul: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
May: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Night low
Jul: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
May: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Rain days
Jul: 11
May: 8 (better)
Crowds
Jul: High
May: Medium
Prices
Jul: High
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Jul: 1
May: 2
July: Peak season and fellesferie: many locals away, sights busy.
May: Mild and long light; May 17 is Constitution Day.
Oslo: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast