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Stavanger in January

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (short days, wind, rain; the Preikestolen path is unsafe in ice).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 3°C (37°F)37°F (3°C) / 0°C (32°F)32°F (0°C); average high / low
Rain days: 16
Crowds: Low; Norway overall
Prices: Medium; Norway overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Stavanger

Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (short days, wind, rain; the Preikestolen path is unsafe in ice).

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

StavangerHighs around 3 °C (37 °F), lows around 0 °C (32 °F), rain on about 16 daysHighs around 37 °F (3 °C), lows around 32 °F (0 °C), rain on about 16 days
Fjord coast, Norway · Bergen, Stavanger, Flåm, Geiranger, Ålesundrainy
Mild and very wet: Bergen averages rain on more than 200 days. Mountain roads (Trollstigen, Aurlandsfjellet, Sognefjellet) open late May–June and close in October — check.

Norway overall: Polar night in the north returns to light mid-month; Tromsø aurora and whale season; south is cold and short.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Stavanger, side by side.

First month

Second month

January: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (short days, wind, rain; the Preikestolen path is unsafe in ice).

May: Inside Stavanger's best window: May–Sep.

Stavanger: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.