Oslo is Norway's capital and largest city. Located in southeast Norway, it is just inside of the southern border of taiga. It has about 600,000 inhabitants. Oslo has mild summers and cold winters. However, due to the Gulf Stream, the climate is warmer than its northern location would suggest.
| Climate data for Oslo | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.8 (55) | 15 (59) | 17.8 (64) | 26.1 (79) | 30 (86) | 33.9 (93) | 35 (95) | 34.4 (94) | 27.2 (81) | 23.3 (74) | 14.4 (58) | 12.8 (55) | 35 (95) |
| Average high °C (°F) | -1.78 (28.8) | -0.89 (30.4) | 3.5 (38.3) | 9.11 (48.4) | 15.78 (60.4) | 20.39 (68.7) | 21.5 (70.7) | 20.11 (68.2) | 15.11 (59.2) | 9.28 (48.7) | 3.22 (37.8) | -0.5 (31.1) | 9.56 (49.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | -4.3 (24.3) | -3.9 (25) | 0.1 (32.2) | 5.0 (41) | 10.1 (50.2) | 15.5 (59.9) | 16.9 (62.4) | 15.7 (60.3) | 11.3 (52.3) | 6.6 (43.9) | 0.9 (33.6) | -3.1 (26.4) | 5.9 (42.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -6.78 (19.8) | -6.78 (19.8) | -3.28 (26.1) | 0.78 (33.4) | 6.5 (43.7) | 10.61 (51.1) | 12.22 (54.0) | 11.28 (52.3) | 7.5 (45.5) | 3.78 (38.8) | -1.5 (29.3) | -5.61 (21.9) | 2.39 (36.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -26.1 (-15) | -25 (-13) | -21.1 (-6) | -16.1 (3) | -4.4 (24) | 0.6 (33) | 3.9 (39) | 2.2 (36) | -3.9 (25) | -11.1 (12) | -16.1 (3) | -23.9 (-11) | -26.1 (-15) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 49 (1.93) | 36 (1.42) | 47 (1.85) | 41 (1.61) | 53 (2.09) | 65 (2.56) | 81 (3.19) | 89 (3.5) | 90 (3.54) | 84 (3.31) | 73 (2.87) | 55 (2.17) | 763 (30.04) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 14.1 (5.55) | 21.8 (8.58) | 21.4 (8.43) | 3.5 (1.38) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.4 (0.16) | 4.3 (1.69) | 11.7 (4.61) | 77.2 (30.39) |
Oslo is situated above Oslofjord. A fjord is a narrow body of water surrounded by cliffs. These are usually carved by glaciers. However, Oslofjord is not technically a fjord, but rather a bay. This confusion stems from the fact that fjord can mean any body of water in Norwegian. There are many true fjords in Norway, such as Geirangerfjord, shown below.
59°54'46.92"N
10°45'8.40"E
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