i Norway
Capital: Oslo · 15 regions · 632 places
NOUS State Department: 1/4Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country comprising the western and northernmost parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe, the remote Arctic island Jan Mayen and the archipelago Svalbard. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of approximately 5.6 million, and a total area of 385,207 square kilometres (148,729 sq mi). Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the Barents Sea. Wikipedia
Best places in Norway in October
i Sola
i Tananger
i Stavanger
i Sandnes
i Bryne
i Kleppe
i Lillesand
Orstad
When to go in Norway: month-by-month
Go score by month for the main destinations — green means great weather.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslo | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 50 | 63 | 68 | 63 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| Bergen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Trondheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 42 | 46 | 44 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Stavanger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 38 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| Kristiansand | 0 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 39 | 57 | 64 | 59 | 36 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Drammen | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 61 | 66 | 61 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| Lillestrøm | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 61 | 67 | 60 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Sandnes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 38 | 48 | 51 | 50 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| Fredrikstad | 3 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 50 | 64 | 71 | 64 | 43 | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| Sandefjord | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 48 | 63 | 70 | 62 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| Asker | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 60 | 65 | 59 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| Sarpsborg | 3 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 49 | 63 | 70 | 63 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| Tønsberg | 3 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 48 | 61 | 69 | 63 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 5 |
| Ålesund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Sea temperature along the coast of Norway
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egersund | 6° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Farsund | 6° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 7° |
| Haugesund | 6° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Time | 6° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Bryne | 6° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Kopervik | 6° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Sæveland | 6° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Nærbø | 6° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Tananger | 6° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Åkrehamn | 6° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
More ways to travel in Norway
Tourism in Norway
How many visitors come, how concentrated tourism is, and when the country is busiest.
Monthly level: nights spent in tourist accommodation nationwide (Eurostat).
Most popular destinations in Norway
Norway: practical information
Plugs, money, emergency numbers, safety and typical prices — everything to know before you go.
- Voltage
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Driving
- Drive on the right
Norwegian Krone
NOK · kr
1 USD ≈ 9.504 NOK
- Languages
- Norwegian Nynorsk, Norwegian Bokmål, smi
- Calling code
- +47
- Meal, casual restaurantNOK 200≈ $21.00
- CappuccinoNOK 46.00≈ $4.90
- Beer (0.5 l)NOK 69.00≈ $7.30
- Bottled water (1.5 l)NOK 20.00≈ $2.10
- Taxi, 5 kmNOK 145≈ $15.00
- Public transport ticketNOK 27.00≈ $2.80
- Mid-range hotel, per nightNOK 1,550≈ $160
Estimated from Norway’s consumer price level (World Bank) — real prices vary by place and season. Prices are about 96% of US levels.
- Dec 24Christmas Eve
- Dec 25Christmas Day
- Dec 26St. Stephen's Day
- Jan 1New Year's Day
Largest cities in Norway
Oslo
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i Bergen
i Trondheim
i Stavanger
i Kristiansand
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i Drammen
i Lillestrøm
i Sandnes
World Heritage sites in Norway
i Struve Geodetic Arc
i Urnes Stave Church
i Bryggen
i Vega Archipelago
i Rock carvings at Alta
i Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site
i West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord
i Røros Mining Town and the Circumference
Hjemmeluft, Bergbukten 1
Hjemmeluft, Bergbukten 4B
Hjemmeluft, Ole Pedersen 11A
Hjemmeluft, Bergbukten 2
Main airports
- BGOBergen Airport, FleslandBergen
- BOOBodø AirportBodø
- EVEHarstad/Narvik AirportEvenes
- KRSKristiansand AirportKristiansand(Kjevik)
- OSLOslo-Gardermoen International AirportOslo (Gardermoen)
- TRFSandefjord Airport, TorpSandefjord(Torp)
- SVGStavanger Airport, SolaStavanger
- TOSTromsø AirportTromsø
- TRDTrondheim Airport, VærnesTrondheim
- AESÅlesund AirportÅlesund
Finland
Sweden
Russia