Editing Kristiansand (section)

===Climate===
[[File:Sjølyst, Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway - panoramio.jpg|thumb|[[Fiskebrygga, Kristiansand|Fiskebrygga]]]]
Kristiansand has a temperate oceanic climate ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfb''). The coastal parts of the [[Skagerrak]] coast, which includes Kristiansand, is the sunniest part of Norway. Snow generally occurs in late December and in January and February; it may be heavy (the snow record at [[Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik|Kjevik airport]] is {{convert|170|cm|in}}) but rarely stays long on the coast; see [[Climate of Norway]]. Due to warming in the more recent decades, snow often melts after a few days.
In the summer most locals go to the [[Fiskebrygga, Kristiansand|Fiskebrygga]], the archipelago opposite the city, and Hamresanden Beach, which is located about 10 minutes from the city centre near Kjevik airport. People from Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the UK and other European countries also visit this beach in the summer during their travels.

The all-time high {{convert|32.6|C|1}} at Kristiansand airport was recorded August 1975. The all-time low at the airport {{convert|-28.2|C|1}} was recorded January 1982. The temperature seldom reaches {{convert|30|C|F|0}}, but most days in July reaches {{convert|21|C|F|0}} or more. The warmest month ever was July 1901 with mean {{convert|21.6|C|F|0}} at an earlier weather station (''Kristiansand S - Eg''). The warmest month at the airport was July 2018 with 24-hr average {{convert|19.9|C|F|0}} and average daily high {{convert|25.8|C|F|0}}. July 2018 was also the sunniest month on record with 422 sunhours, and the year 2018 recorded 2126 sunhours - despite December recording just 1 sunhr as cloudiest month on record in Kristiansand. The cloudiest July recorded 156 sunhours (2007). Kristiansand has the national record for the sunniest February (153 sunhrs in 1986), sunniest April (323 hrs in 2021), sunniest August (343 hrs in 1995) and sunniest September (241 hrs in 1959).
The wettest month on record was October 1976 with 560&nbsp;mm precipitation, and the driest was April 1974 with no precipitation at all. 
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Kristiansand Airport Kjevik 1991–2020 (12 m, extremes 1946–2021, sunhrs 1961–1990)
|collapsed = 
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 13.9  | Jan record low C = -28.2
|Feb record high C = 16.3  | Feb record low C = -27.9
|Mar record high C = 21.9  | Mar record low C = -21.7
|Apr record high C = 23.7  | Apr record low C = -11.7
|May record high C = 26.1  | May record low C = -4.0
|Jun record high C = 30.7  | Jun record low C = 0
|Jul record high C = 31.2  | Jul record low C = 3.7
|Aug record high C = 32.6  | Aug record low C = 1.9
|Sep record high C = 27.5  | Sep record low C = -2.3
|Oct record high C = 20.4  | Oct record low C = -8.4
|Nov record high C = 17.1  | Nov record low C = -18.8
|Dec record high C = 13.6  | Dec record low C = -22.9
|Jan high C = 3.2
|Feb high C = 3.7
|Mar high C = 6.2
|Apr high C = 10.5
|May high C = 15.4
|Jun high C = 18.9
|Jul high C = 21.1
|Aug high C = 20.4
|Sep high C = 16.5
|Oct high C = 11.5
|Nov high C = 6.9
|Dec high C = 3.9
|year high C = 
|Jan mean C = 0.2
|Feb mean C = 0.2
|Mar mean C = 2.3
|Apr mean C = 6
|May mean C = 10.7
|Jun mean C = 14.4
|Jul mean C = 16.6
|Aug mean C = 15.9
|Sep mean C = 12.4
|Oct mean C = 7.9
|Nov mean C = 4
|Dec mean C = 0.9
|year mean C = 
|Jan low C = -2.8
|Feb low C = -2.9
|Mar low C = -1.3
|Apr low C = 1.9
|May low C = 5.8
|Jun low C = 9.7
|Jul low C = 12
|Aug low C = 11.6
|Sep low C = 8.8
|Oct low C = 4.5
|Nov low C = 1
|Dec low C = -2.2
|year low C = 
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 147.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 98.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 87.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 64.8
|May precipitation mm = 80.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 85.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 80.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 120.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 134.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 169.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 161.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 151.4
|year precipitation mm = 
|unit precipitation days = 1.0&nbsp;mm
|Jan precipitation days= 15
|Feb precipitation days= 12
|Mar precipitation days= 10
|Apr precipitation days= 9
|May precipitation days= 9
|Jun precipitation days= 9
|Jul precipitation days= 10
|Aug precipitation days= 12
|Sep precipitation days= 12
|Oct precipitation days= 14
|Nov precipitation days= 15
|Dec precipitation days= 15
|Jan sun = 45
|Feb sun = 84
|Mar sun = 121
|Apr sun = 187
|May sun = 228
|Jun sun = 274
|Jul sun = 269
|Aug sun = 231
|Sep sun = 150
|Oct sun = 93
|Nov sun = 57
|Dec sun = 39
|year sun = 
|source 1= Seklima<ref>seklima.met.no</ref>
|source 2= NOAA-WMO averages 91-2020 Norway <ref>{{Cite web |title=NOAA WMO normals Norway 1991-2020 |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Norway/CSV/?C=D;O=A}}</ref>
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{{Weather box|width=auto
|collapsed=yes
|location = Kristiansand (1960–1990)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 13.9 | Jan record low C = -25.0
|Feb record high C = 16.3 | Feb record low C = -27.3
|Mar record high C = 21.9 | Mar record low C = -18.5
|Apr record high C = 23.7 | Apr record low C = -14.3
|May record high C = 27.7 | May record low C = -5.0
|Jun record high C = 30.4 | Jun record low C = 2.0
|Jul record high C = 32.0 | Jul record low C = 3.0
|Aug record high C = 34.2 | Aug record low C = 2.5
|Sep record high C = 28.0 | Sep record low C = -2.5
|Oct record high C = 22.4 | Oct record low C = -5.0
|Nov record high C = 17.1 | Nov record low C = -12.0
|Dec record high C = 13.6 | Dec record low C = -19.0
|Jan high C = 1.3
|Feb high C = 1.9
|Mar high C = 4.4
|Apr high C = 8.9
|May high C = 14.3
|Jun high C = 18.6
|Jul high C = 20.1
|Aug high C = 19.3
|Sep high C = 15.6
|Oct high C = 11.4
|Nov high C = 6.2
|Dec high C = 3.0
|year high C = 10.4
|Jan mean C = -1.8
|Feb mean C = -1.6
|Mar mean C = 1.1
|Apr mean C = 4.8
|May mean C = 10.0
|Jun mean C = 14.0
|Jul mean C = 15.6
|Aug mean C = 14.9
|Sep mean C = 11.7
|Oct mean C = 8.0
|Nov mean C = 3.2
|Dec mean C = -0.2
|Jan low C = −4.8
|Feb low C = −5.1
|Mar low C = -2.2
|Apr low C = 0.7
|May low C = 5.6
|Jun low C = 9.4
|Jul low C = 11.1
|Aug low C = 10.4
|Sep low C = 7.8
|Oct low C = 4.7
|Nov low C = 0.2
|Dec low C = -3.4
|year low C = 2.9
|Jan sun = 55.8
|Feb sun = 89.0
|Mar sun = 134.9
|Apr sun = 186.9
|May sun = 245.8
|Jun sun = 279.9
|Jul sun = 256.7
|Aug sun = 212.9
|Sep sun = 153.0
|Oct sun = 95.6
|Nov sun = 50.0
|Dec sun = 32.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 121
|Feb precipitation mm = 80
|Mar precipitation mm = 87
|Apr precipitation mm = 59
|May precipitation mm = 86
|Jun precipitation mm = 75
|Jul precipitation mm = 88
|Aug precipitation mm = 118
|Sep precipitation mm = 141
|Oct precipitation mm = 164
|Nov precipitation mm = 164
|Dec precipitation mm = 116
|year precipitation mm = 1380
|Jan snow cm= 15
|Feb snow cm= 20
|Mar snow cm=  5
|Apr snow cm=  0
|May snow cm=  0
|Jun snow cm=  0
|Jul snow cm=  0
|Aug snow cm=  0
|Sep snow cm=  0
|Oct snow cm=  0
|Nov snow cm=  0.5
|Dec snow cm= 15
|year snow cm= 50.5
|unit precipitation days = 1.0&nbsp;mm
|Jan precipitation days= 13
|Feb precipitation days= 10
|Mar precipitation days= 8
|Apr precipitation days= 8
|May precipitation days= 9
|Jun precipitation days= 9
|Jul precipitation days= 9
|Aug precipitation days= 11
|Sep precipitation days= 10
|Oct precipitation days= 15
|Nov precipitation days= 14
|Dec precipitation days= 13
|Jan snow days= 8
|Feb snow days= 8
|Mar snow days= 2
|Apr snow days= 0
|May snow days= 0
|Jun snow days= 0
|Jul snow days= 0
|Aug snow days= 0
|Sep snow days= 0
|Oct snow days= 0
|Nov snow days= 1
|Dec snow days= 6
|source 1= [http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=908], The Weather Network,<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2014 |title=Climate Statistics for Kristiansand-Duekniben, Norway (2013-2014) |url=http://www.yr.no |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310071423/http://www.yr.no/ |archive-date=10 March 2015 |access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Yr - Været som var |url=http://www.yr.no/sted/Norge/Vest-Agder/Kristiansand/Kristiansand/statistikk.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129123005/http://www.yr.no/sted/Norge/Vest-Agder/Kristiansand/Kristiansand/statistikk.html |archive-date=29 November 2014 |access-date=2016-09-17 |publisher=yr.no}}</ref> Sunshine & Daylight Hours in Kristiansand<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yr - Sunshine & Daylight Hours in Kristiansand, Norway |url=http://www.kristiansand.climatemps.com/sunlight.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012093532/http://www.kristiansand.climatemps.com/sunlight.php |archive-date=12 October 2017 |access-date=2016-09-17 |publisher=yr.no}}</ref>
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