Editing Stavanger (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Saved (5676897195).jpg|thumb|A beach in [[Randaberg]]]]
The municipality of Stavanger is located in a coastal landscape, bordering the sea to the west and [[Boknafjorden]] in the northeast. The [[Byfjorden (Rogaland)|Byfjorden]] and [[Gandsfjorden]] run along the east side of the city. It is part of the Low-[[Jæren]], a flat area of land consisting mostly of marsh, sand, and stone aur, that ranges from Ogna River in the south to Tungenes in the north; it is the northernmost part that includes Stavanger. The majority of the municipality lies between {{cvt|0|and|50|m}} in elevation. The landscape has a distinctive appearance with rocks and hills where there is no settlement or agriculture. The city of Stavanger is closely linked to the sea and water, with five lakes (including [[Breiavatnet]], [[Stora Stokkavatnet]], and [[Mosvatnet]]) and three fjords ([[Hafrsfjorden]], [[Byfjorden (Rogaland)|Byfjorden]], and [[Gandsfjorden]]); sea and water form the landscape, providing a shoreline rich with vegetation and wildlife.

The terrain is low-lying: 49% of the area is less than {{cvt|20|m}} above sea level, While 7% of the land is at {{cvt|60|m}}. Stavanger's highest point is the {{cvt|514|m|adj=on}} tall Bandåsen.

The city has developed on both sides of a hollow that runs right through the terrain, with steep slopes up from the bottom. An extension of Boknafjorden and Byfjorden intersects the harbour into the hollow from the northwest, while Hillevåg lake intrudes from Gandsfjorden in the southeast. [[Breiavatnet]] is located between the two fjord arms.

The city includes many islands off the coast including: [[Bjørnøya, Stavanger|Bjørnøy]], [[Buøy]], [[Engøy]], [[Grasholmen]], [[Hellesøy, Stavanger|Hellesøy]], [[Hundvåg (island)|Hundvåg]], [[Kalvøy, Stavanger|Kalvøy]], [[Lindøy]], [[Sølyst, Stavanger|Sølyst]], and [[Vassøy]]. It also includes the eastern half of the island of [[Åmøy]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Stavanger |url=https://snl.no/Stavanger |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305090752/https://snl.no/Stavanger |archive-date=5 March 2016 |access-date=27 April 2016 |language=no}}</ref>

===Parks===
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[[File:Park in Stavanger - panoramio.jpg|thumb|The city park]]
There are several parks and green spots in Stavanger municipality, both in the city and beyond. Central to the town is the city lake which is in turn surrounded by the city park, built as the city's first urban park in 1866–1868. Between the city park and the bay is located [[Kielland]] garden, which got its name because the poet [[Alexander Kielland]]'s house at the time was here. Kielland Park went through a major renovation in 2007 as part of the Millennium in Stavanger municipality. At the opposite end of the city lake there is a small park outside the station; here there is [[Emigration]], a gift from the Norwegian emigrants in the [[United States]], commemorating the men and women of [[Norwegian people|Norwegian]] ancestry who built America.

Bjergstedparken, a park north of [[Gamle Stavanger|Old Stavanger]], is the location of Bjergsted Music Center, including [[Stavanger Concert Hall]], and its outdoor areas are often used for festivals and outdoor concerts. The Missing park, built in honour of Lars Missing, is located up the hill on the west side of the harbour, and forms the entrance from the south towards the Old Town. Canon park forms the border between Stavanger and the exit from the [[European route E39|E39]]. Northward go Løkkeveien against Bjergsted westward go Madlaveien the theater and Bergelandstunnelen, east towards E39. The park is located next to old Stavanger Hospital, which also has a large park area around the main building. Through the park runs Kannik creek, which comes to the surface at the statue of the Little Mermaid and runs into Breiavannet. Kannikkbekken runs mostly underground, in pipes, before it reaches Kannik park.

Outside the city center, the park southerly in relation to the large inland lakes such as [[Mosvatnet]], [[Stora Stokkavatnet]] and Water Assen. Mosvatnet is {{cvt|0.46|km2|acres}} making it the third largest in Stavanger after Hålandsvatnet and Store Stokkavatn. The lake supplied the city's drinking water from 1863 to 1931, and is now by far the most used recreation area in Stavanger. The path around the lake is {{cvt|3.2|km}} long, and much used by cyclist and joggers; sampling conducted in 1995 showed that an estimated 560,000 people used the walking trail around Mosvatnet. At the south end is Mosvangen Camping, Stavanger Svømmestadion old man and Vålandskogen, and to the west is Rogaland Kunstmuseum. Stora Stokkavatnet is {{cvt|2.19|km2}} – the largest in Stavanger. Right at Stora Stokkavatnet is the {{cvt|0.15|km2|adj=on}} Litla Stokkavatnet. The hiking trail around the lakes is {{cvt|8.2|km}} long. In the lake is a small island, Storeholmen. Store Stokkavatnet supplied Stavanger's drinking water from 1931 to 1959, and was later demoted to the reserve drinking water. In 2009 it was relegated once more, and it is now legal to swim in the water.

===Climate===
Situated on the south west coast of Norway, Stavanger's climate is greatly influenced by the temperate water in the North Sea, and Atlantic lows giving mild westerlies also in winter. This creates warmer temperatures throughout the year compared to other cities at similar latitudes, and also gives plentiful precipitation in the form of rain, especially in late autumn and winter. 
According to [[Köppen climate classification]], Stavanger experiences a temperate [[oceanic climate]] (''Cfb'') with five months with a mean temperature above {{cvt|10|C}}. Spring and early summer is the driest season. The all-time high {{cvt|33.5|C}} at the airport was recorded August 1975. The warmest high recorded in Stavanger is {{cvt|34.4|C}} at the weather station Stavanger-Våland (72 m) in July 2018. The warmest month on record at Stavanger Airport is August 2002 with mean {{cvt|19.3|°C}} and average daily high {{cvt|23.2|°C}}. The all-time low {{cvt|-19.8|C}} was recorded January 1987. The coldest month on record is February 1963 with mean {{cvt|-5|°C}} and average daily low {{cvt|-9.6|°C}}. The average date for the last overnight freeze (low below {{convert|0|°C|1|abbr=on}}) in spring is April 20<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2012 |title=Siste frostnatt om våren |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/siste-frostnatt-om-varen-1.8119060}}</ref> and average date for first freeze in autumn is October 31<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2013 |title=Første frostnatt |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/forste-frostnatt-1.11261900}}</ref> giving a frost-free season of 193 days (Stavanger Airport Sola 1981–2010 average).
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|location = Stavanger Airport Sola 1991–2020 (7 m, extremes 1947–present, sunhours 1961–1990)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes

|Jan record high C = 12.4
|Feb record high C = 13.9
|Mar record high C = 17.7
|Apr record high C = 25.2
|May record high C = 29.4
|Jun record high C = 30.5
|Jul record high C = 32.5
|Aug record high C = 33.5
|Sep record high C = 29.3
|Oct record high C = 22.3
|Nov record high C = 16.2
|Dec record high C = 12

|Jan high C = 4.8
|Feb high C = 4.6
|Mar high C = 6.5
|Apr high C = 10.4
|May high C = 13.8
|Jun high C = 16.3
|Jul high C = 18.6
|Aug high C = 19
|Sep high C = 16.1
|Oct high C = 11.9
|Nov high C = 8
|Dec high C = 5.6
|year high C =

|Jan mean C = 2.6
|Feb mean C = 2.1
|Mar mean C = 3.7
|Apr mean C = 6.9
|May mean C = 10.2
|Jun mean C = 13
|Jul mean C = 15.3
|Aug mean C = 15.7
|Sep mean C = 13.2
|Oct mean C = 9.2
|Nov mean C = 5.7
|Dec mean C = 3.4
|year mean C =

|Jan low C = 0
|Feb low C = -0.4
|Mar low C = 0.9
|Apr low C = 3.6
|May low C = 6.8
|Jun low C = 9.9
|Jul low C = 12.4
|Aug low C = 12.7
|Sep low C = 10.3
|Oct low C = 6.4
|Nov low C = 3
|Dec low C = 0.6
|year low C =

|Jan record low C = -19.8
|Feb record low C = -19.2
|Mar record low C = -16.2
|Apr record low C = -7.9
|May record low C = -2.5
|Jun record low C = 0.6
|Jul record low C = 4.3
|Aug record low C = 1.2
|Sep record low C = -2.5
|Oct record low C = -5.2
|Nov record low C = -16.1
|Dec record low C = -16.1

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 118.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 99.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 80.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 62.5
|May precipitation mm = 62.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 67.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 91.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 126.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 132
|Oct precipitation mm = 148.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 135.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 132.4

|unit precipitation days = 1.0&nbsp;mm
|Jan precipitation days = 16
|Feb precipitation days = 14
|Mar precipitation days = 13
|Apr precipitation days = 11
|May precipitation days = 10
|Jun precipitation days = 10
|Jul precipitation days = 12
|Aug precipitation days = 14
|Sep precipitation days = 15
|Oct precipitation days = 17
|Nov precipitation days = 16
|Dec precipitation days = 17

|Jan humidity = 82
|Feb humidity = 81
|Mar humidity = 78
|Apr humidity = 77
|May humidity = 75
|Jun humidity = 78
|Jul humidity = 78
|Aug humidity = 80
|Sep humidity = 80
|Oct humidity = 81
|Nov humidity = 82
|Dec humidity = 82

|Jan sun = 48
|Feb sun = 79
|Mar sun = 140
|Apr sun = 168
|May sun = 226
|Jun sun = 222
|Jul sun = 197
|Aug sun = 159
|Sep sun = 141
|Oct sun = 80
|Nov sun = 45
|Dec sun = 33
|year sun = 1538.
| source 1 = yr.no/met.no<ref>{{Cite web |title=climate statistics Sola |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-44560/Norway/Rogaland/Sola/Sola?q=last-13-months |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624005452/https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-44560/Norway/Rogaland/Sola/Sola?q=last-13-months |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> NOAA (humidity) <ref name="NOAA ">{{Cite web |title=yr.no Sola (Stavanger Airport) Climate Normals: 1961-2090 |url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_VI/NO/01415.TXT |access-date=31 December 2017 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}}</ref>
|source 2= NOAA - WMO averages 91-2020 Norway<ref>{{Cite web |title=Index of /archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Norway/CSV |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 |website=www.nodc.noaa.gov}}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box
|location = [[Stavanger Airport]] (2002–2020 averages & extremes)
|collapsed = yes
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 11.2
|Feb record high C = 13.9
|Mar record high C = 17.7
|Apr record high C = 22.4
|May record high C = 29.4
|Jun record high C = 29.1
|Jul record high C = 32.5
|Aug record high C = 29.4
|Sep record high C = 26.7
|Oct record high C = 22.3
|Nov record high C = 16.2
|Dec record high C = 12.0
|year record high C = 32.5
|Jan avg record high C = 9.0
|Feb avg record high C = 8.9
|Mar avg record high C = 12.1
|Apr avg record high C = 17.4
|May avg record high C = 22.9
|Jun avg record high C = 24.8
|Jul avg record high C = 26.7
|Aug avg record high C = 25.7
|Sep avg record high C = 21.6
|Oct avg record high C = 16.9
|Nov avg record high C = 12.8
|Dec avg record high C = 9.9
|year avg record high C = 28.2
|Jan high C = 4.7
|Feb high C = 4.8
|Mar high C = 6.8
|Apr high C = 10.9
|May high C = 13.9
|Jun high C = 16.8
|Jul high C = 19.0
|Aug high C = 19.2
|Sep high C = 16.4
|Oct high C = 12.2
|Nov high C = 8.4
|Dec high C = 6.0
|year high C = 
|Jan mean C = 2.3
|Feb mean C = 2.3
|Mar mean C = 3.9
|Apr mean C = 7.5
|May mean C = 10.5
|Jun mean C = 13.6
|Jul mean C = 15.9
|Aug mean C = 16.1
|Sep mean C = 13.5
|Oct mean C = 9.3
|Nov mean C = 5.8
|Dec mean C = 3.6
|year mean C = 
|Jan low C = -0.2
|Feb low C = -0.3
|Mar low C = 1.0
|Apr low C = 4.0
|May low C = 7.1
|Jun low C = 10.3
|Jul low C = 12.8
|Aug low C = 12.9
|Sep low C = 10.6
|Oct low C = 6.4
|Nov low C = 3.2
|Dec low C = 1.1
|year low C = 
|Jan avg record low C = -8.9
|Feb avg record low C = -7.5
|Mar avg record low C = -5.5
|Apr avg record low C = -1.4
|May avg record low C = 1.8
|Jun avg record low C = 6.0
|Jul avg record low C = 8.8
|Aug avg record low C = 8.1
|Sep avg record low C = 5.2
|Oct avg record low C = -0.6
|Nov avg record low C = -4.9
|Dec avg record low C = -6.8
|year avg record low C = -10.9
|Jan record low C = -19.1
|Feb record low C = -12.8
|Mar record low C = -13.3
|Apr record low C = -5.2
|May record low C = -1.5
|Jun record low C = 3.9
|Jul record low C = 6.6
|Aug record low C = 6.0
|Sep record low C = 1.8
|Oct record low C = -4.3
|Nov record low C = -11.7
|Dec record low C = -15.5
|year record low C = -19.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 122.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 89.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 72.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 60.7
|May precipitation mm = 69.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 66.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 104.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 131.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 146.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 142.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 141.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 134.6
|year precipitation mm = 
|year sun = 
|source 1 = Norsk Klimaservicesenter<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norsk Klimaservicesenter - Observations |url=https://seklima.met.no/observations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613111152/https://seklima.met.no/observations/ |archive-date=13 June 2021 |access-date=4 February 2021 |website=[[Norwegian Meteorological Institute]] |language=no}}</ref>
|date=4 February 2021
}}