Annual precipitation in Norway
Norway: Annual precipitation was 1,296 millimeters in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual precipitation in Norway, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millimeters.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1,296 millimeters for annual precipitation in 2025.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual precipitation in Norway peaked at 1,421 millimeters in 2020 and was at its lowest, 839.7 millimeters, in 1941.
Norway ranks 65th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,055 millimeters | 839.7 millimeters | 1,236 millimeters | 10 |
| 1950s | 1,048 millimeters | 921.83 millimeters | 1,231 millimeters | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,074 millimeters | 921.34 millimeters | 1,295 millimeters | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,118 millimeters | 979.97 millimeters | 1,298 millimeters | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,150 millimeters | 1,010 millimeters | 1,379 millimeters | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,164 millimeters | 955.98 millimeters | 1,346 millimeters | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,183 millimeters | 1,015 millimeters | 1,291 millimeters | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,228 millimeters | 992.27 millimeters | 1,417 millimeters | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,293 millimeters | 1,135 millimeters | 1,421 millimeters | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual precipitation in Norway?
- Annual precipitation in Norway was 1,296 millimeters in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual precipitation recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1,421 millimeters in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual precipitation recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 839.7 millimeters in 1941.
- How does Norway rank for annual precipitation?
- Norway ranks 65th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual precipitation rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual precipitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual precipitation—rain and snow—calculated as the sum of daily averages, reported as the depth of water falling to Earth's surface, excluding fog and dew.