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Best time to visit Oslo
Norway · Europe
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Oslo
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- JanJOslo in January: avoid
- FebFOslo in February: avoid
- MarMOslo in March: avoid
- AprAOslo in April: good
- MayMOslo in May: sweet spot
- JunJOslo in June: sweet spot, busy
- JulJOslo in July: sweet spot, busy
- AugAOslo in August: sweet spot, busy
- SepSOslo in September: ok
- OctOOslo in October: ok
- NovNOslo in November: avoid
- DecDOslo in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Things to do in Oslo
- Stortinget It has free guided tours in English and Norwegian lasting about 45 minutes…
- Akershus Castle and Fortress A medieval castle and fortress built in 1299, located close to the city centre.
- Royal Palace The Palace is the residence and offices of the king, Norway's head of state.
- Frogner and Vigeland park Frogner park including Vigeland Sculpture Park is a large green area about 10 minutes by…
- Oslo Cathedral Oslo's cathedral is none too impressive, but has been refurbished.
- Holmenkollen Chapel Built with inspiration from the stave churches and benefits from dragestil wood carvings.
- Munch Museum Opened in Oct 2021, this striking harbour building exhibits paintings by the Norwegian…
Tours and tickets in Oslo
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Oslo/Inner East, Oslo/North, Oslo/Sentrum, Oslo/West), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1° | 8d | 84% | 2.5h | avoid | bitter cold: -1C daily max |
| Feb | 0° | 8d | 82% | 4.6h | avoid | bitter cold: 0C daily max |
| Mar | 5° | 6d | 77% | 7.3h | avoid | bitter cold: 5C daily max |
| Apr | 11° | 5d | 65% | 10.3h | good | 11C max, 5 rainy days |
| May | 16° | 8d | 63% | 12.2h | sweet spot | 16C max, 8 rainy days |
| Jun | 21° | 10d | 67% | 13.1h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Jul | 22° | 10d | 68% | 12.7h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 20° | 9d | 75% | 10.6h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 16° | 9d | 80% | 7.5h | ok | 16C max, 9 rainy days |
| Oct | 10° | 10d | 84% | 5.0h | ok | 10C max, 10 rainy days |
| Nov | 4° | 9d | 87% | 2.5h | avoid | bitter cold: 4C daily max |
| Dec | 0° | 11d | 88% | 1.8h | avoid | bitter cold: 0C daily max |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Karl Johans gate, the centre, 37 km from the airport (OSL): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Oslo's April days now average 10.6°C, 2.7°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 2 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | -4.0° | -1.6° | 2.9° | 7.9° | 15.8° | 19.2° | 21.3° | 19.4° | 14.6° | 9.3° | 3.2° | -2.0° |
| 2017–26 | -0.7° | 0.4° | 5.0° | 10.6° | 16.2° | 20.5° | 21.7° | 19.9° | 15.9° | 9.8° | 4.2° | 0.4° |
| Change | +3.3° | +2.0° | +2.2° | +2.7° | +0.5° | +1.3° | +0.4° | +0.5° | +1.3° | +0.5° | +1.1° | +2.4° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far Oslo is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Stockholm
- from Copenhagen
- from Amsterdam
- from Warsaw
- from Brussels
- from Frankfurt
- from Prague
- from London
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Oslo, flying or not.
Before you go
| Cost of living | expensive — prices run about 91% of the United States' (World Bank, 2025) |
|---|---|
| Currency | Norwegian krone |
| Languages | Bokmål, Sámi, Nynorsk, Norwegian |
| Plugs | Type C and F, 230 V |
| Driving | On the right |
| Calling code | +47 |
| Travel advice | No advice against travel — UK Foreign Office, updated 2026-08-25 Exercise normal security precautions — Global Affairs Canada, updated 2026-09-24 Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions — US State Department, updated 2026-07-06 |
| Health | UK Foreign Office health advice |
Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank, refreshed 2026-10-07. The advisory is written for British travellers; entry rules depend on your passport.Travel advice for American readers is the US State Department's (public domain), and for Canadian readers Global Affairs Canada's (Open Government Licence - Canada), each in its own words and written for its own citizens; entry rules depend on your passport.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Visa and Mastercard are taken almost everywhere, usually by tapping, and you can go days without cash; Vipps, the local payment app, needs a Norwegian bank account. Staffed shops must still accept cash for sums up to 20,000 kroner.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Not expected: in restaurants round up, and 10% is generous. Taxi drivers do not expect a tip.
Getting around Oslo
Buy tickets in the Ruter app, or on a travel card (50 kroner) from Narvesen, 7-Eleven or Mix: a zone 1 single costs 46 kroner and lasts 60 minutes, changes included, and a 24-hour ticket 137 kroner. Buses and boats sell dearer singles on board, for cash only; trams and the metro sell none. Ruter tickets for the airport's zones work on Vy's trains to the airport, but Flytoget, the airport express, needs its own ticket.
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, Norgestaxi, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: Messenger.
Oslo has a comprehensive public transport network, consisting of trains, metro, trams, buses and ferries. The network covers the Oslo municipality and the Akershus county surrounding the city. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Oslo, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — police 112 · ambulance 113 · fire 110.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (19)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/norway/getting-help
- ruter.no/en/about-our-tickets/tourist-ticket
- ruter.no/en/about-our-tickets/single-ticket
- ruter.no/en/about-our-tickets/season-ticket
- ruter.no/en/about-our-tickets/buy-tickets-here
- avinor.no/en/airport/oslo/info/public-transportation
- norges-bank.no/en/topics/notes-and-coins/the-right-to-pay-cash
- bolt.eu/en/cities/oslo
- uber.com/global/en/cities/oslo
- norgestaxi.no
- apps.apple.com/no/app/norgestaxi/id530488364
- sinch.com/blog/most-popular-messaging-apps-by-country
- linkmobility.com/blog/the-most-popular-messaging-apps-across-the-globe
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Oslo
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Norway
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- apple.com/ios/feature-availability
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
- rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/AnnualReport/PDFs/09PAYMENT290526C6588B796E664822A2BD0DEB6452CAD4.PDF
Oslo in pictures
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What Oslo is like
Oslo is Norway's capital and largest city, with 700,000 citizens in the city proper and about 1.5 million inhabitants in greater Oslo. It is in the East of the country in the Oslofjorden fjord, extending over an inlet of the Skagerrak strait. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Architecture in Oslo may at first seem dull. Compared to Stockholm and Copenhagen, downtown Oslo has much less historic architecture. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Visit the local city district Grünerløkka, (tram 11, 12 and 18 to Nybrua, Schous plass, Olaf Ryes plass or Birkelunden, tram 17 or bus 30-31 to Heimdalsgata or Birkelunden, or bus 21 to Sannergata). More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Oslo is served by two airports: Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Sandefjord Airport Torp. Oslo Airport is the largest of the two and is the main international gateway to Norway. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- Police (Emergency only). If you are unsure which emergency number to call, 112 is the central for all such rescue services and will put you in contact with the correct department. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying healthy
- In acute illness or if accident occurs: Emergency Medical Services. Oslo legevakt, Trondheimsveien 233. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Oslo, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
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Oslo is in Norway, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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