THE CLIMATE IN NORWAY DEPENDS ON REGION. THE NORTHERN PART
LIES WITHIN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. THERE IS CONTINUOUS DAYLIGHT
IN SUMMER AND TWILIGHT ALL DAY THROUGHOUT THE WINTER. ALONG
THE NORTHERN COAST RAIN FALLS AS SNOW IN WINTER. THE
INTERIOR HAS SEVERE ARCTIC WINTERS WITH JUST A SHORT SUMMER
SPELL. IN THE SOUTH THE LOWLANDS HAVE DRY WARM SUMMERS BUT
COLD WINTERS WITH SEVERE FROSTS. MUCH OF THE INTERIOR OF
NORWAY IS MOUNTAINOUS. THE INTERIOR HIGHLANDS HAVE AN ARCTIC
CLIMATE IN WINTER WITH FINE SPELLS IN SUMMER COMBINED WITH
LONG HOURS OF SUNSHINE AND RELATIVELY HIGH TEMPERATURES.
THE COAST OF NORWAY IS LONG AND INDENTED. THE ATLANTIC
COASTAL REGIONS HAVE MILD WINTERS DUE TO THE GULF STREAM.
HOWEVER IN GENERAL GALES, RAIN AND CLOUD ARE DOMINANT
WEATHER FEATURES. OVERALL THE CLIMATE IN NORWAY IS
CHANGEABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. INFLUENCED BY ATLANTIC
WEATHER DISTURBANCES.
DEPENDING ON REGION TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM +10 TO -40 IN