Holmenkollen Chapel
Holmenkollen Chapel is an Art Nouveau church building in Oslo, Norway, with a capacity of 200. Designed by Holger Sinding-Larsen, it is one of the 16 most looked-up sights in Norway on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The chapel is 7 km from Oslo and 35 km from Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport. Visitors can combine a trip to the chapel with nearby sites such as Frogner Park, which is 4.6 km away, or the Royal Palace, 6.2 km away. Oslo City Hall is 6.9 km away, while the Storting and Regjeringskvartalet are both 7 km from the chapel.
Temperatures and rainfall vary throughout the year. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21 °C and lows of 13 °C, while January is the coldest, with highs of -3 °C and lows of -8 °C. Rainfall is highest in October at 120 mm and November at 113 mm, whereas February is the driest month with 55 mm. Summer months like June and July also see significant rain, with 86 mm and 103 mm respectively.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 21 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | -3 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | -2 |
| Average low, °C | -8 | -8 | -4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | -1 | -7 |
| Rainfall, mm | 76 | 55 | 67 | 59 | 68 | 86 | 103 | 114 | 101 | 120 | 113 | 74 |
| Rainy days | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
