Region Sørlandet (literally: "South land")





















Geography
The southern Skagerak and North Sea coast is the lowland south of the mountain range, from Stavanger in the west to the western reaches of the outer part of the Oslofjord in the east. In this part of the country, valleys tend to follow a north - south direction. This area is mostly a hilly area, but with some very flat areas such as Jæren and Lista.

Climate
The region to the east of the mountains (Østlandet, including Oslo) in southern Norway gets considerably less precipitation, usually less than 1000 mm a year, and enjoys more sunshine and usually warmer summers.

Light and time zone
The southern part of the country experiences large seasonal variations in daylight; in Oslo the sun rises at 03:54 and sets 22:54 at summer solstice, but is only above the horizon from 09:18 - 15:12 at winter solstice.

County Vest-Agder

Kristiansand, NO-1001

• Coordinates: 58°10’N 8°0’E, elevation: 22 m

• Population: approx. 77000 inhabitants, 6th largest municipality
• http://www.sorlandet.com

• Climate: Temp, 24 hrs avg.: Jan –0,9°C, July 15,7°C, year 7,0°C
  Precip/year: 1380 mm

June	Day: 19°C	Night: 9°C	Sunhours: 10	Water: 14°C
July	20°C	11°C	9	16°C
August	19°C	10°C	7	17°C

• Kristiansand and Sørlandet usually have a lot of summer sunshine compared to most of Norway.
• There may be heavy snowfall in winter with south-southeasterly winds, but the snow rarely stays long at the coast
• Note: Even though the names actually are different, Kristiansand is often noted as Kristiansand S (S for South) to distinguish it from Kristiansund, also in Norway, in such cases noted as Kristiansund N. The practice originated before postal codes were introduced, as mail sometimes was sent to the wrong city.

County Aust-Agder.

Grimstad, NO-0904: Approx. 20 km south-west of the major city Arendal

• Coordinates: 58°21’N 8°32’E
• Population: approx. 18740 inhabitants, 50th largest municipality

Lillesand, NO-0926: Approx. 20 km south-west of Grimstad

• Coordinates: 58°14’N 8°19’E
• Population: approx. 8950 inhabitants, 117th largest municipality
• http://www.lillesand.com