Region · Norway
Where to stay in Agder
This guide covers 3 destinations in Agder, a first-level administrative division of Norway, with 11 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Kristiansand and Grimstad. Across its destinations, June is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Kristiansand Airport (KRS).
- Destinations in this guide
- 3
- Places to stay
- 11
- Comfortable in the most places
- June
- Main airport
- KRSKristiansand Airport
- Currency
- NOKNorwegian krone
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo
Destinations
Destinations in Agder
Every destination in this guide in Agder, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristiansand | 67,920 | 6 | KRS · 8 km |
| Grimstad | 15,196 | 3 | KRS · 33 km |
| Arendal | 2 | KRS · 49 km |
Where to stay
Places to stay in Agder
9 places to stay in Agder from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Where | Rooms |
|---|---|---|
| Clarion Hotel® Ernst hotel | Kristiansand | 199 |
| Clarion Hotel® Tyholmen hotel | Arendal | 100 |
| Comfort Hotel™ Grimstad hotel | Grimstad | 132 |
| Comfort Hotel™ Kristiansand hotel | Kristiansand | 125 |
| Home Hotel Grimstad hotel | Grimstad | 98 |
| Thon Hotel Arendal hotel | Arendal | |
| Thon Hotel Kristiansand hotel | Kristiansand | |
| Thon Hotel Norge hotel | Kristiansand | |
| Thon Hotel Parken hotel | Kristiansand |
Where to stay
More hotels in Agder
2 hotels in Agder recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Abra Havn | Kristiansand | |
| Strand Hotel | Grimstad |
When to go
Best time to visit Agder
From the climate of 3 destinations in Agder with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: June.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 3 | 2 °C | 102 mm |
| February | 0 of 3 | 2 °C | 76 mm |
| March | 0 of 3 | 5 °C | 68 mm |
| April | 0 of 3 | 10 °C | 58 mm |
| May | 0 of 3 | 15 °C | 77 mm |
| June | 2 of 3 | 18 °C | 73 mm |
| July | 0 of 3 | 21 °C | 88 mm |
| August | 0 of 3 | 20 °C | 123 mm |
| September | 0 of 3 | 16 °C | 108 mm |
| October | 0 of 3 | 11 °C | 144 mm |
| November | 0 of 3 | 6 °C | 118 mm |
| December | 0 of 3 | 4 °C | 92 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Agder
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Agder name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
KRS · Kristiansand Airport
TRF · Sandefjord Airport, Torp
Good to know
Public holidays in Agder, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Norway
Nearby
Regions near Agder
Other regions of Norway with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.