Kristiansund (Møre og Romsdal)

This place is within the auroral zone, so the northern lights are often visible when the KP index is 2 or higher, if the sky is clear.

Aurora forecastToday - 14 Sept. Kristiansund

Time Range	Status	Kp	Clouds
06:00 - 16:00	Daylight	-	-
16:00 - 17:00	Try	4	100 %
17:00 - 18:00	Try	4	100 %
18:00 - 19:00	Try	5	100 %
19:00 - 20:00	Try	5	100 %
20:00 - 21:00	Try	5	98 %
21:00 - 22:00	Try	4	100 %
22:00 - 23:00	Try	4	100 %
23:00 - 00:00	Try	4	100 %

Sunrise: 06:51Sunset: 19:56

Aurora forecastTomorrow - 15 Sept. Kristiansund

Time Range	Status	Kp	Clouds
00:00 - 01:00	Try	4	100 %
01:00 - 02:00	Try	4	100 %
02:00 - 03:00	Try	4	100 %
03:00 - 04:00	Try	4	100 %
04:00 - 16:00	Daylight	-	-
16:00 - 17:00	Wait	2	51 %
17:00 - 18:00	Wait	2	46 %
18:00 - 19:00	Go	3	10 %
19:00 - 20:00	Go	3	11 %
20:00 - 21:00	Try	3	44 %
21:00 - 22:00	Try	3	78 %
22:00 - 23:00	Try	3	98 %
23:00 - 00:00	Try	3	99 %

Sunrise: 06:53Sunset: 19:53

Aurora forecast16 Sept. Kristiansund

Time Range	Status	Kp	Clouds
00:00 - 01:00	Try	3	99 %
01:00 - 02:00	Try	3	100 %
02:00 - 03:00	Try	3	98 %
03:00 - 04:00	Try	4	97 %
04:00 - 16:00	Daylight	-	-
16:00 - 17:00	Wait	2	100 %
17:00 - 18:00	Wait	2	100 %
18:00 - 19:00	Try	3	100 %
19:00 - 20:00	Try	3	100 %
20:00 - 21:00	Try	3	100 %
21:00 - 22:00	Try	3	100 %
22:00 - 23:00	Try	3	100 %
23:00 - 00:00	Try	3	100 %

Sunrise: 06:56Sunset: 19:49

Aurora forecastToday - 14 Sept. Kristiansund

Time Range	Status	Kp	Clouds
06:00 - 16:00	Daylight	-	-
16:00 - 17:00	Try	4	100 %
17:00 - 18:00	Try	4	100 %
18:00 - 19:00	Try	5	100 %
19:00 - 20:00	Try	5	100 %
20:00 - 21:00	Try	5	98 %
21:00 - 22:00	Try	4	100 %
22:00 - 23:00	Try	4	100 %
23:00 - 00:00	Try	4	100 %

Sunrise: 06:51Sunset: 19:56

Where to stay

Kristiansund

Thon Hotel Storgata

The hotel as 51 comfortable rooms, some with an excellent view. We provide you with a pleasant start to the day with our ample buffet breakfast. Our heart is in the right place, so you will feel...Book

Scandic Kristiansund

Location Scandic Kristiansund is located right by the harbor, in the heart of Kristiansund city center, also known as the Atlantic City. A perfect starting point for those who want to experience as...Book

Comfort Hotel Fosna

The hotel has the last years been renovated and have 60 beautiful and bright rooms. All hotel rooms have iPod docking stations and flat-screen PCs. If you fancy a drink, the lobby bar serves both...Book

Thon Hotel Kristiansund

Modern and fresh hotel with great location by the sea in the older part of Kristiansund. Tasty and chaming decortded rooms, where most of them have seafront view. Meeting and conference facilities...Book

Dalabergan Fishing Huts

Dalabergan offers accommodation in small and large cabins for 2 to 12 people on a weekly basis. This place is an eldorado for scuba divers and they offer activities such as sea rafting, fishing from...

Byskogen Camping

Year-round operation, offering rental of rooms, apartments and cottages. Good kitchen- and sanitary facilities for campers and caravans. Free wireless internet and access to lounge with fireplace and...

Sveggvika Guesthouse

Sveggvika guesthouse is located on the idyllic island Averøy at the coast of Nordmøre where Kristiansund is the biggest city. The guesthouse is a restored clipfish factory from the beginning of the...Book

Møst Sjøstuer - Fisherman cabin

Great location on the waterfront in picturesque and calm surroundings. High standard houses, 80kvm large, modern equiped with 2 bathrooms, 3 bedrooms, living room and kitchen. Separate outdoor area...

Dock of Cards - Glamping and caravan parking

Glamping tent Glamping tents from Canvas Camp are large, decorated with wonderful details, while you sleep in hotel beds produced locally from Wonderland. Sleeping in a Glamping tent is the same as...

Dock of Cards - accomodation

Spend the summer here with swimming, fishing and exciting experiences! The Atlantic Road has National Tourist Route status, and this area around Hustadvika is well known around the world for its ruff...Book

Skjerneset Fisherman's cabins

Welcome to our old, newrestored fishermen's chack from the year of 1916! Experience the genuine culture in this area. We are professional fishermen and we love to show you the best...

Ramsøy Brygger - Fisherman`s cabin

Ramsøy Brygger is beautifully situated on Ramsøya, at the edge of the ocean at Averøya on Nordmøre. Ramsøy fisherman cabins, offers new and modern cabins located right at the oceanfront. Suited for...

Borgstua accomodation - Kvernes

It contains a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom and four bedrooms with seven sleeping accommodations, having new and comfortable mattresses. One of the bedrooms is charmingly furnished in an old...

Ringholmen accommodation at Tustna

Where to find Ringholmen Ringholmen is situated 25 min with ferry and only a few minutes drive to the marina that takes you out with a boat to the island Ringholmen (5 min with boat). Ringholmen is...

DNT Trollstua mountain lodge

The cabin is the first one meets when starting the Fjord Route from Kristiansund. It takes 1,5 hours walk to Tømmervågen and 5 hours walk to Gullsteinvollen from the cabin. By the cabin is a...

Magnillen Camping

Magnillen camping offers cabins and a spacious apartment. Also caravan park. The camp site has it`s own beach and a marina with boath rental.

Lysøen Fisherman cabin

After a spectacular journey on the world's best road trip, the magnificent Atlantic road (Atlanterhavsveien), you continue through breath-taking scenery. This will bring you out where the mainland...

DNT Gullsteinsvollen mountain lodge

Two cabins at old summer mountain pasture, with great view overlooking the sea, Edøy, Smøla and the "Tustna Alps". The cabin lies on Kristiansund and Nordmøre Trekking Association's "Fjord Route",...

Atlanterhavsveien Sjøstuer - the Atlantic Road Cabins

Atlanterhavsveien Sjøstuer is situated in the heart of numerous of ramshackle experiences. The place offers 8 boathouses (2 small and 6 large), motorhome space with and without electricity and...

Korsholmen by Classic Norway Hotels

Korsholmen, a private islet in the ocean gap, offers a unique and luxurious accommodation experience. With two houses containing bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens, and bathrooms, this place is a...Book

Håholmen Havstuer by Classic Norway Hotels

Authentic fishing village at Håholmen Håholmen, an island by the Atlantic Road, offers a unique glimpse into history. Stay in charming houses from the 17th and 18th centuries and enjoy traditional...Book

Where to eat

Kristiansund

The Spot- restaurant for groups

You may also join one of the events with live music and food in The spot, look up Boteco`s facebooksite to find dates.

Boteco

When you visit a boteco in Brazil, you enjoy good food and drink in atmospheric surroundings, spending quality time with family and friends. A boteco is not meant to be too fancy or stiff, but a...

Bryggekanten brasserie, restaurant & bar

The well-known rockfish dishes combined with great views to all four of Kristiansund's four countries will give you a good memory from Nordmøre. After dinner you can enjoy delicious refreshments from...

Restaurant Sørom - Thon Hotel Kristiansund

The restaurant has a cozy and calm atmosphere and serves a la carte menu with local food.

Haandverkeren Restaurant & Café

Café The place is also known as Haandverkeren, it features a café on the ground floor serving dishes like salads, some hot meals, and local specialties such as bacalao, Fish & chips, fish soup, and...

The House of Patrick Volckmar - coffee roastery

Café, which in addition to selling freshly grinded coffee also sells klipfisk, glass, books. In the House of Patrick Volckmar there is a coffee roastery which is over 100 years old, and the coffee...

Grip Kroa- cafe

In addition, you may buy waffles, ice cream and drinks. Some evenings will have an open pub and other arrangements.

Ringholmen Restaurant

Ringholmen is situated 25 min with ferry and only a few minutes drive to the marina that takes you out with a boat to the island Ringholmen (5 min with boat). Ringholmen is open spring, summer and...

Fjordkroa café and restaurant

Fjordkroa offers: Today's special A la carte menu Home-baked pastries Lunch menu Fjordkroa is part of Aspøya Fjordsenter that houses amongst other a large grocery store, flower shop and more. There...

Bjartmars Favorittkro- restaurant

Bjartmars is open for both lunch and dinner and uses local suppliers where possible. You can choose from our a la carte menu and on Sundays there is buffet. Seafood is in focus but you may also have...Book

Restaurant Ytterbrygga-Håholmen Havstuer

Håholmen is famous for exquisite food. The cooks use local ingredients and recipes and prepare the food from scratch. The fact that it's sea food that is served in an old fishing camp is hardly a...

What to do

Kristiansund

Tour suggestion by car: From Kristiansund to Molde over the Atlantic Road

The Atlantic Ocean Road from Kårvåg to Bud is designated as a national tourist route, and you'll drive the entire stretch on your way from Kristiansund to Molde. The journey takes approximately 2.5...

City walk in Kristiansund

On foot in Kristiansund Kristiansund is also called the polychrome town, because of the colorful houses that is characteristic. The town is small and it is easy to visit the city's attractions on...

The taste of Nordmøre - Roundtrip

Kristiansund is famous for the production of klipfish. Klipfish – dried, salted cod – has been exported as a delicacy to southern Europe for several centuries. In return, we received spices and...

Kristiansund Kunsthall- Contemporary art gallery

Kristiansund Kunsthall is a relatively new venue for contemporary art in the centre of Kristiansund and opened the first exhibition in September 2021, and have regular events, exhibitions, seminars,...

Festiviteten cultural center Kristiansund

Festiviteten have been a house of multiple activities such as; opera, concerts, theater, wrestling arena, bingo, cinema, arrest cells, courtroom, goldsmiths, worship services and much more In 1928,...

Klippfiskkjerringa - sculpture

Klippfiskkjerringa is a tribute to the many women who worked at the clipfish cliffs in the city. For 300 years, clipfish was the most important industry in Kristiansund, until the 1950s. The...

Gripruta – boat trip to the island of Grip

Fishing was the reason for settlement of the time and already in the Middle Ages Grip was a known and important fishing village. Join a 3-hour trip to Grip. The whole trip with transport to / from...

Sundbåten - The harbour ferry

A roundtrip with the Sundbåten is a great way to experience Kristiansund. Explore different parts of the town with churches, galleries, klipfish museum and a vivid harbour life. These small passenger...

National bicycle route nr 1 Kristiansund - Ålesund

Th cycle route goes across several islands and gives cyclists a unique close encounter with the coastal landscape and the ocean along the coast between Kristiansund and Åalesund. The cycle route also...

Kirkelandet Church in Kristiansund

Designed by the architect Odd Østby on the theme "Rock Crystals In Roses " and consecrated in 1964, this is perhaps Norway's most daring church building. When light flows through the 320 colour glass...

Experience Kristiansund, Edøy and Veiholmen by speedboat and bus

The fishing village Veiholmen is located at the far north of Smøla. On this trip you get to experience traveling with speedboat from Kristiansund to Edøy, before continuing by bus from Edøy and all...Book

Innlandet - Old town in Kristiansund

IIn the 18th and 19th century, the klipfish adventure in Kristiansund contributed to further development and growth, and the buildings by the harbour grew to be the city's first centre. Narrow...

The Opera in Kristiansund

The clipfish town Kristiansund In the 1800’s, Kristiansund was in the forefront in the production and export of klipfish, and while the dried and salted fish was sent throughout Europe, the people of...

Memorial stone, Innlandet

The memorial stone was set up in 1908, on the hundred year anniversary of "The battle on Christiansunds Red" 8. July 1808. Two English warships, the "Cygnet" and the "Tartare" attacked the town...

Norwegian Clipfish Museum

The wharf was used for klipfish production and a visit at the museum gives both a visual and perceptible impression of what came to be of such great importance in regards to the development of...

Varden viewpoint in Kristiansund

The Varden panorama provides a 360-degree view, with the majestic backdrop of the Nordmørsfjellene mountains in the north-east and the Atlantic ocean to the west. Binoculars are available at the top...

Nordlandet Church

An art nouveau church built in 1914, the stone was quarried locally. The glass paintings are by Emanuel Vigeland. The church has an altar bible dating back to 1632, and the altarpiece is from the...

Mellemværftet - Historic Shipyard museum

Mellemværftet, a section of the regional museum of Nordmøre, is a working museum where the curator wears overalls, a wood working and iron forging museum. It is at one and the same time a living...

The House of Patrick Volckmar - coffee roastery

In the House of Patrick Volckmar there is a coffee roastery which is over 100 years old, and the coffee roaster itself is probably Norway's oldest still in use. Today also a café, which in addition...

Vågen skatepark Kristiansund

The skatepark has a large bowl with fly box, integrated into the street area. There you will find a pyramid, wallride, a large euro bank, quarter pipe, handrail and Hubba ledge, as well as a small...

Costal hiking at "Havstien" in Kristiansund

Kristiansund is a small town, but it offers a variety of cafes, shopping and town facilities. In addition, there are several hiking possibilities in or nearby the town. "The Ocean Path" is only 20...

Viking spot: The stone ring at Bremsnes

The Bremsnes stone circle consists of a total of 11 standing stones. Eight stones form a, two stones outside the circle mark an East facing entrance/exit and one bigger, oblong stone with a concave...

Kvernberget in Kristiansund

This trip starts at the car park and goes up on Kvernberget. 2 ways up You can choose to walk the Sherpa stairs which, start at the very beginning of the trail and goes all the way to the top which...

Bremsneshatten - hiking

There is a footpath from road 64, the parking place in Djupbukta. The first part of the trail is a bit fuzzy. You follow first along the road 64 towards Bruhagen, then the trail heads up to the...

The fjord route: A 4-day mountain hike from Kvernberget to Halsa

The Fjord route have in total 13 cabins with good standard. Some of the cabins are catered, but most is self-ctered cabins where you need a DNT key to get in. The idea is based on trust and you find...

The Bremsnes cave

In bygone days, people believed that the cave was a hiding place. They therefore believed that the remains found there were those of outlaws and people who had been shipwrecked. Only recently have we...

Kristiansund Golf Club

Directions: From the centre of Kristiansund, follow RV70 towards the intersection RV680 that leads to Seivika ferry quai. Take the left to Omsa (100m). After reaching the 50-zone, there will be a...

Freikollen - Mountain hiking with panoramic views

From the parking place there is a gravel road up to a small house. From the starting point is the path to the top of Freikollen. Follow the road past the house and up the ski hill, where the path is...

Memorial site "Quiet room"

65 Norwegians lost their lives in this tragedy that occurred on Hustadvika, right by Hestkjæret lighthouse. The event shook a lot of people and has left its mark in their lives. Finally after 58...

Kvalvik Fort - coastal fort from World War 2

Through agreement with the cultural office, guided trips in various languages are offered. The area is maintained by the municipality in close cooperation with Kvalvik Fort's Friends. The fort has...

Frei Church

It was built in 1897 in wood and is a so-called "longkirke-long church" which was the most common way to make church at that time. The architect here is Karl Norum.

Rastarkalv - a viking battlefield

Håkon conquered his opponents, but Egil Ullserk (Egil Woolshirt), Håkon's most important ally, died and was buried at Rastarkalv. 3 memorial stones commemorating Egil stands on the hill, next to the...

Old Kvernes Rural Museum

Own marine section with fishermen's cabins and several boat houses represents the marine culture and the fisherman's life and work. Old boats are well preserved. The museum also has an own...

Kvernes Stave Church

Kvernes Stave Church is a beautiful and quite special stave church. New research in 2020 discovered the true age of Kvernes Stave Church, it was built in the period 1631 – 33, and not in the 13th...

The rock carvings at Søbstad

Rock carvings are veins of life carved into stone. The field at Søbstad contains 17 signs/symbols. The carving site was discovered 30 years ago. Here, the glacial river at the end of the Ice Age,...

Hestskjæret Lighthouse

In 1878 the Lighthouse Authority purchased Vestre Hestskjæret, a skerry off Honningsøya island, for 160 kroner. The lighthouse, situated 15 km by sea from Kristiansund, became operational on 1...

Grip stave church

In the middle of the island, protected by houses and on the island's highest point, you will find the little red stave church, standing as it has stood since appr. year 1300. It has ever since been a...

Grip - fishingvillage near Kristiansund

The idyllic fishing village Grip, is located in the Atlantic ocean, 12 km northwest of Kristiansund. Until 1964 this was Norway`s smallest municipality. Grip has a long and partly dramatic history as...

Mount Meknoken hike from Mork

From Kristiansund drive towards Averøy through the Atlantic tunell. Drive to Bruhagen on County Road 64 (Fv 64) an fottow signs to Kvernes. Continue on County Road 247 (Fv 247) to Mork. Park the car...

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