average range from 1.1 �C in February to 14 �C in August. Mean annual precipitation is 1520 mm, with September - December as the wettest period.
The population is 48,987, and with an area of only 73 km�, this gives a population density of 489 people per km�. As of 2007, Haugesund's agglomeration has a population of 44,183, of which 34,140 live in Haugesund and 10,043 live in Karm�y. The Haugesund Region, a statistical metropolitan area, consisting of the municipalities Karm�y, Haugesund, Tysv�r,Sveio and Bokn, has a population of approximately 100.000 as of 2009.
The municipality includes several islands. Ris�y and Hassel�y are densely built, and connected to the mainland by bridges. R�v�r which lies further out and consists of a number of islands, is also populated and connected to the mainland by ferry. Vibrands�y and its neighboring islands are now mainly a recreational area
