Båtsfjord weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇴 Norway · seaside town · subarctic climate
Båtsfjord is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 30/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 30/100
- Rain / year
- 875 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈3.2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 13°C / 55°F
- Population
- 2k
- Elevation
- 146 m
When is the best time to visit Båtsfjord?
Båtsfjord never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 30/100, and January is the low point (0/100). If sunshine is the point of the trip, the nearby alternatives below do better.
How sunny is Båtsfjord?
Båtsfjord never scores well for sunshine: even July, its best month, reaches only 30/100. July (30/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It is one of 46 destinations Sunshine Map tracks in Norway. The year's 875 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -7° / 19°F | 62 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| February | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -8° / 18°F | 52 mm | 0 | 3° / 37°F |
| March | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -6° / 21°F | 67 mm | 0 | 3° / 37°F |
| April | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -2° / 28°F | 56 mm | 1 | 3° / 37°F |
| May | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 1° / 34°F | 69 mm | 2 | 4° / 39°F |
| June | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 5° / 41°F | 82 mm | 3 | 8° / 46°F |
| July | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 8° / 46°F | 100 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| August | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 8° / 46°F | 93 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| September | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 5° / 41°F | 72 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| October | 0 | 3° / 37°F | 1° / 34°F | 87 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
| November | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -3° / 27°F | 60 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| December | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -5° / 23°F | 75 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
Sea temperature in Båtsfjord by month
The sea off Båtsfjord is warmest in August at around 13°C / 55°F, and coolest in February at 3°C / 37°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Murmansk Russia · 234 km · best in Jul · 1,514 h sun/yr
- Ivalo Finland · 239 km · best in Jul · 1,726 h sun/yr
- Alta Norway · 247 km · best in Jul · 1,800 h sun/yr
- Kittilä Finland · 375 km · best in Jul · 1,732 h sun/yr
- Tromsø Norway · 419 km · best in Jul · 1,713 h sun/yr
- Rovaniemi Finland · 475 km · best in Jul · 1,636 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Berlevåg Norway · 39 km · best in Jul
- Vardø Norway · 57 km · best in Jul
- Vadsø Norway · 60 km · best in Jul
- Mehamn Norway · 83 km · best in Aug
- Kirkenes Norway · 98 km · 1,654 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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