Harstad/Narvik weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇴 Norway · small town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Harstad/Narvik is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 55/100), with August close behind. Harstad/Narvik averages about 1,431 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 115 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,431
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 55/100
- Rain / year
- 1,242 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈3.2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Population
- 47k
- Elevation
- 25 m
When is the best time to visit Harstad/Narvik?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Harstad/Narvik is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 102 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Harstad/Narvik?
Harstad/Narvik isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,431 hours of sunshine a year. 55 Sunshine Score points separate July (55) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #16 of 36 destinations in Norway for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,417 hours. The year's 1,242 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -8° / 18°F | 102 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -8° / 18°F | 100 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -6° / 21°F | 105 mm | 0 |
| April | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -1° / 30°F | 81 mm | 1 |
| May | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 84 mm | 2 |
| June | 34 | 14° / 57°F | 8° / 46°F | 103 mm | 3 |
| July | 55 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 115 mm | 3 |
| August | 45 | 16° / 61°F | 10° / 50°F | 106 mm | 2 |
| September | 16 | 11° / 52°F | 6° / 43°F | 122 mm | 1 |
| October | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 1° / 34°F | 109 mm | 0 |
| November | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -3° / 27°F | 101 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -6° / 21°F | 114 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Tromsø Norway · 160 km · best in Jul · 1,713 h sun/yr
- Bodø Norway · 167 km · best in Jul · 1,323 h sun/yr
- Alta Norway · 311 km · best in Jul · 1,800 h sun/yr
- Kittilä Finland · 350 km · best in Jul · 1,732 h sun/yr
- Luleå Sweden · 404 km · best in Jul · 1,895 h sun/yr
- Ivalo Finland · 436 km · best in Jul · 1,726 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hadsel Norway · 68 km · 1,353 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Svolvær Norway · 87 km · 1,346 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Andenes Norway · 92 km · 1,447 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Målselv Norway · 98 km · 1,703 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Leknes Norway · 132 km · 1,526 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Harstad/Narvik compares month by month: Harstad/Narvik vs Tromsø · Harstad/Narvik vs Bodø · Harstad/Narvik vs Alta · all comparisons
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