Kirkenes weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Kirkenes is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 46/100). Kirkenes averages about 1,654 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 16°C / 61°F and roughly 103 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

1,654

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

46/100

Rain / year

743 mm

Snow / year

≈2.5 m

Midday UV at peak

3 (moderate)

Population

4k

Elevation

85 m

When is the best time to visit Kirkenes?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kirkenes is July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 42 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kirkenes?

Kirkenes isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,654 hours of sunshine a year. 46 Sunshine Score points separate July (46) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #7 of 36 destinations in Norway for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,417 hours. The year's 743 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

See Kirkenes on the interactive sunshine globe →

Nearby places for sunshine

• Murmansk Russia · 154 km · best in Jul · 1,514 h sun/yr
• Ivalo Finland · 159 km · best in Jul · 1,726 h sun/yr
• Alta Norway · 251 km · best in Jul · 1,800 h sun/yr
• Kittilä Finland · 303 km · best in Jul · 1,732 h sun/yr
• Rovaniemi Finland · 390 km · best in Jul · 1,636 h sun/yr
• Tromsø Norway · 423 km · best in Jul · 1,713 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Vadsø Norway · 38 km · best in Jul
• Vardø Norway · 83 km · best in Jul
• Båtsfjord Norway · 98 km · best in Jul
• Berlevåg Norway · 131 km · best in Jul