Lakselv weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇴 Norway · seaside town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Lakselv is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 52/100), with August close behind. Daytime highs around 17°C / 63°F and roughly 117 mm of rain in July.
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- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 52/100
- Rain / year
- 836 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 17°C / 63°F
- Population
- 2k
- Elevation
- 5 m
When is the best time to visit Lakselv?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Lakselv is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 47 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Lakselv?
Lakselv has real sunshine in season — its Sunshine Score peaks at 52/100 in July. 52 Sunshine Score points separate July (52) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It is one of 46 destinations Sunshine Map tracks in Norway. The year's 836 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 | -5° / 23°F | -11° / 12°F | 47 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| February | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -11° / 12°F | 44 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| March | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -8° / 18°F | 51 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| April | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -4° / 25°F | 49 mm | 1 | 0° / 32°F |
| May | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 2° / 36°F | 77 mm | 2 | 5° / 41°F |
| June | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 7° / 45°F | 106 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| July | 52 | 17° / 63°F | 11° / 52°F | 117 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| August | 42 | 15° / 59°F | 9° / 48°F | 100 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| September | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 5° / 41°F | 70 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
| October | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -1° / 30°F | 66 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| November | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -6° / 21°F | 53 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| December | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -9° / 16°F | 56 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
Sea temperature in Lakselv by month
The sea off Lakselv is warmest in July at around 17°C / 63°F, and coolest in February at -2°C / 28°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
- Alta Norway · 62 km · best in Jul · 1,800 h sun/yr
- Ivalo Finland · 188 km · best in Jul · 1,726 h sun/yr
- Tromsø Norway · 235 km · best in Jul · 1,713 h sun/yr
- Kittilä Finland · 263 km · best in Jul · 1,732 h sun/yr
- Murmansk Russia · 336 km · best in Jul · 1,514 h sun/yr
- Harstad/Narvik Norway · 370 km · best in Jul · 1,431 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hammerfest Norway · 84 km · best in Jul
- Honningsvåg Norway · 111 km · best in Jul
- Hasvik Norway · 116 km · best in Jul
- Mehamn Norway · 150 km · best in Aug
- Sørkjosen Norway · 156 km · 1,763 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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