Målselv weather by month & the best time to visit

🇳🇴 Norway · small town · subarctic climate

The best time to visit Målselv is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 54/100), with August close behind. Målselv averages about 1,703 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 129 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

1,703

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

54/100

Rain / year

1,319 mm

Snow / year

≈4.3 m

Midday UV at peak

3 (moderate)

Population

42k

Elevation

75 m

When is the best time to visit Målselv?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Målselv 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 Målselv?

Målselv isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,703 hours of sunshine a year. 54 Sunshine Score points separate July (54) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #5 of 36 destinations in Norway for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,417 hours. The year's 1,319 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Tromsø Norway · 71 km · best in Jul · 1,713 h sun/yr
• Harstad/Narvik Norway · 98 km · best in Jul · 1,431 h sun/yr
• Alta Norway · 214 km · best in Jul · 1,800 h sun/yr
• Bodø Norway · 263 km · best in Jul · 1,323 h sun/yr
• Kittilä Finland · 299 km · best in Jul · 1,732 h sun/yr
• Ivalo Finland · 359 km · best in Jul · 1,726 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Andenes Norway · 99 km · 1,447 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Sørkjosen Norway · 125 km · 1,763 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Hadsel Norway · 151 km · 1,353 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Kiruna Sweden · 156 km · 1,731 h sun/yr · best in Jul