Namsos weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Namsos is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 58/100), with August close behind. Namsos averages about 1,387 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 126 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

1,387

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

58/100

Rain / year

1,644 mm

Snow / year

≈3.1 m

Midday UV at peak

3 (moderate)

Population

8k

Elevation

Sea level

When is the best time to visit Namsos?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Namsos is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 153 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Namsos?

Namsos isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,387 hours of sunshine a year. 58 Sunshine Score points separate July (58) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #21 of 36 destinations in Norway for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,417 hours. The year's 1,644 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

• Trondheim Norway · 117 km · best in Jul · 1,425 h sun/yr
• Molde Norway · 287 km · best in Jul · 1,233 h sun/yr
• Bodø Norway · 336 km · best in Jul · 1,323 h sun/yr
• Ålesund Norway · 344 km · best in Jul · 1,230 h sun/yr
• Umeå Sweden · 429 km · best in Jul · 1,887 h sun/yr
• Oslo (Gardermoen) Norway · 476 km · best in Jul · 1,634 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Rørvik Norway · 46 km · 1,394 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Brønnøy Norway · 114 km · 1,321 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Ørland Norway · 129 km · 1,409 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Mosjøen Norway · 165 km · 1,329 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Alstahaug Norway · 170 km · 1,333 h sun/yr · best in Jul