Røst weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇴 Norway · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Røst is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 32/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,508
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 32/100
- Rain / year
- 947 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈21 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 16°C / 61°F
- Population
- 321
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Røst?
Røst never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 32/100, and January is the low point (0/100). If sunshine is the point of the trip, the nearby alternatives below do better.
How sunny is Røst?
Røst isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,508 hours of sunshine a year. July (32/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #12 of 36 destinations in Norway for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,417 hours. The year's 947 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 | 4° / 39°F | 2° / 36°F | 97 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| February | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 2° / 36°F | 84 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| March | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 2° / 36°F | 85 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| April | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 4° / 39°F | 60 mm | 1 | 5° / 41°F |
| May | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 6° / 43°F | 45 mm | 2 | 7° / 45°F |
| June | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 49 mm | 3 | 11° / 52°F |
| July | 32 | 13° / 55°F | 11° / 52°F | 62 mm | 3 | 15° / 59°F |
| August | 31 | 13° / 55°F | 12° / 54°F | 65 mm | 2 | 16° / 61°F |
| September | 23 | 12° / 54°F | 10° / 50°F | 96 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
| October | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 8° / 46°F | 92 mm | 0 | 10° / 50°F |
| November | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 103 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 4° / 39°F | 109 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
Sea temperature in Røst by month
The sea off Røst is warmest in August at around 16°C / 61°F, and coolest in February at 4°C / 39°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
- Bodø Norway · 101 km · best in Jul · 1,323 h sun/yr
- Harstad/Narvik Norway · 219 km · best in Jul · 1,431 h sun/yr
- Tromsø Norway · 366 km · best in Jul · 1,713 h sun/yr
- Trondheim Norway · 456 km · best in Jul · 1,425 h sun/yr
- Luleå Sweden · 495 km · best in Jul · 1,895 h sun/yr
- Alta Norway · 528 km · best in Jul · 1,800 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Leknes Norway · 94 km · 1,526 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Svolvær Norway · 134 km · 1,346 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Mo i Rana Norway · 161 km · 1,344 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Hadsel Norway · 169 km · 1,353 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Alstahaug Norway · 175 km · 1,333 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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