Tromsø weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Tromsø is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 51/100), with August close behind. Tromsø averages about 1,713 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 17°C / 63°F and roughly 112 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

1,713

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

51/100

Rain / year

1,347 mm

Snow / year

≈4.1 m

Midday UV at peak

3 (moderate)

Population

42k

Elevation

6 m

When is the best time to visit Tromsø?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Tromsø is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 106 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Tromsø?

Tromsø isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,713 hours of sunshine a year. 51 Sunshine Score points separate July (51) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 36 destinations in Norway for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,417 hours. The year's 1,347 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

• Harstad/Narvik Norway · 160 km · best in Jul · 1,431 h sun/yr
• Alta Norway · 174 km · best in Jul · 1,800 h sun/yr
• Kittilä Finland · 325 km · best in Jul · 1,732 h sun/yr
• Bodø Norway · 326 km · best in Jul · 1,323 h sun/yr
• Ivalo Finland · 356 km · best in Jul · 1,726 h sun/yr
• Rovaniemi Finland · 449 km · best in Jul · 1,636 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Målselv Norway · 71 km · 1,703 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Sørkjosen Norway · 79 km · 1,763 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Andenes Norway · 117 km · 1,447 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Hasvik Norway · 151 km · best in Jul

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How Tromsø compares month by month: Tromsø vs Harstad/Narvik · Tromsø vs Bodø · Tromsø vs Alta · Tromsø vs Kittilä · all comparisons