The climate of Finnmark (Norway)
Finnmark is the northernmost province in Norway. With a population of
only 2 per square kilometer this is one of the most thinly populated
regions in Europe. The largest part of the population lives in the
capital Vadsø. Fishing is the main source of income and to a lesser
degree tourism and cattle farming. Finnmark has a tundra climate that
changes into a cold continental climate with cool winters and cool
summers. During the summer daytime temperatures are 14-15 degrees
Celsius. During the winter daytime temperatures are -3 to -8 degrees
Celsius which is fairly warm for this degree of latitude. This is
caused by the influence of the relatively warm sea water. The Atlantic
Gulf Stream has a warming effect causing temperatures in this part of
Norway to be higher than in the interior. During the winter this is
the warmest region in Lapland which stretches out to the northern part
of Finland.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Finnmark.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
-4
-13
0
21
4
February
-4
-14
1
18
3
March
-1
-11
3
16
3
April
2
-6
5
13
3
May
6
-2
6
12
4
June
11
3
7
13
5
July
14
6
8
13
8
August
13
7
5
14
9
September
9
3
3
18
8
October
3
-3
2
19
7
November
-1
-8
0
17
5
December
-3
-11
0
18
5
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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