climate data for any destination this site in Dutch our cookie policy contact


more about Finnmark

Finnmark official site
Finnmark tourism
wikipedia

this page in Dutch

... more interesting sites

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:
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
click here for the explanation of the symbols

Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.

 

this site in Dutch: klimaatinfo.nl climate data & informationcopyright links contact