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Norway in February
Around -1 °C with 105 mm of rain and 0.5 hours of sun a day.
February is a solid shoulder-season month in Norway. Around -1 °C with 105 mm of rain and 0.5 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
Norway · typical month
- Day / night-6 – -1 °CYear range -7 – 18 °C
- Rainfall105 mmYear range 76 – 144 mm
- Sunshine0.5 hr / dayYear range 0.0 – 16.4 hr / day
Things to do in Norway in February
Nothing in Norway shuts for the season, but 1 thing below is weather-dependent in February.
- LimitedTrolltunga
a hiking guide is compulsory from 1 October to 31 May
Sources: trolltunga.com, visitnorway.com
- OpenNorthern lights
the season runs September to April; October and November are statistically among the strongest for activity, and March pairs dark evenings with enough snow for husky and snowmobile trips
Sources: visitfinland.com, visitnordic.com, best-served.co.uk
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
Norway, taken apart
- Akershus1°C now · -1–21 °C yr
- Aust-Agder0°C now · -1–18 °C yr
- Bouvet Island2°C now · -1–2 °C yr
- Buskerud-2°C now · -4–18 °C yr
- Finnmark-5°C now · -7–16 °C yr
- Hedmark-3°C now · -5–18 °C yr
- Hordaland-0°C now · -1–16 °C yr
- Møre og Romsdal0°C now · -1–16 °C yr
- Nord-Trøndelag-1°C now · -2–18 °C yr
- Nordland-3°C now · -3–16 °C yr
- Oppland-4°C now · -6–16 °C yr
- Oslo1°C now · -2–21 °C yr
- Rogaland2°C now · 1–16 °C yr
- Sogn og Fjordane-1°C now · -2–16 °C yr
- Svalbard-10°C now · -14–5 °C yr
- Sør-Trøndelag-1°C now · -2–17 °C yr
- Telemark-1°C now · -3–18 °C yr
- Troms-4°C now · -5–15 °C yr
- Vest-Agder2°C now · 1–18 °C yr
- Vestfold2°C now · 0–21 °C yr
- Østfold2°C now · 1–22 °C yr
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A decade of weather, in one page
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -2.1 | -6.8 | -15.0 | 3.9 |
| February | -0.8 | -6.1 | -15.1 | 4.4 |
| March | 1.9 | -4.4 | -11.4 | 6.8 |
| April | 6.0 | -1.4 | -6.2 | 12.3 |
| May | 11.5 | 3.5 | -2.2 | 19.1 |
| June | 16.0 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 21.7 |
| July | 17.7 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 23.9 |
| August | 16.3 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 20.3 |
| September | 13.0 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 17.4 |
| October | 6.9 | 2.1 | -2.9 | 11.3 |
| November | 1.8 | -2.3 | -9.4 | 8.0 |
| December | -0.7 | -5.0 | -12.6 | 4.3 |
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| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 131 |
| February | 105 |
| March | 103 |
| April | 76 |
| May | 82 |
| June | 110 |
| July | 129 |
| August | 141 |
| September | 143 |
| October | 144 |
| November | 123 |
| December | 137 |
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| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 0.0 |
| February | 0.5 |
| March | 10.0 |
| April | 16.4 |
| May | 9.9 |
| June | 6.5 |
| July | 6.2 |
| August | 9.2 |
| September | 11.4 |
| October | 2.9 |
| November | 0.0 |
| December | 0.0 |
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| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.6 | 7.5 | 18.1 |
| February | 11.1 | 7.0 | 16.4 |
| March | 10.7 | 6.8 | 16.5 |
| April | 9.8 | 6.3 | 15.3 |
| May | 9.6 | 6.4 | 14.0 |
| June | 9.7 | 6.5 | 14.1 |
| July | 9.0 | 6.0 | 13.0 |
| August | 9.5 | 6.3 | 14.4 |
| September | 10.5 | 6.4 | 15.5 |
| October | 11.0 | 6.9 | 16.6 |
| November | 10.8 | 6.6 | 17.0 |
| December | 11.0 | 7.3 | 16.5 |
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