Norway · Finnmark · January

Finnmark in Januaryhow the month reads

January is a solid shoulder month for Finnmark inside Norway, with cooler than the yearly mean by 9.9°C. The safety bulletins below apply.

Rank: 6 of 12
Score: 25/100

January match

25/100

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What’s open · January

Things to do in Finnmark in January

At its best
Northern lights
the darkest, longest nights of the season, with viewing strongest roughly 21:00 to 02:00
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.

Temperature
-7°C
−9.9°C vs. yearly mean
Month rank
6 of 12
for Finnmark
Best months
March · April · May
highest regional score

12-month temperature · Finnmark

January in context

Temperature°C

View data table

Month	Average daytime high (°C)
January	-6.5
February	-5.3
March	-3.1
April	0.9
May	6.5
June	11.8
July	16.2
August	14.2
September	10.0
October	2.7
November	-2.1
December	-4.8

Safety · 6 governments

What the governments say about Norway

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins

Exercise normal precautions

Highest level across 6 governments · Advisory last changed 2026-10-11

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