Bodø climate — normals and trends
Bodø (Norway) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.2 °C and it receives 1,453 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (13.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Bodø averages 157 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 202 rainy days per year.
Bodø has warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.41 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 188 to 126 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.1 °C (on 12 July 1941) and the coldest -23.9 °C (on 3 February 1966).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BodøNordland
- coords
- 67.28°, 14.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.2°C
Average daily high
5.4°C
Average daily low
0.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,453mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
18.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
157 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
202 d/yr
Annual snowfall
327.5 cm
Average feels-like high
2.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
7.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.5 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
29.1 °C
12 July 1941
Coldest day
-23.9 °C
3 February 1966
Wettest day
74 mm
15 September 1988
Windiest day
60.6 km/h
3 February 1993
Strongest gust
142.9 km/h
3 February 1993
Hottest feels-like
31.0 °C
12 July 1941
Coldest feels-like
-29.8 °C
3 February 1966
Snowiest day
23.5 cm
30 January 1976
Sunniest day
22.9 h
19 June 2020
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 213 mm | +77 mm |
| Feb | 2.7 °C | +5.3 °C | 108 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 3.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 226 mm | +102 mm |
| Apr | 5.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 199 mm | +103 mm |
| May | 8.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 119 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 13.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 134 mm | +40 mm |
| Jul | 19.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 76 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 16.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 266 mm | +151 mm |
| Sep | 14.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 128 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 7.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 219 mm | +55 mm |
| Nov | 0.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 170 mm | +43 mm |
| Dec | 2.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 177 mm | +32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bodø?
Bodø has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.2 °C and it receives 1,453 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bodø?
The hottest day measured in Bodø between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1941, reaching 29.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bodø?
The coldest day measured in Bodø between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1966, at -23.9 °C.
Does it snow in Bodø?
Yes. Bodø gets on average 327.5 cm of snow per year and has around 157 frost days.
Has the climate of Bodø warmed?
Yes: Bodø warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bodø?
The wettest day measured in Bodø between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 1988, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bodø?
The windiest day measured in Bodø between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1993, with winds reaching 60.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bodø?
The warmest month in Bodø is July (13.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Bodø?
Bodø receives on average 1,453 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 202 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bodø?
Bodø gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bodø?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bodø between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1976, with 23.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bodø?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bodø.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bodø?
In Bodø, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.0 °C on 12 July 1941, and the lowest was -29.8 °C on 3 February 1966.
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