Fauske climate — normals and trends
Fauske (Norway) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.7 °C and it receives 1,525 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 (12.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Fauske averages 205 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 199 rainy days per year.
Fauske has warmed by +4.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.54 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 237 to 173 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.5 °C (on 27 July 2019) and the coldest -31.6 °C (on 8 February 1985).
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
FauskeNordland
- coords
- 67.26°, 15.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.7°C
Average daily high
3.6°C
Average daily low
-2.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,525mm
Sunshine / day
6.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
10.8km/h
Seasonal range
21.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
205 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
199 d/yr
Annual snowfall
483.2 cm
Average feels-like high
0.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
7.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+4.6 °C
since 1940
+0.5 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
29.5 °C
27 July 2019
Coldest day
-31.6 °C
8 February 1985
Wettest day
74 mm
10 January 2002
Windiest day
37.4 km/h
15 January 1982
Strongest gust
141.5 km/h
7 February 2015
Hottest feels-like
30.9 °C
27 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-37.1 °C
8 February 1985
Snowiest day
36.4 cm
4 December 2016
Sunniest day
23.6 h
4 July 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -3.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 213 mm | +80 mm |
| Feb | 0.3 °C | +6.2 °C | 103 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 1.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 253 mm | +124 mm |
| Apr | 3.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 229 mm | +127 mm |
| May | 7.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 137 mm | +41 mm |
| Jun | 13.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 153 mm | +36 mm |
| Jul | 21.0 °C | +5.1 °C | 86 mm | -47 mm |
| Aug | 15.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 215 mm | +83 mm |
| Sep | 14.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 124 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 6.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 209 mm | +50 mm |
| Nov | -2.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 122 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | -0.4 °C | +4.4 °C | 193 mm | +53 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fauske?
Fauske has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.7 °C and it receives 1,525 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fauske?
The hottest day measured in Fauske between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2019, reaching 29.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fauske?
The coldest day measured in Fauske between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1985, at -31.6 °C.
Does it snow in Fauske?
Yes. Fauske gets on average 483.2 cm of snow per year and has around 205 frost days.
Has the climate of Fauske warmed?
Yes: Fauske warmed by +4.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fauske?
The wettest day measured in Fauske between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2002, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fauske?
The windiest day measured in Fauske between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1982, with winds reaching 37.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fauske?
The warmest month in Fauske is July (12.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Fauske?
Fauske receives on average 1,525 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 199 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fauske?
Fauske gets on average 6.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,300 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fauske?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fauske between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 2016, with 36.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fauske?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Fauske.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fauske?
In Fauske, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.9 °C on 27 July 2019, and the lowest was -37.1 °C on 8 February 1985.
Compare Fauske with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Fauske