Lenvik climate — normals and trends
Lenvik (Norway) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.7 °C and it receives 1,367 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 (11.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Lenvik averages 174 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 196 rainy days per year.
Lenvik has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 200 to 148 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.6 °C (on 1 July 1972) and the coldest -27.1 °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
LenvikTroms
- coords
- 69.44°, 18.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.7°C
Average daily high
3.6°C
Average daily low
-0.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,367mm
Sunshine / day
6.4h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
18.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
174 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
196 d/yr
Annual snowfall
402.6 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
7.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
26.6 °C
1 July 1972
Coldest day
-27.1 °C
3 February 1966
Wettest day
54 mm
27 December 1948
Windiest day
65.9 km/h
1 February 1993
Strongest gust
146.2 km/h
1 February 1993
Hottest feels-like
26.5 °C
1 July 1972
Coldest feels-like
-33.0 °C
3 February 1966
Snowiest day
24.3 cm
14 March 2014
Sunniest day
23.2 h
9 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 195 mm | +71 mm |
| Feb | 1.8 °C | +6.2 °C | 147 mm | +37 mm |
| Mar | 0.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 204 mm | +89 mm |
| Apr | 1.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 165 mm | +66 mm |
| May | 7.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 80 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 11.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 92 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 15.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 57 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 14.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 161 mm | +53 mm |
| Sep | 13.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 130 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 6.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 165 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 0.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 182 mm | +62 mm |
| Dec | 0.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 160 mm | +32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lenvik?
Lenvik has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.7 °C and it receives 1,367 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lenvik?
The hottest day measured in Lenvik between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1972, reaching 26.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lenvik?
The coldest day measured in Lenvik between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1966, at -27.1 °C.
Does it snow in Lenvik?
Yes. Lenvik gets on average 402.6 cm of snow per year and has around 174 frost days.
Has the climate of Lenvik warmed?
Yes: Lenvik warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lenvik?
The wettest day measured in Lenvik between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1948, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lenvik?
The windiest day measured in Lenvik between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1993, with winds reaching 65.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lenvik?
The warmest month in Lenvik is July (11.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Lenvik?
Lenvik receives on average 1,367 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 196 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lenvik?
Lenvik gets on average 6.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,336 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lenvik?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lenvik between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2014, with 24.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lenvik?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lenvik.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lenvik?
In Lenvik, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.5 °C on 1 July 1972, and the lowest was -33.0 °C on 3 February 1966.
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