Lillehammer climate — normals and trends
Lillehammer (Norway) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.6 °C and it receives 884 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 (14.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lillehammer averages 188 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Lillehammer has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 206 to 170 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.3 °C (on 7 August 1975) and the coldest -34.6 °C (on 10 January 1987).
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
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- coords
- 61.12°, 10.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.6°C
Average daily high
6.1°C
Average daily low
-1.0°C
Annual rainfall
884mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
23.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
188 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
220.5 cm
Average feels-like high
3.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
31.3 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest day
-34.6 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
75 mm
3 September 1988
Windiest day
32.7 km/h
19 April 1980
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
16 October 1987
Hottest feels-like
30.1 °C
10 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-40.0 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
25.5 cm
1 December 2007
Sunniest day
18.5 h
20 June 1940
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 | -3.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 74 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | -1.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 40 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 5.7 °C | +4.6 °C | 21 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 11.2 °C | +5.2 °C | 23 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 14.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 75 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 16.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 98 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 153 mm | +45 mm |
| Aug | 17.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 67 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 13.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 136 mm | +44 mm |
| Oct | 7.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 140 mm | +51 mm |
| Nov | 2.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 73 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 0.6 °C | +5.6 °C | 83 mm | +24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lillehammer?
Lillehammer has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.6 °C and it receives 884 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lillehammer?
The hottest day measured in Lillehammer between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1975, reaching 31.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lillehammer?
The coldest day measured in Lillehammer between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -34.6 °C.
Does it snow in Lillehammer?
Yes. Lillehammer gets on average 220.5 cm of snow per year and has around 188 frost days.
Has the climate of Lillehammer warmed?
Yes: Lillehammer warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lillehammer?
The wettest day measured in Lillehammer between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1988, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lillehammer?
The windiest day measured in Lillehammer between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1980, with winds reaching 32.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lillehammer?
The warmest month in Lillehammer is July (14.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Lillehammer?
Lillehammer receives on average 884 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lillehammer?
Lillehammer gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lillehammer?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lillehammer between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 2007, with 25.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lillehammer?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lillehammer.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lillehammer?
In Lillehammer, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.1 °C on 10 August 1975, and the lowest was -40.0 °C on 10 January 1987.
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