Luster climate — normals and trends
Luster (Norway) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.4 °C and it receives 1,417 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 (10.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Luster averages 226 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 198 rainy days per year.
Luster has warmed by +4.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.56 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 256 to 196 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.0 °C (on 8 July 1991) and the coldest -35.9 °C (on 27 January 1942).
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
LusterVestland
- coords
- 61.44°, 7.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.4°C
Average daily high
2.1°C
Average daily low
-3.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,417mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
6.7km/h
Seasonal range
19.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
226 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
198 d/yr
Annual snowfall
643.4 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+4.7 °C
since 1940
+0.6 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
26.0 °C
8 July 1991
Coldest day
-35.9 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
71 mm
20 January 1957
Windiest day
23.0 km/h
25 December 2011
Strongest gust
146.5 km/h
25 December 2011
Hottest feels-like
25.1 °C
7 July 1991
Coldest feels-like
-41.1 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
49.9 cm
20 January 1957
Sunniest day
19.0 h
19 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 | -5.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 132 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | -3.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 66 mm | -47 mm |
| Mar | 0.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 317 mm | +204 mm |
| Apr | 4.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 78 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 7.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 86 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 10.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 170 mm | +77 mm |
| Jul | 18.1 °C | +4.8 °C | 76 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 12.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 177 mm | +61 mm |
| Sep | 10.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 126 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 4.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 147 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | -0.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 162 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | -1.0 °C | +5.2 °C | 144 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Luster?
Luster has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.4 °C and it receives 1,417 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Luster?
The hottest day measured in Luster between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1991, reaching 26.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Luster?
The coldest day measured in Luster between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -35.9 °C.
Does it snow in Luster?
Yes. Luster gets on average 643.4 cm of snow per year and has around 226 frost days.
Has the climate of Luster warmed?
Yes: Luster warmed by +4.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Luster?
The wettest day measured in Luster between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1957, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Luster?
The windiest day measured in Luster between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 2011, with winds reaching 23.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Luster?
The warmest month in Luster is July (10.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Luster?
Luster receives on average 1,417 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 198 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Luster?
Luster gets on average 7.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,555 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Luster?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Luster between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1957, with 49.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Luster?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Luster.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Luster?
In Luster, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 25.1 °C on 7 July 1991, and the lowest was -41.1 °C on 27 January 1942.
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