Mo i Rana climate — normals and trends
Mo i Rana (Norway) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.3 °C and it receives 1,476 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 (11.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Mo i Rana averages 210 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 197 rainy days per year.
Mo i Rana has warmed by +4.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.53 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 239 to 181 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.3 °C (on 27 July 2019) and the coldest -35.7 °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
Mo i RanaNordland
- coords
- 66.31°, 14.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.3°C
Average daily high
2.8°C
Average daily low
-2.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,476mm
Sunshine / day
5.9h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
21.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
210 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
197 d/yr
Annual snowfall
563.2 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 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
+4.5 °C
since 1940
+0.5 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
29.3 °C
27 July 2019
Coldest day
-35.7 °C
8 February 1985
Wettest day
76 mm
10 January 2002
Windiest day
39.8 km/h
15 January 1982
Strongest gust
148.3 km/h
10 January 1971
Hottest feels-like
30.7 °C
27 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-41.4 °C
8 February 1985
Snowiest day
42.7 cm
3 March 1951
Sunniest day
21.5 h
17 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 | -3.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 253 mm | +104 mm |
| Feb | -1.3 °C | +5.6 °C | 102 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | -0.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 273 mm | +136 mm |
| Apr | 2.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 182 mm | +85 mm |
| May | 6.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 121 mm | +41 mm |
| Jun | 12.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 165 mm | +72 mm |
| Jul | 21.2 °C | +6.2 °C | 66 mm | -46 mm |
| Aug | 14.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 170 mm | +55 mm |
| Sep | 13.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 116 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 5.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 187 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | -1.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 139 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | -0.4 °C | +4.5 °C | 175 mm | +21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mo i Rana?
Mo i Rana has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.3 °C and it receives 1,476 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mo i Rana?
The hottest day measured in Mo i Rana between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2019, reaching 29.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mo i Rana?
The coldest day measured in Mo i Rana between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1985, at -35.7 °C.
Does it snow in Mo i Rana?
Yes. Mo i Rana gets on average 563.2 cm of snow per year and has around 210 frost days.
Has the climate of Mo i Rana warmed?
Yes: Mo i Rana warmed by +4.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mo i Rana?
The wettest day measured in Mo i Rana between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2002, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mo i Rana?
The windiest day measured in Mo i Rana between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1982, with winds reaching 39.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mo i Rana?
The warmest month in Mo i Rana is July (11.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Mo i Rana?
Mo i Rana receives on average 1,476 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 197 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mo i Rana?
Mo i Rana gets on average 5.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,154 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mo i Rana?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mo i Rana between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1951, with 42.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mo i Rana?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Mo i Rana.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mo i Rana?
In Mo i Rana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.7 °C on 27 July 2019, and the lowest was -41.4 °C on 8 February 1985.
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