Narvik climate — normals and trends
Narvik (Norway) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.3 °C and it receives 1,280 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 (12.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Narvik averages 208 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 188 rainy days per year.
Narvik has warmed by +4.8 °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 239 to 177 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.2 °C (on 4 July 1972) and the coldest -33.7 °C (on 6 January 1981).
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
NarvikNordland
- coords
- 68.44°, 17.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.3°C
Average daily high
2.9°C
Average daily low
-2.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,280mm
Sunshine / day
6.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
9.4km/h
Seasonal range
22.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
208 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
188 d/yr
Annual snowfall
453.5 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
7.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+4.8 °C
since 1940
+0.6 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
29.2 °C
4 July 1972
Coldest day
-33.7 °C
6 January 1981
Wettest day
65 mm
10 January 2002
Windiest day
31.7 km/h
1 January 1973
Strongest gust
144.0 km/h
1 December 1998
Hottest feels-like
29.1 °C
2 July 1972
Coldest feels-like
-39.0 °C
6 January 1981
Snowiest day
34.7 cm
13 January 1945
Sunniest day
23.1 h
23 June 2025
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 | -4.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 213 mm | +99 mm |
| Feb | 0.8 °C | +7.3 °C | 132 mm | +32 mm |
| Mar | -0.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 178 mm | +70 mm |
| Apr | 1.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 179 mm | +90 mm |
| May | 6.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 86 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 12.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 136 mm | +38 mm |
| Jul | 19.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 53 mm | -55 mm |
| Aug | 15.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 187 mm | +80 mm |
| Sep | 13.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 105 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 5.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 157 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | -1.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 119 mm | +19 mm |
| Dec | -1.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 156 mm | +42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Narvik?
Narvik has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.3 °C and it receives 1,280 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Narvik?
The hottest day measured in Narvik between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1972, reaching 29.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Narvik?
The coldest day measured in Narvik between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1981, at -33.7 °C.
Does it snow in Narvik?
Yes. Narvik gets on average 453.5 cm of snow per year and has around 208 frost days.
Has the climate of Narvik warmed?
Yes: Narvik warmed by +4.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Narvik?
The wettest day measured in Narvik between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2002, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Narvik?
The windiest day measured in Narvik between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1973, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Narvik?
The warmest month in Narvik is July (12.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Narvik?
Narvik receives on average 1,280 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 188 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Narvik?
Narvik gets on average 6.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,263 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Narvik?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Narvik between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1945, with 34.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Narvik?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Narvik.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Narvik?
In Narvik, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.1 °C on 2 July 1972, and the lowest was -39.0 °C on 6 January 1981.
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