Sortland climate — normals and trends
Sortland (Norway) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.0 °C and it receives 1,256 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 (12.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Sortland averages 181 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 194 rainy days per year.
Sortland has warmed by +4.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.55 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 217 to 145 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.3 °C (on 3 July 1972) and the coldest -36.1 °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
SortlandNordland
- coords
- 68.70°, 15.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.0°C
Average daily high
5.0°C
Average daily low
-1.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,256mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
20.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
181 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
194 d/yr
Annual snowfall
285.5 cm
Average feels-like high
1.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
7.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+4.7 °C
since 1940
+0.6 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
3 July 1972
Coldest day
-36.1 °C
3 February 1966
Wettest day
57 mm
22 February 1975
Windiest day
51.7 km/h
12 October 1996
Strongest gust
137.9 km/h
28 January 1989
Hottest feels-like
32.3 °C
4 July 1972
Coldest feels-like
-40.9 °C
3 February 1966
Snowiest day
20.6 cm
31 March 1977
Sunniest day
24.0 h
27 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 | -1.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 181 mm | +77 mm |
| Feb | 2.4 °C | +6.1 °C | 125 mm | +26 mm |
| Mar | 1.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 159 mm | +59 mm |
| Apr | 3.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 133 mm | +42 mm |
| May | 9.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 120 mm | +27 mm |
| Jun | 13.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 138 mm | +38 mm |
| Jul | 18.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 95 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 16.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 177 mm | +62 mm |
| Sep | 14.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 96 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 7.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 112 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 0.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 119 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | 1.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 147 mm | +39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sortland?
Sortland has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.0 °C and it receives 1,256 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sortland?
The hottest day measured in Sortland between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1972, reaching 31.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sortland?
The coldest day measured in Sortland between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1966, at -36.1 °C.
Does it snow in Sortland?
Yes. Sortland gets on average 285.5 cm of snow per year and has around 181 frost days.
Has the climate of Sortland warmed?
Yes: Sortland warmed by +4.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sortland?
The wettest day measured in Sortland between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1975, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sortland?
The windiest day measured in Sortland between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 1996, with winds reaching 51.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sortland?
The warmest month in Sortland is July (12.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Sortland?
Sortland receives on average 1,256 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 194 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sortland?
Sortland gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sortland?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sortland between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1977, with 20.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sortland?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sortland.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sortland?
In Sortland, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.3 °C on 4 July 1972, and the lowest was -40.9 °C on 3 February 1966.
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