Home › Journeys › Norway Fjords › Best time
Best Time for the Norway Fjords
Sweet spot: July, August, September — computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
Snowmelt makes the waterfalls thunder — the fjords at their most dramatic.
Mountain passes close; lean on the ferries, Flåm railway and coastal boats instead.
| Month | Temp | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -24.1–4.4°C | 235 mm | 5.9 h | ❄ |
| February | -27.1–4.8°C | 177 mm | 8.5 h | ❄ |
| March | -25.5–8.0°C | 176 mm | 11.3 h | ❄ |
| April | -13.9–14.9°C | 129 mm | 14.4 h | ❄ |
| May | -8.1–20.9°C | 125 mm | 17.1 h | ❄ |
| June | -2.4–23.1°C | 140 mm | 19.0 h | ❄ |
| July | 1.8–26.4°C | 163 mm | 18.2 h | ❄ |
| August | 1.3–24.4°C | 180 mm | 15.5 h | ❄ |
| September | -2.0–21.0°C | 221 mm | 12.5 h | ❄ |
| October | -13.1–15.3°C | 205 mm | 9.6 h | ❄ |
| November | -22.7–8.5°C | 226 mm | 6.7 h | ❄ |
| December | -22.8–5.4°C | 252 mm | 5.0 h | ❄ |