Climate of Kirkenes
Kirkenes has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Kirkenes is 3° degrees and there is about 224 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 146 days a year with an average humidity of 84% and an UV-index of 2.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -6°C and 15°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -11°C and 9°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 5°C and 12°C
- Rain: it rains 103 days and there is a total of approximately 226 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 108 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 1198 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between -6°C and 15°C |
Warmest month: | 15°C in July |
Coldest month: | -6°C in January |
Night temperature: | between -11°C and 9°C |
Sea temperature: | between 5°C and 12°C |
Dry days: | 154 days |
Days with rain: | 103 days |
Days with snow: | 108 days |
Total rain sum: | 226 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 1198 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Kirkenes.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Kirkenes.
Climate table of Kirkenes
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Kirkenes. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Kirkenes might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | -6 | -6 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 3 | -1 | -4 |
Night temp. (°C) | -11 | -10 | -8 | -3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | -4 | -8 |
Water temp. (°C) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 16 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 17 |
Days with rain | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Days with snow | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | 9 | 12 | 16 |
Dry days | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Wind force (Bft) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
UV-index | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Best time to visit Kirkenes
The best time to visit Kirkenes in Norway is from January through December. In this period you have a very cold temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Kirkenes is 15°C in July and the lowest is -6°C in January. The maximum water temperature is 12°C and the lowest water temperature is 5°C.
Climate of Kirkenes by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Kirkenes? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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