Bodø weather in August

In August, Bodø sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 110 mm of rain across 16.7 wet days and about 16.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 54 min at the start of August to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bodø's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bodø's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
16.7 wet days
Daylight
16 h 48 min
3:42 AM – 8:31 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Bodø is settlement in Bodø Municipality, Norway.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 3.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,405/km²
people per km²
Founded
1816

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bodø reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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21611
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51611
61611
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How August really feels in Bodø

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bodø weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°14717.316.22.60.0
Feb-1° / -6°11715.5157.20.0
Mar / -4°12717.115.811.10.0
Apr / -1°9415.410.6150.2
May / 9416.35.219.31.5
Jun13° / 9915.90.523.62.9
Jul16° / 10°9915.2021.64.1
Aug15° / 10°11016.7016.83.9
Sep12° / 15717.80.512.82.5
Oct / 15017.76.38.80.6
Nov / -2°12616.610.54.60.0
Dec / -4°15017.7150.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32971
42872
52872
62773
72773
82773
92674
102575
112575
122575
132476
142476
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bodø gets around 110 mm of rain over 16.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 54% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
149
249
349
450
551
651
752
853
953
1054
1154
1254
1354
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1555
1655
1755
1854
1954
2054
2154
2254
2355
2455
2555
2656
2757
2857
2958
3058
3159

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188111
289101
389101
489101
59091
69091
79091
89181
99280
109370
119370
129460
139460
149550
159550
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179550
189640
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209640
219640
229640
239640
249730
259730
269730
279730
289730
299730
309820
319820

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
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159calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 54 min at the start of August to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 246 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 2:41 AM to 4:38 AM, and sunset from 9:36 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.92:419:36
218.82:459:32
318.62:509:27
418.52:549:23
518.32:589:19
618.23:029:14
718.13:069:10
817.93:109:05
917.83:149:01
1017.63:188:57
1117.53:228:53
1217.43:268:48
1317.23:308:44
1417.13:348:40
1517.03:388:35
1616.83:428:31
1716.73:468:27
1816.53:508:22
1916.43:548:18
2016.33:578:14
2116.14:018:10
2216.04:058:05
2315.94:098:01
2415.74:137:57
2515.64:167:53
2615.54:207:48
2715.34:247:44
2815.24:277:40
2915.14:317:35
3014.94:357:31
3114.84:387:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bodø?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bodø.

What to pack for Bodø in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Bodø sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 17 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Bodø in August

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 13°C and coldest in March near 4°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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Jun10Bracing
Jul12Bracing
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Sep11Bracing
Oct10Bracing
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UV index in Bodø in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bodø peaks around July 15 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 15UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Low
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bodø?

Bodø sits at 67.3°N, 14.4°E, 13 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Lofoten, 106 km away.

HarstadKirunaTromsoTromsdalenBodenPiteå

Topography around Bodø

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bodø.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bodø has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,716 m.

The land around Bodø is covered by water (43%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (67%) within 16 km, and water (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
879 m
80 km
1,716 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Lofoten 106 km · Mo i Rana 108 km · Harstad 191 km · Kiruna 256 km · Tromso 323 km · Tromsdalen 324 km · Boden 362 km · Piteå 385 km

Norway travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 91% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$94,594
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 613
Religion
Church of Norway 68%other Christian 4%Muslim 3%Roman Catholic 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bodø (67.2827°, 14.3751°, elevation 13 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).