Flam weather in September

In September, Flam sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 146 mm of precipitation across 16.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of September to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Flam's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Flam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
146 mm
16.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:09 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
78%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical September day in Flam reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1126
2126
3126
4116
5116
6115
7115
8115
9115
10115
11105
12105
13105
14104
15104
16104
17104
1894
1994
2094
2193
2293
2383
2483
2583
2683
2782
2872
2972
3072

How September really feels in Flam

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Flam weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°17418.219.46.20.0
Feb-4° / -8°14215.316.98.50.0
Mar-1° / -6°13815.917.311.30.0
Apr / -3°9314.313.714.20.0
May / 8915.39.3170.8
Jun12° / 12017.61.918.62.5
Jul15° / 127190.117.93.5
Aug14° / 12817.70.215.53.3
Sep10° / 14616.93.712.61.7
Oct / -1°15917.711.79.70.1
Nov-1° / -5°15516.816.370.0
Dec-3° / -7°17317.718.55.40.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31684
41684
51783
61783
71783
81882
91882
101783
111882
121882
131882
141882
152080
162080
172080
182080
192080
202080
211981
222080
232080
242080
251981
261882
271981
281882
291882
301882

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Flam gets around 146 mm of rain and snow over 16.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 57% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1593
2593
3584
4584
5585
6586
7577
8577
9578
10579
115710
125710
135611
145612
155612
165613
175514
185514
195515
205515
215616
225617
235617
245618
255719
265720
275821
285822
295823
305924

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of September to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 168 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:317:31
213.95:347:28
313.85:367:25
413.75:397:22
513.65:417:18
613.55:447:15
713.45:477:12
813.35:497:09
913.25:527:05
1013.15:547:02
1113.05:576:59
1212.95:596:56
1312.86:026:52
1412.76:046:49
1512.76:076:46
1612.66:096:43
1712.56:126:39
1812.46:146:36
1912.36:176:33
2012.26:196:29
2112.16:226:26
2212.06:246:23
2311.96:276:20
2411.86:296:16
2511.76:326:13
2611.66:356:10
2711.56:376:07
2811.46:406:03
2911.36:426:00
3011.26:455:57

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in May across the year — September's 2.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.0Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Flam?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Flam.

What to pack for Flam in September

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

In September, Flam sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Flam in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Flam peaks around June 16 at about 5 (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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 16UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Flam?

Flam sits at 60.9°N, 7.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Bergen, 111 km away.

AlesundHaugesundKongsbergGjøvik

Topography around Flam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Flam has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,383 m around an average of 590 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,805 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,337 m.

The land around Flam is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (32%) and moss and lichen (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and moss and lichen (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,383 m
16 km
1,805 m
80 km
2,337 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
September weather nearby: Bergen 111 km · Nesttun 114 km · Ytrebygda 118 km · Lillehammer 183 km · Alesund 186 km · Haugesund 191 km · Kongsberg 193 km · Gjøvik 194 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 Flam (60.8626°, 7.1131°, elevation 0 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. 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).