Flam in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Flam sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 375 mm of precipitation over about 54 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Flam's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Flam's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 14°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 7°C
- Precipitation
- 375 mm
- 54 wet days
- Avg wind
- 6 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.1
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Flam in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C.
A typical summer day in Flam reaches about 14°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Flam
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Flam weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -3° / -8° | 174 | 18.2 | 19.4 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -4° / -8° | 142 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Mar | -1° / -6° | 138 | 15.9 | 17.3 | 11.3 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 2° / -3° | 93 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 0.0 |
| May | 7° / 1° | 89 | 15.3 | 9.3 | 17 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 12° / 5° | 120 | 17.6 | 1.9 | 18.6 | 2.5 |
| Jul | 15° / 8° | 127 | 19 | 0.1 | 17.9 | 3.5 |
| Aug | 14° / 8° | 128 | 17.7 | 0.2 | 15.5 | 3.3 |
| Sep | 10° / 4° | 146 | 16.9 | 3.7 | 12.6 | 1.7 |
| Oct | 4° / -1° | 159 | 17.7 | 11.7 | 9.7 | 0.1 |
| Nov | -1° / -5° | 155 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -3° / -7° | 173 | 17.7 | 18.5 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Flam gets around 375 mm of rain and snow over 54 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 6 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 18 h 06 min in early June to 14 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.5 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Flam?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Flam.
What to pack for Flam in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Flam sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 54 days see rain.
UV index in Flam in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Level | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 2 | Low |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 5 | Moderate |
| Jun | 5 | Moderate |
| Jul | 5 | Moderate |
| Aug | 5 | Moderate |
| Sep | 3 | Moderate |
| Oct | 1 | Low |
| Nov | 0 | Low |
| Dec | 0 | Low |
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.
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.
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
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.