Lillehammer weather in February

In February, Lillehammer sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 12 min at the start of February to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Lillehammer's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lillehammer's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:18 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
67%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Lillehammer is settlement in Lillehammer Municipality, Norway.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,561/km²
people per km²
Founded
1827

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -1°C by the end.

A typical February day in Lillehammer reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-4-10
2-4-10
3-4-10
4-4-10
5-4-10
6-4-10
7-3-9
8-3-9
9-3-9
10-3-9
11-3-9
12-3-9
13-3-9
14-3-9
15-2-9
16-2-9
17-2-9
18-2-9
19-2-9
20-2-9
21-2-8
22-1-8
23-1-8
24-1-8
25-1-8
26-1-8
27-1-8
28-1-8

How February really feels in Lillehammer

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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
28
28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Lillehammer weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -10°6211.2126.10.0
Feb-3° / -9°408.29.88.50.0
Mar / -6°478.7911.30.0
Apr / -2°519.26.314.30.9
May13° / 8112.32.3173.3
Jun17° / 9313018.74.8
Jul19° / 10°10514.70185.3
Aug18° / 11114.6015.55.0
Sep13° / 8511.80.512.63.3
Oct / 9112.34.39.70.7
Nov / -4°8112.19.96.90.0
Dec-4° / -9°6011.2115.30.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73466
83466
93466
103565
113565
123664
133664
143664
153763
163862
173862
183862
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203961
213961
223961
233862
243862
253862
263763
273763
283763

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Lillehammer gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13236
23236
33237
43237
53137
63136
73136
83036
93036
102935
112935
122835
132734
142734
152733
162633
172633
182633
192733
202733
212833
222834
232934
243034
253035
263135
273236
283336

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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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

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 12 min at the start of February to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 150 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:54 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 4:09 PM to 5:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.28:544:09
27.38:524:12
37.48:504:14
47.58:474:17
57.68:444:20
67.78:424:23
77.88:394:26
87.98:374:28
98.08:344:31
108.08:314:34
118.18:294:37
128.28:264:39
138.38:234:42
148.48:204:45
158.58:184:48
168.68:154:51
178.78:124:53
188.88:094:56
198.98:064:59
209.08:035:02
219.18:005:05
229.27:575:07
239.37:545:10
249.47:515:13
259.57:485:16
269.57:455:18
279.67:425:21
289.77:395:24

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
20.6Dim
30.6Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Lillehammer?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lillehammer.

What to pack for Lillehammer in February

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

In February, Lillehammer sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Lillehammer in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lillehammer peaks around June 18 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 18UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lillehammer?

Lillehammer sits at 61.1°N, 10.5°E, 210 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Gjøvik, 38 km away.

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Topography around Lillehammer

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lillehammer has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 464 m around an average of 283 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 967 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,543 m.

The land around Lillehammer is covered by trees (51%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
464 m
16 km
967 m
80 km
1,543 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermoss and lichen
February weather nearby: Gjøvik 38 km · Hamar 48 km · Lillestrøm 133 km · Oslo 135 km · Asker 143 km · Drammen 153 km · Kongsberg 167 km · Flam 183 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 Lillehammer (61.1151°, 10.4663°, elevation 210 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).