Lillehammer in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Lillehammer sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 309 mm of rain over about 42 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Lillehammer's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Lillehammer's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 18°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 9°C
- Rainfall
- 309 mm
- 42 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.0
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Lillehammer in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C.
A typical summer day in Lillehammer reaches about 18°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Lillehammer
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.
Lillehammer 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 | -4° / -10° | 62 | 11.2 | 12 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -3° / -9° | 40 | 8.2 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 2° / -6° | 47 | 8.7 | 9 | 11.3 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 7° / -2° | 51 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 14.3 | 0.9 |
| May | 13° / 3° | 81 | 12.3 | 2.3 | 17 | 3.3 |
| Jun | 17° / 7° | 93 | 13 | 0 | 18.7 | 4.8 |
| Jul | 19° / 10° | 105 | 14.7 | 0 | 18 | 5.3 |
| Aug | 18° / 9° | 111 | 14.6 | 0 | 15.5 | 5.0 |
| Sep | 13° / 5° | 85 | 11.8 | 0.5 | 12.6 | 3.3 |
| Oct | 6° / 1° | 91 | 12.3 | 4.3 | 9.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 1° / -4° | 81 | 12.1 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -4° / -9° | 60 | 11.2 | 11 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Lillehammer gets around 309 mm of rain over 42 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 7 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 18 h 12 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 4.6 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Lillehammer?
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 reasonable time to visit Lillehammer for sightseeing.
What to pack for Lillehammer in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Lillehammer sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 42 days see rain.
UV index in Lillehammer 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 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 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 | 3 | Moderate |
| May | 4 | Moderate |
| Jun | 5 | Moderate |
| Jul | 5 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4 | Moderate |
| Sep | 2 | Moderate |
| Oct | 1 | Low |
| Nov | 0 | Low |
| Dec | 0 | Low |
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.
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.
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 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.