Lofoten weather in August

In August, Lofoten sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 90 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 17.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 19 h 24 min at the start of August to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lofoten's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lofoten's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 90 mm; 13.2 wet days
Daylight: 17 h 06 min; 3:33 AM – 8:38 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 5th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 3.4 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Lofoten is town in Vågan Municipality, Norway.

Density: 1,992/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1918

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical August day in Lofoten reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	12
2	14	12
3	14	12
4	14	11
5	14	11
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	13	11
11	13	11
12	13	11
13	13	11
14	13	11
15	13	11
16	13	11
17	13	11
18	13	11
19	13	11
20	13	11
21	13	11
22	13	11
23	13	11
24	13	11
25	13	11
26	13	11
27	13	11
28	13	11
29	13	11
30	12	10
31	12	10

How August really feels in Lofoten

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Lofoten weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -1°	121	17.8	13.5	1.8	0.0
Feb	1° / -2°	104	16.3	12.6	6.9	0.0
Mar	2° / -1°	101	17	13	11	0.0
Apr	4° / 2°	76	14	6.7	15.2	0.0
May	7° / 5°	62	12.4	1.1	19.9	0.8
Jun	10° / 8°	61	10.9	0	24	2.2
Jul	13° / 11°	68	10.8	0	22.4	3.5
Aug	13° / 11°	90	13.2	0	17.1	3.4
Sep	11° / 9°	137	16.5	0	12.8	2.2
Oct	7° / 5°	164	18.4	2.2	8.7	0.9
Nov	5° / 3°	156	19.1	7.3	3.9	0.0
Dec	3° / 1°	144	18.8	10.5	0	0.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Cloudier (%)	62	62	62	63	63	64	64	65	65	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lofoten gets around 90 mm of rain over 13.2 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 42% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	47	48	48	49	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	39
9	39
10	40
11	40
12	41
13	41
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	44
22	44
23	45
24	46
25	46
26	47
27	48
28	48
29	49
30	50
31	50

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in August

Winds average 19 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	18	light breeze
12	18	light breeze
13	18	light breeze
14	18	light breeze
15	18	light breeze
16	18	light breeze
17	18	light breeze
18	19	light breeze
19	19	light breeze
20	19	light breeze
21	19	light breeze
22	19	light breeze
23	19	light breeze
24	20	light breeze
25	20	light breeze
26	20	breezy
27	20	breezy
28	20	breezy
29	21	breezy
30	21	breezy
31	21	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 19 h 24 min at the start of August to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 264 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 2:26 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 9:50 PM to 7:30 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	19.4	19.2	19.1	18.9	18.8	18.6	18.4	18.3	18.1	18.0	17.8	17.7	17.5	17.4	17.2	17.1	16.9	16.8	16.7	16.5	16.4	16.2	16.1	15.9	15.8	15.7	15.5	15.4	15.2	15.1	15.0
Sunrise (AM)	2:26	2:30	2:35	2:40	2:45	2:49	2:54	2:58	3:03	3:07	3:12	3:16	3:20	3:25	3:29	3:33	3:37	3:41	3:46	3:50	3:54	3:58	4:02	4:06	4:10	4:14	4:18	4:21	4:25	4:29	4:33
Sunset (PM)	9:50	9:45	9:40	9:35	9:30	9:25	9:21	9:16	9:11	9:06	9:02	8:57	8:52	8:48	8:43	8:38	8:34	8:29	8:25	8:20	8:16	8:11	8:07	8:02	7:57	7:53	7:48	7:44	7:39	7:35	7:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	19.4	2:26	9:50
2	19.2	2:30	9:45
3	19.1	2:35	9:40
4	18.9	2:40	9:35
5	18.8	2:45	9:30
6	18.6	2:49	9:25
7	18.4	2:54	9:21
8	18.3	2:58	9:16
9	18.1	3:03	9:11
10	18.0	3:07	9:06
11	17.8	3:12	9:02
12	17.7	3:16	8:57
13	17.5	3:20	8:52
14	17.4	3:25	8:48
15	17.2	3:29	8:43
16	17.1	3:33	8:38
17	16.9	3:37	8:34
18	16.8	3:41	8:29
19	16.7	3:46	8:25
20	16.5	3:50	8:20
21	16.4	3:54	8:16
22	16.2	3:58	8:11
23	16.1	4:02	8:07
24	15.9	4:06	8:02
25	15.8	4:10	7:57
26	15.7	4:14	7:53
27	15.5	4:18	7:48
28	15.4	4:21	7:44
29	15.2	4:25	7:39
30	15.1	4:29	7:35
31	15.0	4:33	7:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.0	Bright
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.4	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.2	Moderate
20	3.1	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.0	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	2.9	Moderate
25	2.9	Moderate
26	2.8	Moderate
27	2.8	Moderate
28	2.7	Moderate
29	2.7	Moderate
30	2.6	Moderate
31	2.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lofoten?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lofoten.

What to pack for Lofoten in August

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

In August, Lofoten sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Lofoten 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	5	4	4	4	6	10	12	13	11	10	8	6
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	5	Bracing
Feb	4	Bracing
Mar	4	Bracing
Apr	4	Bracing
May	6	Bracing
Jun	10	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	13	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	10	Bracing
Nov	8	Bracing
Dec	6	Bracing

UV index in Lofoten in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lofoten peaks around July 14 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 2 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	0	1	2	3	3	4	3	1	0	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	0	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	2	Low
May	3	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	1	Low
Oct	0	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Lofoten?

Lofoten sits at 68.2°N, 14.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Harstad, 102 km away.

Topography around Lofoten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lofoten has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,332 m.

The land around Lofoten is covered by water (52%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, water (56%), grassland (21%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (67%) within 80 km.

3 km

599 m

water 52%

16 km

1,033 m

water 56%

80 km

1,332 m

water 67%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen

← July Lofoten year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Harstad 102 km · Bodø 106 km · Mo i Rana 214 km · Tromso 235 km · Tromsdalen 237 km · Kiruna 239 km · Alta 395 km · Boden 408 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 Lofoten (68.2342°, 14.5683°, 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	12
2	14	12
3	14	12
4	14	11
5	14	11
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	13	11
11	13	11
12	13	11
13	13	11
14	13	11
15	13	11
16	13	11
17	13	11
18	13	11
19	13	11
20	13	11
21	13	11
22	13	11
23	13	11
24	13	11
25	13	11
26	13	11
27	13	11
28	13	11
29	13	11
30	12	10
31	12	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	39
9	39
10	40
11	40
12	41
13	41
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	44
22	44
23	45
24	46
25	46
26	47
27	48
28	48
29	49
30	50
31	50

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	12
2	14	12
3	14	12
4	14	11
5	14	11
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	13	11
11	13	11
12	13	11
13	13	11
14	13	11
15	13	11
16	13	11
17	13	11
18	13	11
19	13	11
20	13	11
21	13	11
22	13	11
23	13	11
24	13	11
25	13	11
26	13	11
27	13	11
28	13	11
29	13	11
30	12	10
31	12	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	39
9	39
10	40
11	40
12	41
13	41
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	44
22	44
23	45
24	46
25	46
26	47
27	48
28	48
29	49
30	50
31	50

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	12
2	14	12
3	14	12
4	14	11
5	14	11
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	13	11
11	13	11
12	13	11
13	13	11
14	13	11
15	13	11
16	13	11
17	13	11
18	13	11
19	13	11
20	13	11
21	13	11
22	13	11
23	13	11
24	13	11
25	13	11
26	13	11
27	13	11
28	13	11
29	13	11
30	12	10
31	12	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	39
9	39
10	40
11	40
12	41
13	41
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	44
22	44
23	45
24	46
25	46
26	47
27	48
28	48
29	49
30	50
31	50

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1