Lofoten weather in February

In February, Lofoten sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 104 mm of precipitation across 16.3 wet days and about 6.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 4 h 48 min at the start of February to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Lofoten's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lofoten's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
104 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
7 hours
8:47 AM – 3:46 PM
Cloud cover
74%
9th clearest
Wind
27 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
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.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°C through the month.

A typical February day in Lofoten reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-2
21-2
31-2
41-2
51-2
61-2
71-2
81-2
91-2
101-2
111-2
121-2
131-1
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How February really feels in Lofoten

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Lofoten weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°12117.813.51.80.0
Feb / -2°10416.312.66.90.0
Mar / -1°1011713110.0
Apr / 76146.715.20.0
May / 6212.41.119.90.8
Jun10° / 6110.90242.2
Jul13° / 11°6810.8022.43.5
Aug13° / 11°9013.2017.13.4
Sep11° / 13716.5012.82.2
Oct / 16418.42.28.70.9
Nov / 15619.17.33.90.0
Dec / 14418.810.500.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Lofoten gets around 104 mm of rain and snow over 16.3 wet days in February. 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 60% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15544
25644
35644
45644
55645
65745
75745
85745
95745
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115845
125945
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146046
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166046
176046
186046
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205945
215845
225845
235745
245645
255544
265444
275344
285344

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 (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 27 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
127breezy
227breezy
327breezy
427breezy
527breezy
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827breezy
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1127breezy
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2127breezy
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2826breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 4 h 48 min at the start of February to 8 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 240 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 9:50 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 2:40 PM to 4:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
14.89:502:40
25.09:452:45
35.29:412:50
45.39:362:55
55.59:323:00
65.69:273:05
75.89:223:10
85.99:183:14
96.19:133:19
106.29:093:24
116.49:043:28
126.59:003:33
136.78:563:37
146.88:513:41
157.08:473:46
167.18:423:50
177.38:383:55
187.48:343:59
197.68:294:03
207.78:254:07
217.88:214:12
228.08:164:16
238.18:124:20
248.38:074:24
258.48:034:28
268.67:594:32
278.77:544:36
288.87:504:40

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 0.37 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 — February's 0.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Lofoten?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lofoten.

What to pack for Lofoten in February

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

In February, Lofoten sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Lofoten in February

The nearest coast averages about 4°C in February — 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.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Lofoten in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 0. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 14UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Low
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
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.

Mo i RanaTromsoTromsdalenKirunaAltaBoden

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
16 km
1,033 m
80 km
1,332 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
February 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
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 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).