Lofoten weather in June

In June, Lofoten sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 61 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 24 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 24 hours at the start of June to 24 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Lofoten's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lofoten's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 61 mm; 10.9 wet days
Daylight: 24 hours; — – —
Cloud cover: 66%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 20 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.2; 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 June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical June day in Lofoten reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 3°C cooler than July.

	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
Avg high (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12
Avg low (°C)	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

How June really feels in Lofoten

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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

June 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 June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 12th-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 June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

	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
Clearer (%)	39	40	40	40	40	40	39	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	36	36	36	36	35	36	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39
Cloudier (%)	61	60	60	60	60	60	61	60	60	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	64	64	64	64	65	64	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	39	61
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Lofoten gets around 61 mm of rain over 10.9 wet days in June, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

	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
Rain chance (%)	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	37	37	36	35	35	34	33	33	32	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	36
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	36
12	36
13	36
14	37
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	37
22	37
23	36
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	33
28	33
29	32
30	31

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 100% 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
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in June

Winds average 20 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 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
Wind speed (km/h)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 24 hours at the start of June to 24 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each 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
Daylight (h)	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0
Sunrise (AM)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sunset (PM)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	24.0	—	—
2	24.0	—	—
3	24.0	—	—
4	24.0	—	—
5	24.0	—	—
6	24.0	—	—
7	24.0	—	—
8	24.0	—	—
9	24.0	—	—
10	24.0	—	—
11	24.0	—	—
12	24.0	—	—
13	24.0	—	—
14	24.0	—	—
15	24.0	—	—
16	24.0	—	—
17	24.0	—	—
18	24.0	—	—
19	24.0	—	—
20	24.0	—	—
21	24.0	—	—
22	24.0	—	—
23	24.0	—	—
24	24.0	—	—
25	24.0	—	—
26	24.0	—	—
27	24.0	—	—
28	24.0	—	—
29	24.0	—	—
30	24.0	—	—

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.26 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — June's 5.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Lofoten?

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

2.2

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lofoten.

What to pack for Lofoten in June

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

In June, Lofoten sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lofoten in June

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in June — 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 June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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

← May Lofoten year-round climate July →Best places to visit in June

June 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	9	6
2	9	7
3	9	7
4	9	7
5	9	7
6	9	7
7	9	7
8	9	7
9	9	7
10	10	7
11	10	7
12	10	8
13	10	8
14	10	8
15	10	8
16	10	8
17	10	8
18	10	8
19	10	8
20	11	8
21	11	8
22	11	9
23	11	9
24	11	9
25	11	9
26	11	9
27	11	9
28	11	9
29	12	9
30	12	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	39	61
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	36
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	36
12	36
13	36
14	37
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	37
22	37
23	36
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	33
28	33
29	32
30	31

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	39	61
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	36
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	36
12	36
13	36
14	37
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	37
22	37
23	36
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	33
28	33
29	32
30	31

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	39	61
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	36
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	36
12	36
13	36
14	37
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	37
22	37
23	36
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	33
28	33
29	32
30	31

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100