Lofoten weather in September

In September, Lofoten sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 137 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of September to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Lofoten's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lofoten's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 137 mm; 16.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 5:33 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 7th clearest
Wind: 22 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 1.82 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 September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical September day in Lofoten reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C cooler than August and about 4°C warmer than October.

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

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

How September really feels in Lofoten

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

September 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 September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

	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 (%)	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34
Cloudier (%)	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	66	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	32	68
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	34	66

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Lofoten gets around 137 mm of rain over 16.5 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 55% and peaks near 57% 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 (%)	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	52
3	52
4	53
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	54
10	54
11	54
12	54
13	55
14	55
15	56
16	56
17	57
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	54
29	54
30	53

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September 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 (%)	99	99	99	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
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

Wind in September

Winds average 22 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 23 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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of September to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 234 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 4:37 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 5:18 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
Daylight (h)	14.8	14.7	14.5	14.4	14.3	14.1	14.0	13.9	13.7	13.6	13.5	13.3	13.2	13.0	12.9	12.8	12.6	12.5	12.4	12.2	12.1	12.0	11.8	11.7	11.6	11.4	11.3	11.2	11.0	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	4:37	4:41	4:44	4:48	4:52	4:56	4:59	5:03	5:07	5:11	5:14	5:18	5:22	5:25	5:29	5:33	5:36	5:40	5:44	5:47	5:51	5:55	5:59	6:02	6:06	6:10	6:13	6:17	6:21	6:24
Sunset (PM)	7:26	7:22	7:17	7:13	7:08	7:04	6:59	6:55	6:50	6:46	6:41	6:37	6:33	6:28	6:24	6:19	6:15	6:10	6:06	6:02	5:57	5:53	5:48	5:44	5:40	5:35	5:31	5:26	5:22	5:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.8	4:37	7:26
2	14.7	4:41	7:22
3	14.5	4:44	7:17
4	14.4	4:48	7:13
5	14.3	4:52	7:08
6	14.1	4:56	7:04
7	14.0	4:59	6:59
8	13.9	5:03	6:55
9	13.7	5:07	6:50
10	13.6	5:11	6:46
11	13.5	5:14	6:41
12	13.3	5:18	6:37
13	13.2	5:22	6:33
14	13.0	5:25	6:28
15	12.9	5:29	6:24
16	12.8	5:33	6:19
17	12.6	5:36	6:15
18	12.5	5:40	6:10
19	12.4	5:44	6:06
20	12.2	5:47	6:02
21	12.1	5:51	5:57
22	12.0	5:55	5:53
23	11.8	5:59	5:48
24	11.7	6:02	5:44
25	11.6	6:06	5:40
26	11.4	6:10	5:35
27	11.3	6:13	5:31
28	11.2	6:17	5:26
29	11.0	6:21	5:22
30	10.9	6:24	5:18

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 1.82 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 — September's 1.82 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.5	Moderate
2	2.5	Moderate
3	2.4	Moderate
4	2.4	Moderate
5	2.3	Moderate
6	2.3	Moderate
7	2.2	Moderate
8	2.2	Moderate
9	2.1	Moderate
10	2.1	Moderate
11	2.0	Moderate
12	2.0	Dim
13	1.9	Dim
14	1.9	Dim
15	1.8	Dim
16	1.8	Dim
17	1.8	Dim
18	1.7	Dim
19	1.7	Dim
20	1.6	Dim
21	1.6	Dim
22	1.5	Dim
23	1.5	Dim
24	1.4	Dim
25	1.4	Dim
26	1.4	Dim
27	1.3	Dim
28	1.3	Dim
29	1.3	Dim
30	1.2	Dim

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Lofoten?

Our two travel scores rate September 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

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lofoten.

What to pack for Lofoten in September

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

In September, Lofoten sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Lofoten in September

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in September — 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 September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 1. 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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	32	68
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	52
3	52
4	53
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	54
10	54
11	54
12	54
13	55
14	55
15	56
16	56
17	57
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	54
29	54
30	53

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	32	68
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	52
3	52
4	53
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	54
10	54
11	54
12	54
13	55
14	55
15	56
16	56
17	57
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	54
29	54
30	53

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	32	68
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	52
3	52
4	53
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	54
10	54
11	54
12	54
13	55
14	55
15	56
16	56
17	57
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	54
29	54
30	53

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0