Tromsdalen weather in August

In August, Tromsdalen sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 102 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 17.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 20 h 18 min at the start of August to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tromsdalen's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tromsdalen's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 102 mm; 15.3 wet days
Daylight: 17 h 36 min; 3:01 AM – 8:35 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 12th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 2.88 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Tromsdalen is settlement in Tromsø Municipality, Norway.

Density: 3,651/km²; people per km²

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

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical August day in Tromsdalen reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 4°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)	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7

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

How August really feels in Tromsdalen

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.

Tromsdalen weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-4° / -10°	105	14.7	15.2	0.8	0.0
Feb	-4° / -10°	91	14.1	14.6	6.4	0.0
Mar	-1° / -7°	102	15.6	16.3	10.9	0.0
Apr	3° / -3°	85	14.6	12.7	15.5	0.0
May	8° / 2°	91	16.1	6.9	21.1	1.1
Jun	12° / 6°	93	15.2	0.6	24	2.6
Jul	15° / 9°	90	14.2	0	23.3	4.0
Aug	14° / 9°	102	15.3	0	17.6	3.6
Sep	10° / 5°	125	17.2	1.3	12.9	2.0
Oct	4° / 0°	128	16.9	8.8	8.4	0.2
Nov	-0° / -5°	95	15	12.2	2.7	0.0
Dec	-3° / -8°	103	15.4	14.9	0	0.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

	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 (%)	25	25	23	22	22	21	21	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	19
Cloudier (%)	75	75	77	78	78	79	79	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	81	81

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	23	77
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	19	81
31	19	81

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tromsdalen gets around 102 mm of rain over 15.3 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 49% and peaks near 57% 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 (%)	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	56	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	46
4	46
5	47
6	47
7	48
8	48
9	48
10	48
11	48
12	48
13	48
14	48
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	48
19	48
20	48
21	48
22	49
23	50
24	51
25	52
26	53
27	54
28	55
29	56
30	56
31	57

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 (%)	93	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
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	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 20 h 18 min at the start of August to 15 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 306 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 1:40 AM to 4:08 AM, and sunset from 10:00 PM to 7:20 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)	20.3	20.1	19.9	19.7	19.5	19.3	19.1	19.0	18.8	18.6	18.4	18.2	18.1	17.9	17.7	17.6	17.4	17.2	17.1	16.9	16.7	16.6	16.4	16.3	16.1	16.0	15.8	15.7	15.5	15.3	15.2
Sunrise (AM)	1:40	1:46	1:52	1:58	2:04	2:10	2:15	2:21	2:26	2:31	2:37	2:42	2:47	2:52	2:56	3:01	3:06	3:11	3:15	3:20	3:24	3:29	3:33	3:38	3:42	3:47	3:51	3:55	4:00	4:04	4:08
Sunset (PM)	10:00	9:54	9:48	9:41	9:35	9:29	9:24	9:18	9:12	9:07	9:01	8:56	8:51	8:45	8:40	8:35	8:30	8:25	8:19	8:14	8:09	8:04	7:59	7:54	7:49	7:44	7:39	7:35	7:30	7:25	7:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	20.3	1:40	10:00
2	20.1	1:46	9:54
3	19.9	1:52	9:48
4	19.7	1:58	9:41
5	19.5	2:04	9:35
6	19.3	2:10	9:29
7	19.1	2:15	9:24
8	19.0	2:21	9:18
9	18.8	2:26	9:12
10	18.6	2:31	9:07
11	18.4	2:37	9:01
12	18.2	2:42	8:56
13	18.1	2:47	8:51
14	17.9	2:52	8:45
15	17.7	2:56	8:40
16	17.6	3:01	8:35
17	17.4	3:06	8:30
18	17.2	3:11	8:25
19	17.1	3:15	8:19
20	16.9	3:20	8:14
21	16.7	3:24	8:09
22	16.6	3:29	8:04
23	16.4	3:33	7:59
24	16.3	3:38	7:54
25	16.1	3:42	7:49
26	16.0	3:47	7:44
27	15.8	3:51	7:39
28	15.7	3:55	7:35
29	15.5	4:00	7:30
30	15.3	4:04	7:25
31	15.2	4:08	7:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 2.88 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)	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2
Level	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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.8	Moderate
18	2.8	Moderate
19	2.8	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.7	Moderate
22	2.6	Moderate
23	2.6	Moderate
24	2.5	Moderate
25	2.5	Moderate
26	2.4	Moderate
27	2.4	Moderate
28	2.4	Moderate
29	2.3	Moderate
30	2.3	Moderate
31	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tromsdalen?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tromsdalen.

What to pack for Tromsdalen in August

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

In August, Tromsdalen sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Tromsdalen in August

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 11°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	5	4	4	6	8	10	11	10	9	7	6
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	5	Bracing
Feb	5	Bracing
Mar	4	Bracing
Apr	4	Bracing
May	6	Bracing
Jun	8	Bracing
Jul	10	Bracing
Aug	11	Bracing
Sep	10	Bracing
Oct	9	Bracing
Nov	7	Bracing
Dec	6	Bracing

UV index in Tromsdalen 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 Tromsdalen peaks around July 15 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 Tromsdalen?

Tromsdalen sits at 69.7°N, 19.0°E, 141 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Tromso, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Tromsdalen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tromsdalen has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 649 m around an average of 203 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,225 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,831 m.

The land around Tromsdalen is covered by trees (34%) and water (22%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), water (25%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

649 m

trees 34%

16 km

1,225 m

grassland 36%

80 km

1,831 m

water 42%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetlandmoss and lichen

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

August weather nearby: Tromso 2.0 km · Harstad 136 km · Alta 167 km · Kiruna 205 km · Lofoten 237 km · Levi 310 km · Bodø 324 km · Mo i Rana 423 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 Tromsdalen (69.65°, 19.0167°, elevation 141 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	16	10
2	16	10
3	16	10
4	15	9
5	15	9
6	15	9
7	15	9
8	15	9
9	15	9
10	15	9
11	15	9
12	15	9
13	15	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	14	8
18	14	8
19	14	8
20	14	8
21	14	8
22	14	8
23	14	8
24	14	8
25	13	8
26	13	8
27	13	8
28	13	8
29	13	8
30	13	8
31	13	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	23	77
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	19	81
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	46
4	46
5	47
6	47
7	48
8	48
9	48
10	48
11	48
12	48
13	48
14	48
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	48
19	48
20	48
21	48
22	49
23	50
24	51
25	52
26	53
27	54
28	55
29	56
30	56
31	57

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
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	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	23	77
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	19	81
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	46
4	46
5	47
6	47
7	48
8	48
9	48
10	48
11	48
12	48
13	48
14	48
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	48
19	48
20	48
21	48
22	49
23	50
24	51
25	52
26	53
27	54
28	55
29	56
30	56
31	57

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
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	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	23	77
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	19	81
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	46
4	46
5	47
6	47
7	48
8	48
9	48
10	48
11	48
12	48
13	48
14	48
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	48
19	48
20	48
21	48
22	49
23	50
24	51
25	52
26	53
27	54
28	55
29	56
30	56
31	57

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
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	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1