Europe · Nature travel

Best time to visit Tromso

Late Jun–Late Aug is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 15.3°C, with 3.3 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Tromso
Photo: The Municipality of Tromsø from Tromsø, Norway (CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Tromso season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 4.4)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 7.2)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 9.2)Early Feb: Off-season (season score 18.3)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 13.7)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 15.0)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 18.8)Mid Mar: Avoid (season score 13.9)Late Mar: Avoid (season score 13.5)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 19.4)Mid Apr: Off-season (season score 25.4)Late Apr: Fair (season score 37.3)Early May: Fair (season score 40.5)Mid May: Okay (season score 53.9)Late May: Good (season score 70.2)Early Jun: Great (season score 74.0)Mid Jun: Great (season score 83.2)Late Jun: Best (season score 93.3)Early Jul: Best (season score 99.6)Mid Jul: Best (season score 96.5)Late Jul: Best (season score 100.0)Early Aug: Best (season score 99.4)Mid Aug: Best (season score 94.6)Late Aug: Best (season score 92.9)Early Sep: Great (season score 82.2)Mid Sep: Great (season score 75.9)Late Sep: Good (season score 60.1)Early Oct: Okay (season score 54.8)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 28.9)Late Oct: Off-season (season score 20.2)Early Nov: Off-season (season score 21.2)Mid Nov: Off-season (season score 15.2)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 10.3)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 5.9)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 1.3)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 0.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Events & natural phenomena

Aurora visibility

The best month is October.

Tromso aurora visibility, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Good (season score 60.5)Mid Jan: Good (season score 61.7)Late Jan: Good (season score 69.2)Early Feb: Good (season score 69.6)Mid Feb: Great (season score 71.5)Late Feb: Good (season score 69.9)Early Mar: Great (season score 79.9)Mid Mar: Good (season score 70.0)Late Mar: Good (season score 68.2)Early Apr: Okay (season score 53.3)Mid Apr: Avoid (season score 13.9)Late Apr: Avoid (season score 11.9)Early May: Avoid (season score 11.9)Mid May: Avoid (season score 11.9)Late May: Avoid (season score 11.9)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 11.9)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 11.9)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 11.9)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 11.9)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 11.9)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 11.9)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 11.9)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 11.9)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 13.6)Early Sep: Okay (season score 50.8)Mid Sep: Great (season score 78.7)Late Sep: Great (season score 76.8)Early Oct: Best (season score 88.1)Mid Oct: Good (season score 71.1)Late Oct: Good (season score 68.1)Early Nov: Good (season score 68.2)Mid Nov: Great (season score 73.7)Late Nov: Good (season score 67.9)Early Dec: Good (season score 63.2)Mid Dec: Good (season score 61.3)Late Dec: Okay (season score 53.4)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid-0.5°C4.681.4%
FebruaryOff-season-0.6°C4.481.2%
MarchOff-season0.6°C4.781.4%
AprilOff-season3.8°C4.278.0%
MayOkay8.7°C3.478.2%
JuneGreat12.7°C3.379.4%
JulyBest16.0°C3.277.1%
AugustBest14.9°C3.678.4%
SeptemberGreat11.1°C4.780.2%
OctoberFair5.9°C4.979.9%
NovemberOff-season2.6°C4.479.7%
DecemberAvoid0.7°C4.582.2%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: TROMSO - LANGNES(4 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.