Tromsø Weather in August
Tromsø in August
The short of it: Tromsø in August averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 17 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 9° · rain 84 mm · daylight 17 h 58 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
August in Tromsø brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 9°, with about 84 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 15°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 58 min in mid-August, 362 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Tromsø runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Tromsdalen, 2 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
August in Tromsø, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 20 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TromsdalenTroms | 2 km E | 15° | 9° | 84 mm |
| LenvikTroms | 39 km SW | 15° | 9° | 80 mm |
| StorsteinnesTroms | 47 km SSE | 17° | 9° | 73 mm |
| LyngseidetTroms | 50 km E | 16° | 10° | 58 mm |
| IvgobahtaTroms | 59 km ESE | 16° | 10° | 55 mm |
| MoenTroms | 59 km SSW | 17° | 9° | 70 mm |
| FinnsnesTroms | 60 km SW | 15° | 10° | 81 mm |
| AndselvTroms | 67 km SSW | 17° | 8° | 71 mm |