Annual mean 2°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
16.9 °C
Coldest
-9.9 °C
Wettest
74%
Windiest
4.8 m/s
Prevailing
SW
4.0 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Kirkenes over the whole year is 2°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 16°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -10°C. Kirkenes has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 41% in April, the driest month, to 63% in December, the wettest. Winds in Kirkenes are highest in February, averaging 4.2 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.1 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Kirkenes come in March, when the sky is typically 66% covered; November is the cloudiest month, at 74%.
Month by month Kirkenes climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-9°C
-10°C
-15°C
57%
69%
3.8 m/s
0
0
0
February
-7°C
-8°C
-13°C
51%
74%
4.2 m/s
0
0
0
March
-3°C
-7°C
-9°C
50%
66%
4.1 m/s
0
0
0
April
2°C
-2°C
-4°C
41%
71%
3.9 m/s
0
0
2
May
7°C
3°C
2°C
43%
73%
3.6 m/s
3
0
21
June
12°C
7°C
7°C
42%
73%
3.6 m/s
15
0
48
July
16°C
11°C
14°C
43%
70%
3.1 m/s
39
5
65
August
15°C
10°C
12°C
46%
72%
3.1 m/s
29
2
67
September
10°C
7°C
7°C
53%
73%
3.2 m/s
8
0
44
October
3°C
1°C
-2°C
45%
74%
3.6 m/s
0
0
6
November
-3°C
-3°C
-8°C
61%
74%
3.8 m/s
0
0
0
December
-7°C
-7°C
-12°C
63%
73%
3.9 m/s
0
0
0
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Kirkenes weather by season
Year round, Kirkenes has days of about -9°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 16°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -10°C to 11°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 2°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around April. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Kirkenes weather in winterDecember to February
High -8°CLow -8°CRain 57%
Winter in Kirkenes has typical daily highs of about -8°C and lows of about -8°C, with a 57% chance of rain on a given day.
Kirkenes weather in springMarch to May
High 2°CLow -2°CRain 44%
Spring in Kirkenes has typical daily highs of about 2°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 44% chance of rain on a given day.
Kirkenes weather in summerJune to August
High 14°CLow 10°CRain 43%
Summer in Kirkenes has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
Kirkenes weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 3°CLow 2°CRain 53%
Autumn in Kirkenes has typical daily highs of about 3°C and lows of about 2°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kirkenes?
Kirkenes has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 41% in April, the driest month, to 63% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Kirkenes windiest?
Winds in Kirkenes are highest in February, averaging 4.2 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.1 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Kirkenes year round?
The average temperature in Kirkenes over the whole year is 2°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 16°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -10°C.