Annual mean 6°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
16.9 °C
Coldest
-0.2 °C
Wettest
58%
Windiest
7.1 m/s
Prevailing
SE
5.7 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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never good
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The average temperature in Svolvær over the whole year is 6°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 15°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -0°C. The rainy (wet) season in Svolvær runs from August to April, peaking in September with a 45% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to July; July is the driest month, at 17%. Winds in Svolvær are highest in January, averaging 6.7 m/s (24 km/h), and lightest in July, at 4.1 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Svolvær come in April, when the sky is typically 62% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 69%.
Month by month Svolvær 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
0°C
-0°C
-7°C
42%
65%
6.7 m/s
0
0
0
February
1°C
0°C
-6°C
39%
68%
6.4 m/s
0
0
0
March
1°C
-0°C
-5°C
41%
68%
6.0 m/s
0
0
0
April
4°C
2°C
-2°C
32%
62%
4.8 m/s
0
0
4
May
8°C
6°C
2°C
23%
69%
5.1 m/s
2
0
20
June
12°C
10°C
7°C
24%
68%
5.0 m/s
8
0
50
July
15°C
13°C
12°C
17%
63%
4.1 m/s
30
2
74
August
15°C
13°C
11°C
33%
68%
5.5 m/s
23
1
70
September
12°C
10°C
7°C
45%
69%
5.3 m/s
4
0
49
October
7°C
6°C
2°C
45%
65%
5.4 m/s
0
0
14
November
4°C
3°C
-3°C
43%
66%
6.1 m/s
0
0
2
December
2°C
2°C
-5°C
42%
68%
6.4 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 Svolvær weather by season
Year round, Svolvær has days of about 0°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 15°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -0°C to 13°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 6°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around July. 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.
Svolvær weather in winterDecember to February
High 1°CLow 1°CRain 41%
Winter in Svolvær has typical daily highs of about 1°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 41% chance of rain on a given day.
Svolvær weather in springMarch to May
High 4°CLow 3°CRain 32%
Spring in Svolvær has typical daily highs of about 4°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Svolvær weather in summerJune to August
High 14°CLow 12°CRain 24%
Summer in Svolvær has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
Svolvær weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 7°CLow 6°CRain 45%
Autumn in Svolvær has typical daily highs of about 7°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 45% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Svolvær?
The rainy (wet) season in Svolvær runs from August to April, peaking in September with a 45% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to July; July is the driest month, at 17%.
What time of year is Svolvær windiest?
Winds in Svolvær are highest in January, averaging 6.7 m/s (24 km/h), and lightest in July, at 4.1 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Svolvær year round?
The average temperature in Svolvær over the whole year is 6°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 15°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -0°C.