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Lillehammer vs Sun Valley
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Lillehammer is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average, and Sun Valley the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lillehammer and Sun Valley, in everyday terms.
Summers
Sun Valley has much hotter summers
Lillehammer: Mild
Sun Valley: Warm
Winters
Lillehammer has milder winters
Lillehammer: Very cold
Sun Valley: Very cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Lillehammer: Fairly dry
Sun Valley: Fairly dry
Sky
Sun Valley is sunnier
Lillehammer: Often cloudy
Sun Valley: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Lillehammer is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation across the year.
Clear skies
Sun Valley has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Sun Valley runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | -3 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -1 |
| Sun Valley | -0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 6 | -0 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +1 | +1 | — | +1 | +4 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +2 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | -3 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 21 |
| Sun Valley | -0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 21 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +1 | +1 | — | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 23 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -1 |
| Sun Valley | 27 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 6 | -0 |
| Difference | +4 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +2 | +1 |
Avg low (°C) Lillehammer runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | -9 | -8 | -4 | -0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -2 | -7 |
| Sun Valley | -14 | -12 | -8 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | -3 | -8 | -13 |
| Difference | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | -9 | -8 | -4 | -0 | 6 | 10 |
| Sun Valley | -14 | -12 | -8 | -3 | 1 | 4 |
| Difference | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -2 | -7 |
| Sun Valley | 7 | 6 | 2 | -3 | -8 | -13 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 20 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 56 | 54 | 68 | 73 | 55 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
| Sun Valley | 54 | 42 | 45 | 30 | 42 | 36 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 30 | 69 |
| Difference | +35 | +26 | +33 | +9 | -14 | -18 | -55 | -62 | -35 | -9 | -3 | +43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 20 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 56 | 54 |
| Sun Valley | 54 | 42 | 45 | 30 | 42 | 36 |
| Difference | +35 | +26 | +33 | +9 | -14 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 68 | 73 | 55 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
| Sun Valley | 12 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 30 | 69 |
| Difference | -55 | -62 | -35 | -9 | -3 | +43 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun Valley | 72 | 47 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 75 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun Valley | 72 | 47 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 75 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Lillehammer runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 74 | 70 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 |
| Sun Valley | 59 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 61 |
| Difference | -15 | -9 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -19 | -36 | -33 | -29 | -23 | -14 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 74 | 70 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 69 |
| Sun Valley | 59 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 50 |
| Difference | -15 | -9 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 |
| Sun Valley | 35 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 61 |
| Difference | -36 | -33 | -29 | -23 | -14 | -11 |
Relative humidity (%) Lillehammer runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 98 | 99 | 97 | 88 | 79 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 88 | 94 | 98 | 98 |
| Sun Valley | 84 | 82 | 74 | 64 | 58 | 51 | 39 | 36 | 41 | 54 | 70 | 83 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -23 | -24 | -21 | -27 | -42 | -49 | -47 | -40 | -28 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 98 | 99 | 97 | 88 | 79 | 78 |
| Sun Valley | 84 | 82 | 74 | 64 | 58 | 51 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -23 | -24 | -21 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 81 | 84 | 88 | 94 | 98 | 98 |
| Sun Valley | 39 | 36 | 41 | 54 | 70 | 83 |
| Difference | -42 | -49 | -47 | -40 | -28 | -16 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Lillehammer trends → · Sun Valley trends →
Methodology & sources
Lillehammer
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 12 years of daily observations at Hamar II, a weather station, about 49 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Sun Valley
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Ketchum RS, a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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