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Lillehammer, Norway climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Lillehammer has a seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 23°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −9°C at night. Precipitation totals about 478 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 73 mm while March barely receives 12 mm. At latitude 61°N, day length swings from 5.3 hours in midwinter to 18.7 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Lillehammer climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −3 | −1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | −1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | −4 |
| Avg low (°C) | −9 | −8 | −4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | −2 | −7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 20 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 56 | 54 | 68 | 73 | 55 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −3 | −1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 21 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | −9 | −8 | −4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 20 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 56 | 54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 23 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | −1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | −4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | −2 | −7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 73 | 55 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.7 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.7 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 74 | 70 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 98 | 99 | 97 | 88 | 79 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 88 | 94 | 98 | 98 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 74 | 70 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 69 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 98 | 99 | 97 | 88 | 79 | 78 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 81 | 84 | 88 | 94 | 98 | 98 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
Methodology & sources
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.