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Weather extremes

How extreme does Tromsø's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Tromsø has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Tromso station 1 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Tromsø has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
86°F Jul 1, 1972

That is about 25°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Tromsø (typical high near 61°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 86°F Jul 1, 1972
2 86°F Jun 28, 2022
3 86°F Jul 2, 2022
❄️ Coldest night
-1°F Jan 27, 1979

About 23°F colder than a normal January night in Tromsø (typical low near 22°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -1°F Jan 27, 1979
2 -1°F Feb 2, 1980
3 -1°F Feb 6, 2012
🌧️ Most rain in one day
1.97 in Jul 2, 2013

About 67% of a typical July's rain in a single day (Tromsø averages roughly 2.9 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 1.97 in Jul 2, 2013
2 1.95 in Nov 8, 1975
3 1.69 in Aug 1, 2001

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110° all-time high 86°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Tromsø's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 86°F is about 25°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Tromsø's warmest days reach the low 60s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 86°F and as low as −1°F. A single day has delivered over 2 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tromso, a weather station, about 1 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →