Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Andenes is subpolar oceanic, with cold winters and very cool summers.
The village is located at the northern tip of the island of Andøya, which belongs to the Vesteralen archipelago, at the 69th parallel, thefefore, to the north of the Arctic Circle. In fact, the sun does not rise (polar night) from November 30th to January 12th, and does not set (midnight sun) from May 21st to July 24th. The white nights occur by April 13th and until August 31st.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (February) is of -1.9 °C (29 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 11.5 °C (53 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Andenes - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | -4 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | -1 | -3 |
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| Max (°C) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
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| Min (°F) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 37 | 43 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 36 | 30 | 27 |
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| Max (°F) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 52 | 45 | 37 | 36 |
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amounts to 1,120 millimeters (44.1 inches) per year: it is therefore quite abundant. It ranges from 55 mm (2.2 in) in the driest month (June) to 145 mm (5.7 in) in the wettest (October). Here is the average precipitation.
Andenes - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 120 | 105 | 90 | 75 | 60 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 110 | 145 | 110 | 120 | 1120 |
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| Prec.(in) | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 44.1 |
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| Days | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 173 |
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The
sea temperature ranges between 5 °C (41 °F) and 12 °C (54 °F). So, it is cold all year round. Here are the average sea temperatures.
Andenes - Sea temperature| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Temp (°C) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
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| Temp (°F) | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 43 |
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Best Time
The best time to visit Andenes is the summer, in July and August, since they are the mildest months. However, you must take into account cloudy skies, some rain and a bit of cold at night.