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🇳🇴 Weather in Lofoten (Svolvær) in January
This is what the weather in Lofoten (Svolvær) (Nordland, Norway) was like in January over the years 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Prevailing weather: Snow
Avg. daytime high
1.5 °C
-0.3 °C – 3.5 °C
Avg. night-time low
-0.8 °C
-2.5 °C – 1.0 °C
Avg. rain days in period
19.1
62 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
142 mm
27.3 mm – 232 mm
Avg. cloud cover
73 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover is shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
5.2 °C
Sea measuring point approx. 6 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 8.1 °C (2 Jan 2020) · Lowest temperature -9.4 °C (17 Jan 2024) · Avg. daily peak wind 33 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 18Sunny
- 56Partly cloudy
- 45Cloudy
- 40Light rain
- 34Rain
- 117Snow
Summary
- On average 1.5 °C during the day and -0.8 °C at night.
- On average 19.1 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 142 mm of precipitation in total.
- The sea averaged 5.2 °C.
- Prevailing weather: Snow.
- Warmest year: 2020 (avg. 3.5 °C), coolest: 2026 (avg. -0.3 °C).
- Wettest year: 2020 (232 mm), driest: 2026 (27.3 mm).
- Extremes: 8.1 °C on 2 Jan 2020 and -9.4 °C on 17 Jan 2024.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
Charts
Temperatures per year
Average over your travel period
Avg. daytime high: 2017 3°, 2018 0°, 2019 1°, 2020 3°, 2021 0°, 2022 2°, 2023 2°, 2024 1°, 2025 2°, 2026 0°. Avg. night-time low: 2017 1°, 2018 -2°, 2019 -2°, 2020 1°, 2021 -2°, 2022 -1°, 2023 0°, 2024 -2°, 2025 -1°, 2026 -2°. Sea temperature: 2017 6°, 2018 5°, 2019 5°, 2020 5°, 2021 5°, 2022 5°, 2023 5°, 2024 5°, 2025 5°, 2026 5°.
Precipitation & rain days
Precipitation (mm): 2017 226, 2018 49, 2019 136, 2020 232, 2021 35, 2022 214, 2023 125, 2024 191, 2025 182, 2026 27.
Year by year
2026
Avg. max-0.3°Avg. min-2.5°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 27.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 41 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 5.3 °C
Max 4.8 °C · Min -6.9 °C
2025
Avg. max1.8°Avg. min-0.7°- Rain days
- 18 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 182 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 70 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 5.4 °C
Max 6.8 °C · Min -5.1 °C
2024
Avg. max0.7°Avg. min-1.9°- Rain days
- 20 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 191 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 71 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 4.6 °C
Max 6.0 °C · Min -9.4 °C
2023
Avg. max2.4°Avg. min0.4°- Rain days
- 20 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 125 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 65 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 5.2 °C
Max 5.9 °C · Min -5.0 °C
2022
Avg. max2.0°Avg. min-0.6°- Rain days
- 24 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 214 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 81 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 5.1 °C
Max 6.8 °C · Min -3.7 °C
2021
Avg. max0.3°Avg. min-1.5°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 35.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 76 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 5.3 °C
Max 5.2 °C · Min -6.4 °C
2020
Avg. max3.5°Avg. min1.0°- Rain days
- 27 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 232 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 86 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 5.0 °C
Max 8.1 °C · Min -3.4 °C
2019
Avg. max0.7°Avg. min-1.5°- Rain days
- 21 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 136 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 79 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 5.1 °C
Max 6.5 °C · Min -5.4 °C
2018
Avg. max0.2°Avg. min-1.6°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 49.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 78 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 5.0 °C
Max 5.2 °C · Min -4.5 °C
2017
Avg. max3.3°Avg. min0.7°- Rain days
- 27 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 226 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 86 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 5.6 °C
Max 7.5 °C · Min -7.0 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Lofoten (Svolvær) in January?
- Daytime highs averaged 1.5 °C, night-time lows -0.8 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 8.1 °C (2 Jan 2020), the lowest -9.4 °C (17 Jan 2024).
- How often does it rain in Lofoten (Svolvær) in January?
- On average there were 19.1 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 142 mm of precipitation in total.
- How warm is the sea in Lofoten (Svolvær) in January?
- The sea temperature averaged 5.2 °C (open-sea point approx. 6 km from the town).
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. Snow depth is the model value for the grid cell, not the depth on the slopes. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Sea measuring point approx. 6 km from the location (68.180, 14.570)
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