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When to go · Kirkenes

Kirkenes, month by month

The best months for Kirkenes: Jan, Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug, Dec. Months to avoid: Apr, May, Nov.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGreatInside Kirkenes's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check.-7 °C / -16 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
  2. FebruaryGreatInside Kirkenes's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check.-7 °C / -16 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  3. MarchGreatInside Kirkenes's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check.-3 °C / -12 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  4. AprilAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, little snow, few tours); late Apr–May (slush, snow hotel closed) — check.1 °C / -7 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
  5. MayAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, little snow, few tours); late Apr–May (slush, snow hotel closed) — check.6 °C / -1 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  6. JuneGreatInside Kirkenes's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check.12 °C / 4 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
  7. JulyGreatInside Kirkenes's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check.16 °C / 8 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustGreatInside Kirkenes's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check.14 °C / 7 °C, 13 rain daysCrowds: High
  9. SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check). Across Norway: Autumn colours, fewer crowds, first auroras in the north; fjord boats cut to winter timetables late in the month.9 °C / 3 °C, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check). Across Norway: Wet and dark in the south; mountain roads close; good aurora nights in the north.3 °C / -2 °C, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low
  11. NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, little snow, few tours); late Apr–May (slush, snow hotel closed) — check.-2 °C / -8 °C, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberGreatInside Kirkenes's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check.-5 °C / -13 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday