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
- JanuaryGreatInside Kirkenes's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check.-7 °C / -16 °C, 12 rain days19 °F / 3 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryGreatInside Kirkenes's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check.-7 °C / -16 °C, 11 rain days19 °F / 3 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Kirkenes's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check.-3 °C / -12 °C, 11 rain days27 °F / 10 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- 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 days34 °F / 19 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- 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 days43 °F / 30 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatInside Kirkenes's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check.12 °C / 4 °C, 11 rain days54 °F / 39 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Kirkenes's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check.16 °C / 8 °C, 12 rain days61 °F / 46 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Kirkenes's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check.14 °C / 7 °C, 13 rain days57 °F / 45 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: High
- 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 days48 °F / 37 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- 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 days37 °F / 28 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low
- 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 days28 °F / 18 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Kirkenes's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun); Dec–Mar (snow hotel season, aurora) — check.-5 °C / -13 °C, 12 rain days23 °F / 9 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday