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When to go · Lillehammer

Lillehammer, month by month

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

Month by month

  1. JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little open); late Dec–early Jan for crowds and closed sights.-4 °C / -11 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
  2. FebruaryGreatInside Lillehammer's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and the paddle steamer; Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing.-3 °C / -11 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  3. MarchGreatInside Lillehammer's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and the paddle steamer; Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing.2 °C / -7 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  4. AprilMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and the paddle steamer; Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing). Across Norway: Thaw in the south, ski touring in the north; Svalbard snowmobile season.7 °C / -2 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
  5. MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and the paddle steamer; Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing). Across Norway: Fruit blossom in Hardanger, 17 May celebrations; mountain roads still closed early in the month.14 °C / 3 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  6. JuneGreatInside Lillehammer's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and the paddle steamer; Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing.19 °C / 8 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
  7. JulyGreatInside Lillehammer's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and the paddle steamer; Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing.21 °C / 10 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustGreatInside Lillehammer's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and the paddle steamer; Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing.19 °C / 9 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
  9. SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and the paddle steamer; Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing). Across Norway: Autumn colours, fewer crowds, first auroras in the north; fjord boats cut to winter timetables late in the month.14 °C / 5 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and the paddle steamer; Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing). Across Norway: Wet and dark in the south; mountain roads close; good aurora nights in the north.7 °C / 1 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
  11. NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little open); late Dec–early Jan for crowds and closed sights.1 °C / -5 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little open); late Dec–early Jan for crowds and closed sights.-3 °C / -9 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday