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
- 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 days25 °F / 12 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- 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 days27 °F / 12 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- 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 days36 °F / 19 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- 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 days45 °F / 28 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- 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 days57 °F / 37 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- 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 days66 °F / 46 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- 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 days70 °F / 50 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- 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 days66 °F / 48 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- 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 days57 °F / 41 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- 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 days45 °F / 34 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- 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 days34 °F / 23 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- 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 days27 °F / 16 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday