When to go · Tromsø
Tromsø, month by month
The best months for Tromsø: Jan, Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatInside Tromsø's best window: Sep–Mar for auroras; Jun–Jul for midnight sun; Feb–Mar for whales and snow.-1 °C / -5 °C, 10 rain days30 °F / 23 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryGreatInside Tromsø's best window: Sep–Mar for auroras; Jun–Jul for midnight sun; Feb–Mar for whales and snow.-1 °C / -6 °C, 9 rain days30 °F / 21 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Tromsø's best window: Sep–Mar for auroras; Jun–Jul for midnight sun; Feb–Mar for whales and snow.1 °C / -4 °C, 10 rain days34 °F / 25 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (Sep–Mar for auroras; Jun–Jul for midnight sun; Feb–Mar for whales and snow). Across Norway: Thaw in the south, ski touring in the north; Svalbard snowmobile season.4 °C / -2 °C, 9 rain days39 °F / 28 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Sep–Mar for auroras; Jun–Jul for midnight sun; Feb–Mar for whales and snow). Across Norway: Fruit blossom in Hardanger, 17 May celebrations; mountain roads still closed early in the month.9 °C / 2 °C, 8 rain days48 °F / 36 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatInside Tromsø's best window: Sep–Mar for auroras; Jun–Jul for midnight sun; Feb–Mar for whales and snow.13 °C / 6 °C, 8 rain days55 °F / 43 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Tromsø's best window: Sep–Mar for auroras; Jun–Jul for midnight sun; Feb–Mar for whales and snow.16 °C / 9 °C, 9 rain days61 °F / 48 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGoodOutside the best window (Sep–Mar for auroras; Jun–Jul for midnight sun; Feb–Mar for whales and snow). Across Norway: Still summer; the best hiking month in the high mountains.15 °C / 8 °C, 10 rain days59 °F / 46 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Tromsø's best window: Sep–Mar for auroras; Jun–Jul for midnight sun; Feb–Mar for whales and snow.11 °C / 5 °C, 11 rain days52 °F / 41 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Tromsø's best window: Sep–Mar for auroras; Jun–Jul for midnight sun; Feb–Mar for whales and snow.5 °C / 1 °C, 12 rain days41 °F / 34 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberGreatInside Tromsø's best window: Sep–Mar for auroras; Jun–Jul for midnight sun; Feb–Mar for whales and snow.2 °C / -2 °C, 11 rain days36 °F / 28 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Tromsø's best window: Sep–Mar for auroras; Jun–Jul for midnight sun; Feb–Mar for whales and snow.0 °C / -4 °C, 11 rain days32 °F / 25 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday