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What is the weather like in Norway in February?

February normals, daylight, northern lights and clothing for a winter trip.

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Short answer

February is one of the coldest months in Norway, with 1991–2020 normals of about −2 °C in Oslo, −3 °C in Tromsø and 2 °C in Bergen. Inland it is much colder, around −14 °C in Karasjok, but the polar night is over and the northern lights season is still on.

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Why

  1. Visit Norway says the sun does not rise, or only briefly, in most of Northern Norway from mid-November to the end of January, so it is back by February.
  2. Visit Norway gives the northern lights season as late August to late March and also highlights November to February.
  3. The skrei season, when Arctic cod migrate to Lofoten and Vesterålen to spawn, starts at the end of January.

Details

The west coast is mild but wet, with a February precipitation normal of 209 mm in Bergen. In the mountains February is deep winter: the normal at Finsevatn, a mountain station at Finse, is −8.7 °C. If you plan to drive, Visit Norway says the cold season runs from October to April and that you and your car need to be prepared.

Tip

Wear thermal underwear and wool layers, and if you will be standing still outside, for example on a northern lights trip, add a thick down jacket and snow trousers, as Visit Norway suggests.

What may differ

Svalbard is colder still, with a February normal of −11.6 °C at Svalbard Airport. Single years vary: in February 2024 Oslo (Blindern) averaged −0.9 °C, above the normal, and had 52 cm of snow on 19 February.

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Sources

Information checked on 15 October 2026; normals are 30-year averages, and any single February can be colder or milder.

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