Alta weather by month

Check out Alta weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & UV index

Temperature in Alta (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	-3	-2	0	3	7	13	17	15	10	4	1	-1
Min temperature (night-time)	-13	-13	-11	-6	-1	4	8	7	3	-2	-8	-12
Heat & Humidity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sea temperature	-1	-2	-2	-2	-1	5	9	10	9	7	6	1

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in Alta

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov
Daily hours of sunshine	0	1	3	5	8	8	8	6	3	2	0
Daily hours of daylight	1	7	12	16	22	24	24	18	13	9	3
UV Index (Maximum)	0	0	1	2	3	4	3	3	1	0	0

Rainfall in Alta

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	21	18	17	15	13	15	16	16	18	20	20	21
Average monthly rainfall (mm)	53	46	40	34	33	43	58	60	58	71	59	60

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The climate guide for Norway (Alta) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Alta?

Alta has a cold climate with cool summers and some rainfall in all months.

Alta weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -3°C in Alta, Norway in January based on long-term weather averages. There are no hours of sunshine per day on average with 21 days with some rainfall and typically 53 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

-3
-3°C max day temperature
0
0 hours of sunshine per day
21
21 days with some rainfall
-13
-13°C min night temperature
1
1 hour of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
53
53 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
-1
-1°C sea temperature

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Alta weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -2°C in Alta, Norway in February based on long-term weather averages. There is 1 hour of sunshine per day on average with 18 days with some rainfall and typically 46 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

-2
-2°C max day temperature
1
1 hour of sunshine per day
18
18 days with some rainfall
-13
-13°C min night temperature
7
7 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
46
46 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
-2
-2°C sea temperature

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Alta weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 0°C in Alta, Norway in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 3 hours of sunshine per day on average with 17 days with some rainfall and typically 40 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

0
0°C max day temperature
3
3 hours of sunshine per day
17
17 days with some rainfall
-11
-11°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
40
40 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
-2
-2°C sea temperature

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Alta weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 3°C in Alta, Norway in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 15 days with some rainfall, which might fall as snow.

3
3°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
15
15 days with some rainfall
-6
-6°C min night temperature
16
16 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
34
34 mm of monthly rainfall
2
2 (Low) UV index
-2
-2°C sea temperature

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Alta weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 7°C in Alta, Norway in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with 13 days with some rainfall.

7
7°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
13
13 days with some rainfall
-1
-1°C min night temperature
22
22 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
33
33 mm of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
-1
-1°C sea temperature

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Alta weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 13°C in Alta, Norway in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with 15 days with some rainfall and typically 43 mm of rainfall in the month.

13
13°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
15
15 days with some rainfall
4
4°C min night temperature
24
24 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
43
43 mm of monthly rainfall
4
4 (Moderate) UV index
5
5°C sea temperature

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Alta weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 17°C in Alta, Norway in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 58 mm of rainfall in the month.

17
17°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
16
16 days with some rainfall
8
8°C min night temperature
24
24 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
58
58 mm of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
9
9°C sea temperature

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Alta weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 15°C in Alta, Norway in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 60 mm of rainfall in the month.

15
15°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
16
16 days with some rainfall
7
7°C min night temperature
18
18 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
60
60 mm of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
10
10°C sea temperature

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Alta weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 10°C in Alta, Norway in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 3 hours of sunshine per day on average with 18 days with some rainfall and typically 58 mm of rainfall in the month.

10
10°C max day temperature
3
3 hours of sunshine per day
18
18 days with some rainfall
3
3°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
58
58 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
9
9°C sea temperature

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Alta weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 4°C in Alta, Norway in October based on long-term weather averages. There are 2 hours of sunshine per day on average with 20 days with some rainfall and typically 71 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

4
4°C max day temperature
2
2 hours of sunshine per day
20
20 days with some rainfall
-2
-2°C min night temperature
9
9 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
71
71 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
7
7°C sea temperature

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Alta weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 1°C in Alta, Norway in November based on long-term weather averages. There are no hours of sunshine per day on average with 20 days with some rainfall and typically 59 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

1
1°C max day temperature
0
0 hours of sunshine per day
20
20 days with some rainfall
-8
-8°C min night temperature
3
3 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
59
59 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
6
6°C sea temperature

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Alta weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -1°C in Alta, Norway in December based on long-term weather averages. There are no hours of sunshine per day on average with 21 days with some rainfall and typically 60 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

-1
-1°C max day temperature
0
0 hours of sunshine per day
21
21 days with some rainfall
-12
-12°C min night temperature
0
0 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
60
60 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
1
1°C sea temperature

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