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 (°F)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	27	28	32	37	45	55	63	59	50	39	34	30
Min temperature (night-time)	9	9	12	21	30	39	46	45	37	28	18	10
Heat & Humidity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sea temperature	30	28	28	28	30	41	48	50	48	45	43	34

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 (inches)	2.1	1.8	1.6	1.3	1.3	1.7	2.3	2.4	2.3	2.8	2.3	2.4

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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 27°F 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 2.1 inches of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

27
27°F max day temperature
0
0 hours of sunshine per day
21
21 days with some rainfall
9
9°F min night temperature
1
1 hour of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
2.1
2.1 inches of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
30
30°F sea temperature

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Alta weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 28°F 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 1.8 inches of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

28
28°F max day temperature
1
1 hour of sunshine per day
18
18 days with some rainfall
9
9°F min night temperature
7
7 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
1.8
1.8 inches of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
28
28°F sea temperature

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Alta weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 32°F 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 1.6 inches of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

32
32°F max day temperature
3
3 hours of sunshine per day
17
17 days with some rainfall
12
12°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
1.6
1.6 inches of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
28
28°F sea temperature

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Alta weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 37°F 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.

37
37°F max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
15
15 days with some rainfall
21
21°F min night temperature
16
16 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
1.3
1.3 inches of monthly rainfall
2
2 (Low) UV index
28
28°F sea temperature

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Alta weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 45°F 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.

45
45°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
13
13 days with some rainfall
30
30°F min night temperature
22
22 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
1.3
1.3 inches of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
30
30°F sea temperature

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Alta weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 55°F 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 1.7 inches of rainfall in the month.

55
55°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
15
15 days with some rainfall
39
39°F min night temperature
24
24 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
1.7
1.7 inches of monthly rainfall
4
4 (Moderate) UV index
41
41°F sea temperature

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Alta weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 63°F 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 2.3 inches of rainfall in the month.

63
63°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
16
16 days with some rainfall
46
46°F min night temperature
24
24 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
2.3
2.3 inches of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
48
48°F sea temperature

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Alta weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 59°F 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 2.4 inches of rainfall in the month.

59
59°F max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
16
16 days with some rainfall
45
45°F min night temperature
18
18 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
2.4
2.4 inches of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
50
50°F sea temperature

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Alta weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 50°F 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 2.3 inches of rainfall in the month.

50
50°F max day temperature
3
3 hours of sunshine per day
18
18 days with some rainfall
37
37°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
2.3
2.3 inches of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
48
48°F sea temperature

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Alta weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 39°F 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 2.8 inches of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

39
39°F max day temperature
2
2 hours of sunshine per day
20
20 days with some rainfall
28
28°F min night temperature
9
9 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
2.8
2.8 inches of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
45
45°F sea temperature

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Alta weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 34°F 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 2.3 inches of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

34
34°F max day temperature
0
0 hours of sunshine per day
20
20 days with some rainfall
18
18°F min night temperature
3
3 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
2.3
2.3 inches of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
43
43°F sea temperature

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Alta weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 30°F 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 2.4 inches of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

30
30°F max day temperature
0
0 hours of sunshine per day
21
21 days with some rainfall
10
10°F min night temperature
0
0 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
2.4
2.4 inches of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
34
34°F sea temperature

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