Weather forecast and weather conditions when you stay in Tromsø

The author of the article, H. Skogheim, is one of Tromsø's inhabitants and has lived in the city for decades. Here is what he can tell about the weather in Tromso.

Weather conditions and forecast - summarized

The climate is characterized by long and relatively cold winters, and short, and sometimes quite hot, summers.

Weather conditions

Tromsø is located at 69 degrees north latitude. Other cities on which lie equally far to the north are Zapoljarnyj in Russia and Qeqertarsuaq (Godhavn) located on the west coast of Greenland. The Gulf Stream passes the coast and thus the climate is strongly influenced by it.

First a little about the weather in summer. The summers can be characterized by long periods of northern weather that produces fog in the mountains and temperatures of around 10 - 12 degrees Celsius. Occasionally it can snow in July, but the snow does not stay. At other times it can be 20 - 30 degrees for several days in a row. But that doesn't happen very often. Sometimes there can be real torrential rain and almost a full storm. So the summer weather can be very varied.

In autumn, the weather can also vary quite a lot, with temperatures of over 20 degrees in September and below minus 10 degrees in November. The latter happens when high pressure settles over Siberia and sends freezing air towards Tromsø.

Weather forecasts

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