When to go · Ålesund

Ålesund in September

Great month. Inside Ålesund's best window: Jun–Aug (long days, boats running); May and Sep for fewer crowds.

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C) / 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C); average high / low
Rain days: 19
Crowds: Medium; Norway overall
Prices: Medium; Norway overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Ålesund

Inside Ålesund's best window: Jun–Aug (long days, boats running); May and Sep for fewer crowds.

No other month rates higher than September for Ålesund in this guide.

Long-term averages

ÅlesundHighs around 14 °C (57 °F), lows around 9 °C (48 °F), rain on about 19 daysHighs around 57 °F (14 °C), lows around 48 °F (9 °C), rain on about 19 days
Fjord coast, Norway · Bergen, Stavanger, Flåm, Geiranger, Ålesundrainy
Mild and very wet: Bergen averages rain on more than 200 days. Mountain roads (Trollstigen, Aurlandsfjellet, Sognefjellet) open late May–June and close in October — check.

Norway overall: Autumn colours, fewer crowds, first auroras in the north; fjord boats cut to winter timetables late in the month.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Ålesund, side by side.

First month

Second month

September: Inside Ålesund's best window: Jun–Aug (long days, boats running); May and Sep for fewer crowds.

May: Inside Ålesund's best window: Jun–Aug (long days, boats running); May and Sep for fewer crowds.

Ålesund: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.