When to go · Lillehammer

Lillehammer in January

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little open); late Dec–early Jan for crowds and closed sights.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: −4°C (25°F)25°F (−4°C) / −11°C (12°F)12°F (−11°C); average high / low
Rain days: 9
Crowds: Low; Norway overall
Prices: Medium; Norway overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Lillehammer

Listed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little open); late Dec–early Jan for crowds and closed sights.

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

LillehammerHighs around -4 °C (25 °F), lows around -11 °C (12 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 25 °F (-4 °C), lows around 12 °F (-11 °C), rain on about 9 days
Oslo and the east, Norway · Oslo, Lillehammer, Røros, Jotunheimencool
Continental: snowy winters of −5 to −10 °C (23 to 14 °F) inland, warm summers of 20–25 °C (68–77 °F). Ski season December–April.Continental: snowy winters of 23 to 14 °F (−5 to −10 °C) inland, warm summers of 68–77 °F (20–25 °C). Ski season December–April.

Norway overall: Polar night in the north returns to light mid-month; Tromsø aurora and whale season; south is cold and short.

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

First month

Second month

January: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little open); late Dec–early Jan for crowds and closed sights.

February: Inside Lillehammer's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and the paddle steamer; Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing.

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