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Norway in September

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

Key facts

Verdict
Good
Crowds
Medium
Norway
Prices
Medium
Norway

Verdict

GoodVoykit month rating for Norway

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

Is another month better than September?

September is rated good. These months rate higher:

Weather in September

  • Oslo and the east · Oslo, Lillehammer, Røros, Jotunheimenfine

    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.

  • Fjord coast · 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.

  • Arctic north · Tromsø, Lofoten, Senja, Alta, North Capebest weather

    Warmer than its latitude thanks to the Gulf Stream. Polar night in Tromsø about 27 Nov – 15 Jan, midnight sun about 20 May – 22 July; North Cape about 14 May – 29 July. Aurora season September–March.

  • Svalbard · Longyearbyencool

    High Arctic: polar night late October to mid-February (true darkness mid-Nov to end of Jan); midnight sun about 20 April – 23 August. Snowmobile season March–May.

  • Agder: Skagerrak coast · Kristiansand, Arendal, Mandal, Flekkefjordfine

    Mild for the latitude and the most sunshine hours in Norway; sea swimming is for the hardy even in August.

  • Agder: Setesdal and uplands · Evje, Valle, Hovdenfine

    January average at Hovden is about -10 °C (14 °F); snow from November, skiing into April.

  • Driest in spring and early summer; most rain falls September–November. This is the sunniest part of the region.

  • Almost continental: warm summers, cold winters, January averages near −10 °C (14 °F) in the inner valleys and below −30 °C (−22 °F) in the coldest spots. Some areas get under 300 mm of rain a year.

  • Continental climate: mild summers, reliable snow in winter; the rain shadow makes it one of Norway's driest areas.

  • Hallingdal: Hallingdal valley · Valley floorcold

    Continental climate; dry summers, cold winters; snow reliable Dec–Mar.

  • Northern Norway: Coastal Troms and Nordland · Tromsø, Lofoten, Bodøfine

    The Gulf Stream keeps the coast ice-free in winter; summer days run 10–15 °C (50–59 °F) and the sun does not set from late May to mid-July.

  • Northern Norway: Interior Finnmark · Finnmarksvidda, Kautokeino, Karasjokfine

    Among the driest and coldest parts of Europe — around 300 mm of precipitation a year — and bitterly cold in winter.

  • Svalbard: Longyearbyen and west Spitsbergen · Isfjorden and the west coastfine

    July averages about 6 °C (43 °F), January about -16 °C (3 °F), and wind chill makes it feel colder. Midnight sun 20 Apr–23 Aug; polar night 26 Oct–15 Feb. Precipitation is low, around 200–500 mm a year.

  • Trøndelag: Coast and Trondheimsfjord · Trondheim, Hitra, Viknafine

    Humid maritime; winter averages mostly stay above 0 °C (32 °F); most rain falls autumn and winter; 25 °C (77 °F) on the coast is rare.

  • Trøndelag: Inland valleys and uplands · Røros, Oppdal, Namdalenfine

    Continental: drier and colder than the coast, summer highs can reach 30 °C (86 °F) in the inner valleys; Røros has recorded -50 °C (−58 °F).

  • Vesterålen: Coastal Vesterålen · Andøya, Langøya, Hinnøyafine

    Midnight sun 28 May–14 July at Andenes; polar night 1–12 December. Summer highs 12–18 °C (54–64 °F), winter lows −5 to 0 °C (23 to 32 °F). Rain possible any month.

  • Western Norway: Bergen and the outer coast · Bergen, Stavanger, Haugesundfine

    Bergen rains about 200 days a year; pack a shell. Summer days are long, 15–20 °C (59–68 °F), rarely hot.

  • Western Norway: Inner fjord and mountain · Flåm, Geiranger, Hardanger, Vossfine

    Mountain passes and some fjord roads close in winter; Geiranger is a summer village. May and September are quieter and cheaper.

  • Oslo17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ålesund14 °C (57 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 19 rain days
  • Ålgård18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 7 rain days
  • Alta11 °C (52 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Åndalsnes and Romsdal valley14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 15 rain days
  • Arendal16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ås18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Askim15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days
  • Askøy16 °C (61 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 7 rain days
  • Aure16 °C (61 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Averøy16 °C (61 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 7 rain days
  • Balestrand14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 17 rain days
  • Bardufoss11 °C (52 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Barentsburg2 °C (36 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 11 rain days
  • Båtsfjord10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Bergen16 °C (61 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 19 rain days
  • Berkåk14 °C (57 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Bodø12 °C (54 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 15 rain days
  • Brusand16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 14 rain days
  • Bryne16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 14 rain days
  • Dalen17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Drammen16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Drøbak16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Eidfjord16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Eidsvoll16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Elverum14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Etne18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Evje16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Finse13 °C (55 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Fjærland16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Flåm14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 16 rain days
  • Flekkefjord16 °C (61 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 13 rain days
  • Florø15 °C (59 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days
  • Forsand15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 14 rain days
  • Førde14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 16 rain days
  • Fredrikstad16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Geilo13 °C (55 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 6 rain days
  • Geiranger13 °C (55 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 17 rain days
  • Gjøvik16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Granvin14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 15 rain days
  • Hafjell14 °C (57 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 6 rain days
  • Halden16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Hamar15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days
  • Hammerfest10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 14 rain days
  • Harstad11 °C (52 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 15 rain days
  • Haugastøl13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Haugesund15 °C (59 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 17 rain days
  • Haukeli17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Hellvik16 °C (61 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 13 rain days
  • Hemsedal14 °C (57 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Holmestrand16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Hommersåk15 °C (59 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 15 rain days
  • Horten18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Hovden12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days
  • Hvaler17 °C (63 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 12 rain days
  • Karasjok9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 3 rain days
  • Kautokeino10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kinsarvik13 °C (55 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 16 rain days
  • Kirkenes9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days
  • Kleppe15 °C (59 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 14 rain days
  • Kongsberg15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days
  • Kongsvinger16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kragerø14 °C (57 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kristiansand17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kristiansund14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 17 rain days
  • Øksfjord12 °C (54 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 14 rain days
  • Kvam17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Kvitfjell15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Lakselv9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 12 rain days
  • Langesund19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Larvik18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Leirvik16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Lillehammer14 °C (57 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Lillesand18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Lindesnes17 °C (63 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 12 rain days
  • Lom16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Longyearbyen4 °C (39 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 26 rain days
  • Lærdal16 °C (61 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Lyngdal18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days
  • Måløy14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 16 rain days
  • Mandal16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 12 rain days
  • Marker15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days
  • Mo i Rana13 °C (55 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Molde14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 16 rain days
  • Moss18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 6 rain days
  • Mysen15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days
  • Namsos15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Narvik11 °C (52 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 13 rain days
  • Nordseter12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days
  • Notodden18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Nærbø18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ny-Ålesund2 °C (36 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 7 rain days
  • Olden and Loen16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Oppdal13 °C (55 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Otta14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Porsgrunn18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Pyramiden0 °C (32 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 0 rain days
  • Risør16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 12 rain days
  • Rjukan13 °C (55 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Rosendal18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Røros14 °C (57 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sandane15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 14 rain days
  • Sandefjord16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sandnes17 °C (63 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 6 rain days
  • Sandvika16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sarpsborg16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Skei16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Ski17 °C (63 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Skibotn11 °C (52 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 3 rain days
  • Skien16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Sogndal16 °C (61 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 13 rain days
  • Stavanger15 °C (59 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 16 rain days
  • Stjørdalshalsen15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Stokmarknes12 °C (54 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Stryn15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Sulitjelma15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Tana11 °C (52 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days
  • Tønsberg16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Tromsø11 °C (52 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 11 rain days
  • Trondheim15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 16 rain days
  • Trysil13 °C (55 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Ullensvang16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Vadsø11 °C (52 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Vardø9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days
  • Varhaug15 °C (59 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 15 rain days
  • Vikersund17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Vikøyri17 °C (63 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Voss14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 16 rain days
  • Vrådal14 °C (57 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 11 rain days
  • Værøy12 °C (54 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 16 rain days

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Norway
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Prices · Norway
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Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Sep: Good

    Mar: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Sep: Medium

    Mar: Medium

  • Prices

    Sep: Medium

    Mar: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Sep: 0

    Mar: 1

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

March: Best winter month: snow, sun and auroras together; Easter falls in late March in 2027.

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

What to pack

  • Layers: a fleece or light jacket
  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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Where to go in September

Rated best or good this month

  • Arctic north

    Best weather of the year (Tromsø, Lofoten, Senja, Alta, North Cape)

  • Oslo

    Crisp and bright.

  • Ålesund

    Best months: Jun–Aug (long days, boats running); May and Sep for fewer crowds

  • Ålgård

    Best months: May–Sep, especially August for the water festival

  • Ås

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Askim

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Askøy

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Aure

    Best months: Jun–Aug, Sep–Oct

  • Averøy

    Best months: Jun–Aug, May–Sep for road views and hiking

  • Balestrand

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Bergen

    Best months: May–Sep; May least rain

  • Berkåk

    Best months: May–Sep