Best time to sail

Best time to sail in Norway

We're still syncing climate data for Norway — the verdict lands here as soon as it's in.

That verdict comes from 1991–2020 climate normals — wind, rain, sunshine, and air temperature — scored week by week for charter conditions across 1 sailing area.

Open Norway in the interactive calendar

Sailing conditions in Norway, month by month

Mean weekly values across our sailing areas in Norway. The sail score weighs wind, rain, sun, and temperature — and discounts tropical-storm season where one applies.

MonthSail scoreWind (kn)Rain (mm/day)Sun (h/day)Temp (°C)
JanuaryFair154.512-1
FebruaryFair154.212-1
MarchFair143.7120
AprilFair122.4123
MayFair101.9127
JuneFair102.11210
JulyFair1031212
AugustFair102.91212
SeptemberFair124.51210
OctoberFair135.1126
NovemberFair145.4123
DecemberFair144.6120

Sailing areas in Norway

Every area below is scored individually in the interactive calendar; where we have an in-depth guide, it's linked.

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Best conditions around July 27

Arctic-circle peaks dropping straight into the sea.

Method: 1991–2020 weekly climate normals (wind, rain, sunshine, air temperature) per sailing area, combined into a 0–1 sail score for charter conditions; tropical-storm season is applied as a discount. This page updates automatically as new sailing areas are added.