Norway · 1991–2020 normal

Vardø in
February.

Typical February weather in Vardø: -1.8°C by day, -6.4°C at night, 62 mm of rain over 14.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-1.8°C
Typical low-6.4°C
Rain62 mm
Wet days14.5

Comfort score 5 this month (August leads the year at 38). Daylight is calculated as 6 h 52 from latitude 70.37°. Open-water sea temperature is 3.7°C (1 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in February

At 70.4° the calculated mid-month daylight is 6 h 52. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in February. Typical nights are -6.4°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in February

The measured night-time normal is -6.4°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 777019
NOAA station
NO000098550 · VARDO
Station distance
0.6 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 25 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.