Norway · 1991–2020 normal

Vadsø in
February.

Typical February weather in Vadsø: -1.8°C by day, -6.5°C at night, 50 mm of rain over 12.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-1.8°C
Typical low-6.5°C
Rain50 mm
Wet days12.7

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 41). Daylight is calculated as 6 h 58 from latitude 70.07°. Open-water sea temperature is 2.8°C (23 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in February

At 70.1° the calculated mid-month daylight is 6 h 58. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in February. Typical nights are -6.5°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in February

The measured night-time normal is -6.5°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 777073
NOAA station
NOE00105494 · VARDOE
Station distance
59.9 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 30 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.