Norway · 1991–2020 normal

Lakselv in
February.

Typical February weather in Lakselv: -3.6°C by day, -10.3°C at night, 28 mm of rain over 8.2 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-3.6°C
Typical low-10.3°C
Rain28 mm
Wet days8.2

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 64). Daylight is calculated as 6 h 59 from latitude 70.05°. Open-water sea temperature is 2.9°C (39 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in February

At 70.1° the calculated mid-month daylight is 6 h 59. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in February. Typical nights are -10.3°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in February

The measured night-time normal is -10.3°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 779082
NOAA station
NOE00133110 · ALTA LUFTHAVN
Station distance
61.9 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 28 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.