Best time to visit Flåm

Re-score for me — drag the dial — every chart on the page recolours live for your heat limit 27°C
I'm comfortable up to 27°C feels-like
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Default 27 °C is the upper edge of the Holiday Climate Index "ideal comfort" band (Scott, Rutty, Amelung & Tang, 2016). Above this, most warm-tourism travellers report measurable discomfort.

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Recent · 2020-2024
Interest Google Trends 2021-2025 searches, not arrivals (?)
Day · avg daily high (?)
Night · avg overnight low (?)
UV index · On a typical day around midday, UV is about this (?)
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On the sunniest 1 in 10 days, UV reaches this — and even higher
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PM2.5 air quality · on a typical day (?)
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On the worst 1 in 10 days, PM2.5 reaches this — and even higher
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June 6/10 feels 21°C (+5°C vs 1991-2020) · HCI 63/100
Day 21° · Night 13° 61% humidity 8 km/h wind 16 rain days (225h) 279h sun
Thermal 9
Sky 4
Rain 3
Wind 9

Higher = better, including rain & wind (green = "doesn't hurt the score", not "lots of it").

How is this scored? HCI / Steadman / CCI gate — full methodology and citations below.

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Similar climatesBergen91% · Ålesund90% · Geiranger90%

Other destinations with the most-alike year-round climate to Flåm (apparent temperature, rain hours, sunshine — matched within the same trip-profile). The ±N chip compares each match's typical score for the current month against Flåm's. Based on the 2020-2024 climatology, not this year's actual weather.

Month-by-month

Month Temp °C Feels °C Rain days Rain h Rain h/day Humidity Wind km/h Sun h UV Interest Score
Jan -5–1 -2 20 329 16.4 84% 7 40 — Quiet 1
Feb -3–3 0 20 320 16.0 82% 7 67 1 Quiet 1
Mar -1–5 2 17 263 15.5 76% 6 134 2 Quiet 2
Apr 1–8 5 13 200 15.4 68% 6 218 3 Quiet 4
May 7–14 13 15 239 15.9 67% 7 248 4 Quiet 5
Jun 13–21 21 16 225 14.1 61% 8 279 4 Quiet 6
Jul 13–20 21 23 345 15.0 69% 7 253 3 Quiet 4
Aug 13–20 21 18 290 16.1 70% 7 224 2 Peak 5
Sep 11–17 17 17 276 16.2 76% 7 148 2 Quiet 4
Oct 6–11 10 20 297 14.8 82% 7 91 1 Quiet 3
Nov 2–6 4 16 265 16.6 86% 6 55 — Quiet 2
Dec -3–2 -1 17 266 15.6 84% 6 32 — Moderate 2

UV Index in Flåm by Month

UV index in Flåm peaks at 4 (moderate) in June, dropping to 0 (low) in January.

Best months in detail

June

6/10

13–21°C · 16 rain days (225h) · 279 sun hours · 61% humidity · Quiet crowd · UV 4 (moderate) · sunniest 1 in 10 days reach 5 (moderate)

August

5/10

13–20°C · 18 rain days (290h) · 224 sun hours · 70% humidity · Peak crowd · UV 2 (low) · sunniest 1 in 10 days reach 4 (moderate)

May

5/10

7–14°C (feels 13°C) · 15 rain days (239h) · 248 sun hours · 67% humidity · Quiet crowd · UV 4 (moderate)

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January

1/10

-5–1°C (feels -2°C) · 20 rain days (329h) · 40 sun hours · 84% humidity · Quiet crowd

February

1/10

-3–3°C (feels 0°C) · 20 rain days (320h) · 67 sun hours · 82% humidity · Quiet crowd · UV 1 (low)

March

2/10

-1–5°C (feels 2°C) · 17 rain days (263h) · 134 sun hours · 76% humidity · Quiet crowd · UV 2 (low)

April

4/10

1–8°C (feels 5°C) · 13 rain days (200h) · 218 sun hours · 68% humidity · Quiet crowd · UV 3 (moderate)

July

4/10

13–20°C · 23 rain days (345h) · 253 sun hours · 69% humidity · Quiet crowd · UV 3 (moderate) · sunniest 1 in 10 days reach 5 (moderate)

September

4/10

11–17°C · 17 rain days (276h) · 148 sun hours · 76% humidity · Quiet crowd · UV 2 (low) · sunniest 1 in 10 days reach 3 (moderate)

October

3/10

6–11°C (feels 10°C) · 20 rain days (297h) · 91 sun hours · 82% humidity · Quiet crowd · UV 1 (low)

November

2/10

2–6°C (feels 4°C) · 16 rain days (265h) · 55 sun hours · 86% humidity · Quiet crowd

December

2/10

-3–2°C (feels -1°C) · 17 rain days (266h) · 32 sun hours · 84% humidity · Moderate crowd

Frequently asked questions about visiting Flåm

When is the best time to visit Flåm?

June is the highest-scoring month (6/10 on the Holiday Climate Index). Typical conditions: 13–21°C (16 rainy days). The top three months by score are June, August, May.

What is the worst time to visit Flåm?

January is the lowest-scoring month (1/10). Typical conditions: -5–1°C (20 rainy days).

When are crowds lowest in Flåm?

Search-interest seasonality (Google Trends 2021-2025) is lowest in January and peaks in August. Interest tracks both in-trip visitors and lead-time planners, so treat it as a "destination is on people's minds" signal rather than literal arrivals.

Which months in Flåm have good weather but fewer tourists?

June (climate 6/10, crowd index 0) — shoulder months with above-average climate and below-median search-interest. Often the best value-for-weather trade.

What is the UV index in Flåm by month?

UV peaks at 4 (moderate) in June and is lowest in January at 0 (low). Monthly peak values: Jan —, Feb 1, Mar 2, Apr 3, May 4, Jun 4, Jul 3, Aug 2, Sep 2, Oct 1, Nov —, Dec —.

What is the UV index in Flåm in June?

June is the peak UV month in Flåm, with a daily-peak UV index of 4 (moderate). Standard sun protection — sunglasses and light SPF — is recommended.

How high can UV get in Flåm on the sunniest days?

Most days look like the monthly average, but on the sunniest ~1 in 10 days UV climbs higher than the mean suggests. June is the worst case: typical days average UV 4 (moderate), but the top 10% of days reach UV 5 (moderate) — and even higher. Months where the sunniest days routinely exceed the typical reading: June, July, August, September. Plan sun protection for the worst case, not the average.