Best time to visit Kirkenes
Month-by-month weather averages for Kirkenes.
Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway
°C
mm
- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -7 °C / 19 °F | -12.9 °C / 9 °F | 25 mm / 1 in | neither best nor good |
| February | -6.7 °C / 20 °F | -12.3 °C / 10 °F | 18 mm / 0.7 in | neither best nor good |
| March | -2.3 °C / 28 °F | -9.4 °C / 15 °F | 23 mm / 0.9 in | neither best nor good |
| April | 2.8 °C / 37 °F | -3.9 °C / 25 °F | 33 mm / 1.3 in | neither best nor good |
| May | 8.6 °C / 47 °F | 1.8 °C / 35 °F | 52 mm / 2 in | neither best nor good |
| June | 13 °C / 55 °F | 6.3 °C / 43 °F | 60 mm / 2.4 in | good month |
| July | 16.6 °C / 62 °F | 9.4 °C / 49 °F | 66 mm / 2.6 in | good month |
| August | 15.4 °C / 60 °F | 8.5 °C / 47 °F | 63 mm / 2.5 in | good month |
| September | 11.2 °C / 52 °F | 5.4 °C / 42 °F | 54 mm / 2.1 in | neither best nor good |
| October | 3.7 °C / 39 °F | -0.2 °C / 32 °F | 44 mm / 1.7 in | neither best nor good |
| November | -1.6 °C / 29 °F | -5.9 °C / 21 °F | 27 mm / 1.1 in | neither best nor good |
| December | -4.2 °C / 24 °F | -9.7 °C / 15 °F | 32 mm / 1.3 in | neither best nor good |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: neither
- MMay: neither
- JJune: good
- JJuly: good
- AAugust: good
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: neither
- DDecember: neither
- Good
- June–August
Why these months
June · good
In its favour: precipitation 60 mm / 2.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 50%, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, average daily high 13 °C / 55 °F, relative humidity 71%, average daily low 6.3 °C / 43 °F.
Against: feels like (high) 10.1 °C / 50 °F, wet days 12.4 days.
July · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 14.8 °C / 59 °F, precipitation 66 mm / 2.6 in, average daily high 16.6 °C / 62 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 44%, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, average daily low 9.4 °C / 49 °F, relative humidity 76%.
Against: wet days 12.1 days.
August · good
In its favour: precipitation 63 mm / 2.5 in, feels like (high) 13.6 °C / 56 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 45%, average daily high 15.4 °C / 60 °F, days with heavy rain 1.4 days, average daily low 8.5 °C / 47 °F, wet days 11.7 days.
Against: relative humidity 79%.
Hiking and trekking
Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: neither
- MMay: good
- JJune: best
- JJuly: best
- AAugust: best
- SSeptember: best
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: neither
- DDecember: neither
- Best
- June–September
- Good
- May
Why these months
May · good
In its favour: precipitation 52 mm / 2 in, days with heavy rain 0.6 days, average daily high 8.6 °C / 47 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 52%, daylight per day 22.1 h, average daily low 1.8 °C / 35 °F, wind (daily max) 18 km/h / 11 mph.
Against: wet days 12.8 days, feels like (high) 4.7 °C / 40 °F.
June · best
In its favour: average daily high 13 °C / 55 °F, precipitation 60 mm / 2.4 in, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, average daily low 6.3 °C / 43 °F, daylight per day 24 h, share of daylight that is sunny 50%, feels like (high) 10.1 °C / 50 °F, wet days 12.4 days, wind (daily max) 17 km/h / 11 mph.
July · best
In its favour: average daily high 16.6 °C / 62 °F, precipitation 66 mm / 2.6 in, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, feels like (high) 14.8 °C / 59 °F, average daily low 9.4 °C / 49 °F, daylight per day 23.6 h, share of daylight that is sunny 44%, wet days 12.1 days, wind (daily max) 16 km/h / 10 mph.
August · best
In its favour: average daily high 15.4 °C / 60 °F, precipitation 63 mm / 2.5 in, days with heavy rain 1.4 days, feels like (high) 13.6 °C / 56 °F, average daily low 8.5 °C / 47 °F, daylight per day 18 h, share of daylight that is sunny 45%, wet days 11.7 days, wind (daily max) 15 km/h / 10 mph.
September · best
In its favour: average daily high 11.2 °C / 52 °F, precipitation 54 mm / 2.1 in, days with heavy rain 0.9 days, average daily low 5.4 °C / 42 °F, daylight per day 13.3 h, wet days 11.1 days, share of daylight that is sunny 43%, feels like (high) 8.3 °C / 47 °F, wind (daily max) 18 km/h / 11 mph.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Кукисвумчорр, 272 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | -12.1 °C | -11.9 °C | -7.2 °C | -1.7 °C | 4.7 °C | 10.1 °C | 14.8 °C | 13.6 °C | 8.3 °C | -0.1 °C | -6.2 °C | -9.2 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 0.1 days | 0 days | 0.1 days | 0.2 days | 0.6 days | 1.1 days | 1.6 days | 1.4 days | 0.9 days | 0.8 days | 0.2 days | 0.1 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 1 am | 4 pm | 6 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 3 pm | 12 pm | 5 pm | 12 pm | 12 pm | 12 am |
| Sunshine per day | 0.2 h | 2.6 h | 7.1 h | 9.8 h | 11.4 h | 11.9 h | 10.5 h | 8.2 h | 5.8 h | 3.1 h | 0.4 h | 0 h |
| Relative humidity | 83% | 82% | 79% | 74% | 70% | 71% | 76% | 79% | 82% | 87% | 86% | 85% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 1.5 µg/m³ | 1.7 µg/m³ | 2.4 µg/m³ | 3.6 µg/m³ | 4.1 µg/m³ | 4.7 µg/m³ | 3.9 µg/m³ | 3.8 µg/m³ | 2.6 µg/m³ | 2 µg/m³ | 1.6 µg/m³ | 1.4 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 2.9 µg/m³ | 3.2 µg/m³ | 4.2 µg/m³ | 6.1 µg/m³ | 7.6 µg/m³ | 9 µg/m³ | 7.3 µg/m³ | 6.5 µg/m³ | 4.8 µg/m³ | 3.8 µg/m³ | 3.1 µg/m³ | 2.5 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.