June brings 17°C daytime highs, 18mm of precipitation across about 3 wet days and 18.7 hours of daylight — best for hiking, cycling and reliable sunshine. The strongest run of the year is May to July. December is the quietest month: cold and snow-focused, and still good for snow, skiing and aurora & dark skies.
Long-run climate normals for Myrkdalen. Month ratings compare months within Myrkdalen only — they are not a ranking of Myrkdalen against other destinations, and they are not a forecast for a specific year.
Conditions on this page are recalculated from the latest forecast every time it is opened, for the current date in the location's own time zone. Showing .
| Best month | June — Hiking, Cycling, Reliable sunshine |
| Best 3-month window | May–July |
| Quietest month | December — Cold and snow-focused |
| Driest month | March — 18mm |
| Wettest month | October — 90mm |
| Warmest / coolest | July 18°C / January -1°C |
| Seasonality | Strongly seasonal — the months feel like different places |
| Annual rainfall | 549mm over roughly 103 rain days |
December gets roughly 200% more precipitation than June — 54mm against 18mm. That difference, more than temperature, is what changes how a day here feels.
Daytime highs only move 19°C across the whole year (-1–18°C), so timing matters far less here than rainfall does.
June gives you 18.7 hours of daylight against just 5.3 in December — a 13-hour difference in how much you can actually fit into a day.
March is the driest month at 18mm across roughly 4 wet days, while October peaks at 90mm.
January–December sit at or below freezing, so the precipitation shown for those months falls mainly as snow rather than rain — the millimetre figures are water equivalent, not puddles.
May is almost as good as June, but usually quieter and cheaper. If your dates are flexible, it is the easier trip.
Myrkdalen changes character completely through the year — June and December are effectively two different destinations. Pick the month that matches what you want to do, not the highest-rated one.
Ratings compare months within Myrkdalen, not against destinations worldwide: five stars means the best time to be here, not that Myrkdalen beats anywhere else. Tags describe what the conditions actually suit.
| Month | Rating | High / Low | Precipitation | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ★★☆☆☆ | -1°C / -8°C | 45mm (snow) | 10 | 5h | 6.1h | Snow · Skiing · Aurora & dark skies |
| February | ★★☆☆☆ | 0°C / -7°C | 27mm (snow) | 6 | 7h | 8.6h | Snow · Skiing · Cabin weekends |
| March | ★★★☆☆ | 4°C / -3°C | 18mm (rain/snow) | 4 | 8h | 11.5h | Cabin weekends · Low-angle light |
| April | ★★★★☆ | 9°C / 2°C | 18mm | 3 | 9h | 14.4h | Reliable sunshine |
| May | ★★★★★ | 13°C / 7°C | 18mm | 3 | 10h | 17.1h | Hiking · Cycling · Reliable sunshine |
| June | ★★★★★ | 17°C / 11°C | 18mm | 3 | 10h | 18.7h | Hiking · Cycling · Reliable sunshine |
| July | ★★★★★ | 18°C / 12°C | 42mm | 7 | 9h | 17.9h | Hiking · Cycling · Reliable sunshine |
| August | ★★★★☆ | 17°C / 11°C | 66mm | 11 | 6h | 15.4h | Hiking · Cycling |
| September | ★★★☆☆ | 13°C / 7°C | 90mm | 15 | 4h | 12.5h | Autumn colour |
| October | ★★☆☆☆ | 9°C / 2°C | 90mm | 15 | 3h | 9.6h | Autumn colour · Low-angle light · Quiet and local |
| November | ★★☆☆☆ | 4°C / -3°C | 63mm (rain/snow) | 14 | 3h | 6.9h | Aurora & dark skies · Cabin weekends · Quiet and local |
| December | ★★☆☆☆ | 0°C / -7°C | 54mm (snow) | 12 | 4h | 5.3h | Snow · Skiing · Aurora & dark skies |
| You are planning | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Sun & beach days | June | 10h daily sunshine, 17°C highs and only 3 rain days. |
| City walking & sightseeing | June | 17°C highs with 18.7h of daylight — long days without heat fatigue. |
| Photography & light | June | 10h of sun and 18.7h daylight give the widest window for golden-hour work. |
| Value & fewer crowds | April | Scores 72/100 — close to peak conditions but outside the busiest window. |
| Cooler-weather travel | June | 17°C highs and 11°C nights suit anyone who dislikes heat. |
Each month in Myrkdalen is described from long-run climate normals and then rated relative to the other eleven months in the same city. A five-star January in a cold destination means January is one of the best times to be there — not that it beats a Mediterranean summer.
| Factor | Weight | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| Temperature | Described | Average daytime high and overnight low for the month, shown as measured rather than judged. |
| Precipitation | Described | Monthly millimetres and wet-day count, labelled as snow or rain/snow where temperatures make that the likely phase. |
| Sunshine & daylight | Described | Average daily sunshine hours and astronomical daylight length at mid-month, from the city’s latitude. |
| “Best for” tags | Derived | Applied only when the conditions genuinely support the activity — snow depth-friendly cold for skiing, 13–24°C and low rain risk for hiking, dark evenings at high latitude for aurora. A month with few strong use cases gets fewer tags rather than padded ones. |
| Star rating | Relative | Ranks the month against the other eleven months in the same city. Never a comparison between cities. |
Figures are long-run climate averages, not a forecast for a specific year. This city has no published month-by-month normals on file, so monthly temperatures are interpolated from its summer and winter averages and rainfall is modelled from rain-day frequency.
June is the best all-round month in Myrkdalen: 17°C highs, 18mm of precipitation and 18.7 hours of daylight, which suits hiking, cycling and reliable sunshine. The strongest three-month window is May to July.
December — 0°C highs, 54mm of precipitation over roughly 12 days and 5.3 hours of daylight. It is the cheapest and least crowded time to go, and it still works for snow, skiing and aurora & dark skies.
March is the driest month at 18mm over about 4 rain days, against 90mm in October. Across the year Myrkdalen records around 549mm.
Yes, but the months are genuinely different trips. June suits hiking, cycling and reliable sunshine, while December suits snow, skiing and aurora & dark skies. Pick the month that matches what you want to do.
Daylight ranges from 5.3 hours in December to 18.7 hours in June, calculated from the city's latitude.