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February Weather in Lakselv Norway

Daily high temperatures increase by 3°F, from 22°F to 26°F, rarely falling below 5°F or exceeding 38°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 4°F, from 10°F to 14°F, rarely falling below -7°F or exceeding 29°F.

For reference, on July 22, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Lakselv typically range from 48°F to 62°F, while on January 25, the coldest day of the year, they range from 10°F to 22°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in February in Lakselv

Average High and Low Temperature in February in LakselvFeb11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929-10°F-10°F-5°F-5°F0°F0°F5°F5°F10°F10°F15°F15°F20°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°FJanMarFeb 122°FFeb 122°F10°F10°FFeb 2926°FFeb 2926°F14°F14°FFeb 1123°FFeb 1123°F11°F11°FFeb 2124°FFeb 2124°F12°F12°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in February in Lakselv

Average Hourly Temperature in February in LakselvFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJanMarNowNowfreezing
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Dillingham, Alaska, United States (3,520 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Lakselv (view comparison).

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The month of February in Lakselv experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 80% to 76%.

The clearest day of the month is February 29, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 24% of the time.

For reference, on January 6, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 82%, while on June 23, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 39%.

Cloud Cover Categories in February in Lakselv

Cloud Cover Categories in February in LakselvFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanMarFeb 120%Feb 120%Feb 2924%Feb 2924%Feb 1121%Feb 1121%Feb 2122%Feb 2122%NowNowpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clearclear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Lakselv, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 23% and ending it at 16%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 39% on June 19, and its lowest chance is 15% on March 6.

Over the course of February in Lakselv, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 3% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 3% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow decreases from 17% to 11%.

Probability of Precipitation in February in Lakselv

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during February in Lakselv is essentially constant, remaining about 0.1 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.4 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in February in Lakselv

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during February in Lakselv is decreasing, starting the month at 7.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 13.6 inches or falls below 1.6 inches, and ending the month at 5.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 9.7 inches or falls below 1.4 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in February in Lakselv

The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Due to its extreme latitude, Lakselv experiences polar day (also known as the midnight Sun) during the summer and polar night during the winter. These are periods of time in which the sun is continuously above or below the horizon for more than one day. The precise start and end dates of polar day and night vary from year to year and depend on the precise location and elevation of the observer, and the local topography.

Neither polar day nor polar night occur during the month of February.

Over the course of February in Lakselv, the length of the day is very rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 4 hours, 37 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 9 minutes, 53 seconds, and weekly increase of 1 hour, 9 minutes, 11 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is February 1, with 4 hours, 49 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 29, with 9 hours, 26 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in February in Lakselv

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Lakselv is 9:09 AM on February 1 and the earliest sunrise is 2 hours, 19 minutes earlier at 6:50 AM on February 29.

The earliest sunset is 1:58 PM on February 1 and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 18 minutes later at 4:16 PM on February 29.

Daylight saving time is observed in Lakselv during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during February, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in February in Lakselv

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in February in LakselvFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJanMar6:50 AM6:50 AMFeb 294:16 PMFeb 294:16 PM9:09 AM9:09 AMFeb 11:58 PMFeb 11:58 PM8:16 AM8:16 AMFeb 112:53 PMFeb 112:53 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of February. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in February in Lakselv

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in February in LakselvFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJanMar0010010NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of February 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for February 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in February in Lakselv

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in February in LakselvFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJanMarJan 256:55 PMJan 256:55 PMFeb 1012:00 AMFeb 1012:00 AMFeb 241:31 PMFeb 241:31 PMMar 1010:01 AMMar 1010:01 AMMar 258:01 AMMar 258:01 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM9:36 AM9:36 AM3:06 PM3:06 PM3:13 PM3:13 PM7:47 AM7:47 AM6:44 AM6:44 AM5:06 PM5:06 PM4:35 PM4:35 PM5:17 AM5:17 AMNowNow
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Feb 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
68%-8:11 AMWSW-3:43 AMS249,687 mi
2
58%1:11 AMSE7:37 AMSW-4:25 AMS247,426 mi
3
50%3:54 AMSSE6:27 AMSSW-5:11 AMS244,458 mi
4
38%6:01 AMS240,895 mi
5
27%6:58 AMS236,934 mi
6
18%8:01 AMS232,860 mi
7
10%9:08 AMS229,028 mi
8
4%10:15 AMS225,825 mi
9
0%11:20 AMS223,594 mi
10
0%9:36 AMSE3:06 PMSW-12:20 PMS222,564 mi
11
4%8:49 AMESE5:47 PMWSW-1:15 PMS222,810 mi
12
10%8:16 AME8:09 PMW-2:06 PMS224,247 mi
13
18%7:47 AME10:27 PMWNW-2:55 PMS226,659 mi
14
28%7:16 AMENE--3:43 PMS229,751 mi
15
40%-12:58 AMNW6:32 AMNE4:31 PMS233,208 mi
16
50%5:21 PMS236,738 mi
17
62%6:13 PMS240,110 mi
18
72%7:06 PMS243,160 mi
19
80%7:59 PMS245,795 mi
20
88%8:50 PMS247,977 mi
21
94%9:38 PMS249,707 mi
22
98%10:23 PMS251,005 mi
23
100%-9:14 AMNNW12:50 PMNNE11:06 PMS251,893 mi
24
100%-8:19 AMNW3:13 PMNE11:46 PMS252,377 mi
25
99%-7:47 AMWNW5:09 PMENE--
26
98%-7:21 AMW6:58 PME12:25 AMS252,444 mi
27
95%-6:57 AMW8:47 PMESE1:03 AMS252,059 mi
28
90%-6:31 AMWSW10:42 PMSE1:42 AMS251,173 mi
29
83%-6:00 AMSW-2:22 AMS249,731 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Lakselv is essentially constant during February, remaining around 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in February in Lakselv

Humidity Comfort Levels in February in LakselvFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JanMarFeb 150%Feb 150%Feb 10%Feb 10%Feb 290%Feb 290%NowNowdrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Lakselv is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 13.7 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on January 29, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 13.9 miles per hour, while on August 12, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.1 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during February is 13.9 miles per hour on February 4.

Average Wind Speed in February in Lakselv

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Lakselv throughout February is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 47% on February 28.

Wind Direction in February in Lakselv

Wind Direction in February in LakselvFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JanMarNowNowwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Lakselv is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Lakselv is essentially constant during February, remaining around 38°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in February in Lakselv

Average Water Temperature in February in LakselvFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292936°F36°F37°F37°F38°F38°F39°F39°F40°F40°F41°F41°F42°F42°FJanMarFeb 139°FFeb 139°FFeb 2938°FFeb 2938°FFeb 1138°FFeb 1138°FFeb 2138°FFeb 2138°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Lakselv typically lasts for 3.7 months (113 days), from around May 22 to around September 11, rarely starting before May 4 or after June 9, and rarely ending before August 21 or after October 3.

The month of February in Lakselv is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in February in Lakselv

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in February in LakselvFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanMar0%Feb 150%Feb 150%Feb 250%Feb 25NowNowfrigidfreezingvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Lakselv are essentially constant during February, remaining around 0°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in February in Lakselv

Growing Degree Days in February in LakselvFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290.0°F0.0°F0.1°F0.1°F0.2°F0.2°F0.3°F0.3°F0.4°F0.4°F0.5°F0.5°F0.6°F0.6°F0.7°F0.7°F0.8°F0.8°F0.9°F0.9°F1.0°F1.0°FJanMarFeb 10°FFeb 10°FFeb 290°FFeb 290°FFeb 110°FFeb 110°FFeb 210°FFeb 210°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of February, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Lakselv is gradually increasing during February, rising by 0.6 kWh, from 0.1 kWh to 0.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in February in Lakselv

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in February in LakselvFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWhJanMarFeb 10.1 kWhFeb 10.1 kWhFeb 290.7 kWhFeb 290.7 kWhFeb 110.2 kWhFeb 110.2 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Lakselv are 70.051 deg latitude, 24.972 deg longitude, and 62 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Lakselv contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,155 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 91 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,927 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (3,724 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Lakselv is covered by trees (43%), sparse vegetation (13%), cropland (12%), and artificial surfaces (12%), within 10 miles by sparse vegetation (43%) and trees (22%), and within 50 miles by sparse vegetation (38%) and trees (23%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Lakselv, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Lakselv.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Lakselv according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Lakselv is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Lakselv and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Lakselv and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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