Winter Weather in Lyngseidet NorwayDaily high temperatures are around 26°F, rarely falling below 9°F or exceeding 39°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 23°F on January 27. Daily low temperatures are around 17°F, rarely falling below -1°F or exceeding 32°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 14°F on January 26. For reference, on July 24, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Lyngseidet typically range from 48°F to 59°F, while on January 25, the coldest day of the year, they range from 14°F to 23°F. Average High and Low Temperature in the Winter in Lyngseidet
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 winter temperatures. 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 the Winter in Lyngseidet
frigid
15°F
freezing
32°F
very cold
45°F
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55°F
cool
65°F
comfortable
75°F
warm
85°F
hot
95°F
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The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Fritz Creek, Alaska, United States (3,496 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Lyngseidet (view comparison). CloudsThe winter in Lyngseidet experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 81% throughout the season. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 82% on January 4. The clearest day of the winter is December 4, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 20% of the time. For reference, on January 3, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 82%, while on June 24, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 40%. Cloud Cover Categories in the Winter in Lyngseidet
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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.
Compare Lyngseidet to:PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Lyngseidet, the chance of a wet day over the course of the winter is decreasing, starting the season at 43% and ending it at 37%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 49% on October 21, and its lowest chance is 32% on May 28. Over the course of the winter in Lyngseidet, the chance of a day with only rain decreases from 8% to 6%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 10% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow decreases from 24% to 21%. Probability of Precipitation in the Winter in Lyngseidet
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).
RainfallTo show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the winter in Lyngseidet is gradually decreasing, starting the season at 1.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.4 inches or falls below 0.2 inches, and ending the season at 0.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.0 inches. The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.8 inches on February 11. Average Monthly Rainfall in the Winter in Lyngseidet
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.
SnowfallAs with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day snowfall during the winter in Lyngseidet is gradually decreasing, starting the season at 17.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 33.2 inches or falls below 3.8 inches, and ending the season at 16.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 29.9 inches or falls below 5.9 inches. The highest average 31-day accumulation is 20.9 inches on February 2. Average Monthly Snowfall in the Winter in Lyngseidet
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.
SunDue to its extreme latitude, Lyngseidet 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. In the winter in Lyngseidet during 2026, the Sun is continuously below the horizon for 1.6 months, setting at 11:47 AM on November 27, and not rising again until 11:17 AM on January 15. As such, winter begins in polar night, which ends before winter is over. The longest day of the winter is February 28, with 9 hours, 24 minutes of daylight. Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter in Lyngseidet
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 winter in Lyngseidet is 11:22 AM on January 15 and the earliest sunrise is 4 hours, 12 minutes earlier at 7:10 AM on February 28. The earliest sunset is 12:15 PM on January 15 and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 19 minutes later at 4:34 PM on February 28. Daylight saving time is observed in Lyngseidet during 2026, but it neither starts nor ends during the winter, so the entire season is in standard time. Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in the Winter in Lyngseidet
The solar day in the winter. 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 the Winter in Lyngseidet
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Solar elevation and azimuth in the the winter of 2026. 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).
MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the winter of 2026. 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 the Winter in Lyngseidet
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.
HumidityWe 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 Lyngseidet is essentially constant during the winter, remaining around 0% throughout. WindThis 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 Lyngseidet is gradually increasing during the winter, increasing from 9.4 miles per hour to 10.2 miles per hour over the course of the season. For reference, on January 28, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.7 miles per hour, while on August 1, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.8 miles per hour. The highest daily average wind speed during the winter is 10.7 miles per hour on January 31. The hourly average wind direction in Lyngseidet throughout the winter is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 52% on February 24. Wind Direction in the Winter in Lyngseidet
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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).
Water TemperatureLyngseidet 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 Lyngseidet is decreasing during the winter, falling by 5°F, from 43°F to 38°F, over the course of the season. Growing SeasonDefinitions 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 Lyngseidet typically lasts for 3.9 months (119 days), from around May 21 to around September 17, rarely starting before May 4 or after June 8, and rarely ending before August 25 or after October 9. The winter in Lyngseidet is reliably fully outside of the growing season. Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Winter in Lyngseidet
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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 Lyngseidet are decreasing during the winter, decreasing by 336°F, from 336°F to 0°F, over the course of the season. Solar EnergyThis 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 Lyngseidet is gradually increasing during the winter, rising by 0.6 kWh, from 0.0 kWh to 0.6 kWh, over the course of the season. The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the winter is -0.0 kWh on December 22. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Lyngseidet are 69.576 deg latitude, 20.219 deg longitude, and 33 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Lyngseidet contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,959 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 646 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (5,636 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (5,981 feet). The area within 2 miles of Lyngseidet is covered by trees (39%), water (30%), sparse vegetation (13%), and shrubs (12%), within 10 miles by bare soil (29%) and water (24%), and within 50 miles by sparse vegetation (25%) and water (23%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Lyngseidet, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere are 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Lyngseidet. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Lyngseidet 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 Lyngseidet is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Lyngseidet 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 Lyngseidet 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 DataAll 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 . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |
