Summer Weather in Båtsfjord Norway

Daily high temperatures increase by 6°F, from 44°F to 50°F, rarely falling below 36°F or exceeding 65°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 54°F on July 24.

Daily low temperatures increase by 6°F, from 36°F to 41°F, rarely falling below 31°F or exceeding 51°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 45°F on July 24.

For reference, on July 24, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Båtsfjord typically range from 45°F to 54°F, while on February 8, the coldest day of the year, they range from 15°F to 24°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average summer 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.

Diamond Ridge, United States (3,437 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Båtsfjord (view comparison).

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The summer in Båtsfjord experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 64% throughout the season. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 62% on June 27.

The clearest day of the summer is June 27, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 38% of the time.

For reference, on January 4, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 84%, while on June 27, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 38%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Båtsfjord, the chance of a wet day over the course of the summer is essentially constant, remaining around 28% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 32% on October 16, and its lowest chance is 18% on March 2.

Over the course of the summer in Båtsfjord, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 23% to 27%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain decreases from 2% to 0%, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 0% throughout.

Rainfall

To 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 summer in Båtsfjord is essentially constant, remaining about 2.0 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 4.4 inches or falling below 0.4 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 2.5 inches on July 14.

Due to its extreme latitude, Båtsfjord 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 summer in Båtsfjord during 2024, the Sun is continuously above the horizon for 2.5 months, rising at 12:19 AM on May 13, and not setting again until 11:49 PM on July 29. As such, summer begins in polar day, which ends before summer is over.

The shortest day of the summer is August 31, with 15 hours, 41 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the summer in Båtsfjord is 12:27 AM on July 30 and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 42 minutes later at 4:09 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 11:49 PM on July 29 and the earliest sunset is 3 hours, 59 minutes earlier at 7:50 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Båtsfjord during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during the summer, so the entire season is in standard time.

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.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the summer of 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.

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 Båtsfjord is essentially constant during the summer, remaining around 0% throughout.

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 Båtsfjord is gradually decreasing during the summer, decreasing from 11.1 miles per hour to 10.2 miles per hour over the course of the season.

For reference, on January 30, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 16.7 miles per hour, while on July 31, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.1 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during the summer is 9.1 miles per hour on July 31.

The wind direction in Båtsfjord during the summer is predominantly out of the east from June 1 to July 30 and the south from July 30 to August 31.

Båtsfjord 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 Båtsfjord is increasing during the summer, rising by 7°F, from 42°F to 48°F, over the course of the season.

The highest average surface water temperature during the summer is 49°F on August 9.

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 Båtsfjord typically lasts for 3.8 months (118 days), from around May 30 to around September 25, rarely starting before May 12 or after June 17, and rarely ending before September 2 or after October 14.

The summer in Båtsfjord is more likely than not fully within the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season reaching a high of 100% on July 22.

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 Båtsfjord are gradually increasing during the summer, increasing by 133°F, from 4°F to 137°F, over the course of the season.

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 Båtsfjord is very rapidly decreasing during the summer, falling by 2.4 kWh, from 4.8 kWh to 2.4 kWh, over the course of the season.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the summer is 5.1 kWh on June 24.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Båtsfjord are 70.634 deg latitude, 29.718 deg longitude, and 23 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Båtsfjord contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,247 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 366 feet. Within 10 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,611 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,362 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Båtsfjord is covered by sparse vegetation (43%), shrubs (23%), and water (18%), within 10 miles by bare soil (38%) and sparse vegetation (30%), and within 50 miles by water (59%) and sparse vegetation (19%).