Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Løding Norway

In Løding, the summers are short, cool, wet, and mostly cloudy and the winters are long, freezing, snowy, windy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 22°F to 61°F and is rarely below 9°F or above 72°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Løding for warm-weather activities is from mid July to mid August.

The warm season lasts for 2.8 months, from June 14 to September 7, with an average daily high temperature above 55°F. The hottest month of the year in Løding is July, with an average high of 60°F and low of 50°F.

The cold season lasts for 4.4 months, from November 14 to March 27, with an average daily high temperature below 36°F. The coldest month of the year in Løding is January, with an average low of 23°F and high of 31°F.

In Løding, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Løding begins around April 13 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around September 14.

The clearest month of the year in Løding is June, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 43% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 14 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around April 13.

The cloudiest month of the year in Løding is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 76% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Løding varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.3 months, from August 29 to March 7, with a greater than 45% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Løding is December, with an average of 16.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.7 months, from March 7 to August 29. The month with the fewest wet days in Løding is May, with an average of 11.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Løding is September, with an average of 14.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 50% on September 17.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Løding experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Løding. The month with the most rain in Løding is October, with an average rainfall of 4.9 inches.

The month with the least rain in Løding is April, with an average rainfall of 2.5 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Løding experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.9 months, from October 9 to May 4, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Løding is January, with an average snowfall of 13.8 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 5.1 months, from May 4 to October 9. The least snow falls around July 20, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Due to its extreme latitude, Løding experiences polar day (also known as the midnight Sun) during the summer. 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 Løding during 2024, the Sun is continuously above the horizon for 1.5 months, rising at 1:12 AM on May 30, and not setting again until 12:49 AM on July 13.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Løding during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

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

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 perceived humidity level in Løding, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 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 Løding experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.1 months, from October 6 to April 10, with average wind speeds of more than 10.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Løding is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 13.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.9 months, from April 10 to October 6. The calmest month of the year in Løding is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.3 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Løding varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 2.4 months, from May 29 to August 11, with a peak percentage of 33% on July 28. The wind is most often from the south for 9.6 months, from August 11 to May 29, with a peak percentage of 50% on January 1.

Løding 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 water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.5 months, from July 4 to September 18, with an average temperature above 52°F. The month of the year in Løding with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 55°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.4 months, from December 28 to May 7, with an average temperature below 42°F. The month of the year in Løding with the coolest water is March, with an average temperature of 39°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Løding throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Løding for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Løding for hot-weather activities is from mid to late July, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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 Løding typically lasts for 5.0 months (154 days), from around May 8 to around October 8, rarely starting before April 19 or after May 26, and rarely ending before September 18 or after October 28.

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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Løding should appear around June 20, only rarely appearing before June 2 or after July 9.

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 experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from May 8 to August 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Løding is June, with an average of 5.4 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 5.1 months, from October 3 to March 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Løding is December, with an average of 0.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Løding are 67.301 deg latitude, 14.739 deg longitude, and 7 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Løding contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,115 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 202 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,734 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,230 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Løding is covered by trees (51%) and water (24%), within 10 miles by water (35%) and trees (27%), and within 50 miles by water (45%) and sparse vegetation (20%).