Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Fauske Norway

In Fauske, 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 17°F to 63°F and is rarely below 2°F or above 75°F.

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

The warm season lasts for 2.7 months, from June 13 to September 5, with an average daily high temperature above 56°F. The hottest month of the year in Fauske is July, with an average high of 63°F and low of 50°F.

The cold season lasts for 4.4 months, from November 10 to March 21, with an average daily high temperature below 34°F. The coldest month of the year in Fauske is January, with an average low of 18°F and high of 28°F.

In Fauske, 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 Fauske begins around April 12 and lasts for 4.9 months, ending around September 8.

The clearest month of the year in Fauske is June, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 41% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 8 and lasts for 7.1 months, ending around April 12.

The cloudiest month of the year in Fauske is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 78% 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 Fauske varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.7 months, from July 15 to March 7, with a greater than 46% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Fauske is December, with an average of 16.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.3 months, from March 7 to July 15. The month with the fewest wet days in Fauske is May, with an average of 12.2 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. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Fauske changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 9.1 months, from March 14 to December 16. The month with the most days of rain alone in Fauske is September, with an average of 15.0 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 2.9 months, from December 16 to March 14. The month with the most days of snow alone in Fauske is January, with an average of 6.1 days.

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. Fauske experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Fauske. The month with the most rain in Fauske is October, with an average rainfall of 5.0 inches.

The month with the least rain in Fauske is April, with an average rainfall of 2.6 inches.

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 7.5 months, from September 28 to May 11, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Fauske is January, with an average snowfall of 19.2 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from May 11 to September 28. The least snow falls around July 19, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Due to its extreme latitude, Fauske 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 Fauske during 2024, the Sun is continuously above the horizon for 1.5 months, rising at 1:16 AM on May 30, and not setting again until 12:41 AM on July 13.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Fauske 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 Fauske, 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 Fauske experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.8 months, from October 14 to April 7, with average wind speeds of more than 9.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Fauske is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.2 months, from April 7 to October 14. The calmest month of the year in Fauske is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.0 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the west for 2.4 months, from May 29 to August 10, with a peak percentage of 38% on July 7. The wind is most often from the south for 9.6 months, from August 10 to May 29, with a peak percentage of 50% on January 1.

Fauske 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 Fauske with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 54°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 Fauske with the coolest water is March, with an average temperature of 39°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Fauske 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 Fauske for general outdoor tourist activities is from early 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 Fauske 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 Fauske typically lasts for 4.3 months (134 days), from around May 17 to around September 28, rarely starting before April 30 or after June 3, and rarely ending before September 7 or after October 19.

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 Fauske should appear around June 18, only rarely appearing before June 3 or after July 6.

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 2.9 months, from May 6 to August 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Fauske is June, with an average of 5.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 5.1 months, from October 3 to March 6, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Fauske is December, with an average of 0.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Fauske are 67.259 deg latitude, 15.392 deg longitude, and 52 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Fauske contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 909 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 103 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,655 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,171 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Fauske is covered by trees (34%), water (28%), artificial surfaces (16%), and herbaceous vegetation (13%), within 10 miles by trees (43%) and water (21%), and within 50 miles by sparse vegetation (28%) and water (28%).