Norway in August
August is Norway's 5th-best month (rank 5 of 12): its 12 destinations average 70/100, led by Jotunheimen at 87 — 18°C and 17 rainy days — while Svolvær is cooler at 15°C and scores 69.
#5 of 12 months for Norway · 12 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇳🇴 Norway, month by month
70/100 in AugustWhere in Norway in August
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means August is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in Norway in August
- Oyafestivalen · Oslo · 5–15 Aug (usually)
- Mushroom season in the Marka · Oslo · 20 Aug – 10 Oct (usually)
- Jugendfest · Ålesund · 21–22 Aug
- Norwegian Food Festival · Ålesund · 20–31 Aug (usually)
- Peak Lofoten summer · Svolvær · 1 Jul – 15 Aug
- Nordland Musikkfestuke · Bodø · 1–7 Aug
- Olavsfest · Trondheim · 26 Jul – 4 Aug (usually)
Seasons in force
Peak crowds at 4 of Norway's 6 well-known places this month.