Norway in January
January is Norway's weakest month (rank 12 of 12): its 12 destinations average 40/100, led by Trysil at 85 — -9°C and 10 rainy days — while Bergen is warmer at 0°C and scores 28.
#12 of 12 months for Norway · 12 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇳🇴 Norway, month by month
40/100 in JanuaryWhere in Norway in January
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 January 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 January
- Gingerbread City · Bergen · 14 Nov – 10 Jan
- Tromso International Film Festival · Tromsø · 12–20 Jan (usually)
- The sun comes back · Tromsø · 20–23 Jan
- Nordlysfestivalen · Tromsø · 24 Jan – 5 Feb (usually)
- Aurora season · Tromsø and 3 more places · 15 Sep – 5 Apr (usually)
- Orca and humpback in the fjords · Tromsø · 1 Nov – 20 Jan (usually)
- Christmas and New Year · Hemsedal · 18 Dec – 10 Jan
Seasons in force
Peak crowds at 1 of Norway's 6 well-known places this month.