Bodø weather by month

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Bodø, Norway
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The best time to visit Bodø is June to August 90/100 in July, 18°C and 8 rainy days. The best season is summer, June to August (86/100 on average).

The worst month is January at 29/100 — freezing, rainy, clean air. See January

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

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Bodø, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Bodø is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan29F2°C15 d1 hBusy2
Feb42F3°C15 d3 hBusy2
Mar50D4°C16 d7 hBusy2
Apr67C7°C14 d10 hBusy1
May78B12°C10 d12 hShoulder
Jun82A15°C12 d13 hBusy
Jul90S18°C8 d13 hPeak1
Aug85A17°C14 d10 hPeak2
Sep72B14°C15 d7 hBusy1
Oct56D9°C17 d4 hBusy2
Nov40F6°C17 d1 hQuiet2
Dec33F4°C16 d0 hBusy2

What's on in Bodø through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

July
  • Lofoten ferry crush1 Jul – 15 AugSeason
August
  • Nordland Musikkfestuke1–7 AugFestival
September
  • Aurora season15 Sep – 5 Apr (usually)Nature
October
  • Winter gales15 Oct – 15 Mar (usually)Hazard

Crowds in Bodø in July

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Peak crowdsLofoten ferry crush, Summer holidays in Norway, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

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