Bodø weather by month
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
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Norway →
Best season: June to August (86/100 on average) · worst January (29/100)
- Days
- 18°C
- Nights
- 12°C
- Wet days
- 8
- Sun
- 12.5 h
- Humidity
- 80%
- Daylight
- 22 h
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.
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.
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)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Traveller notes on Bodø
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Bodø's forum is clear that January means genuinely short daylight this far north, with early January still deep in the dark season and even late January - technically past polar night - offering only limited hours of usable light for sightseeing. Weather can turn rough and overcast for days at a stretch, and the near-constant coastal wind adds a real windchill on top of already cold temperatures. On the upside, several posters pointed to clear, moonlit nights as prime aurora-watching conditions - just build slack into any ferry or travel plans, since winter storms can cause cancellations.
Forum posters describe Bodo's weather as genuinely unpredictable, with posters citing wild year-to-year swings in Northern Norway's summer conditions - one summer bringing 25-35C, the very next only 6C and rain. Posters name the midnight sun as the main draw for a July visit here and to nearby Lofoten, with some visitors reporting excellent summer weather and standout viewing spots during their stay. Posters generally describe temperatures across the broader fjord region as ranging anywhere from 10C to 30C day to day even within the same trip, with real rain likely along the west coast regardless of how the forecast looks - packing serious layers and waterproof gear is standard advice for any July visit here.
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