SeasonMapGeiranger weather by month
Norway
The best time to visit Geiranger is May to July — 94/100 in June, 19°C and 11 rainy days. The best season is summer, June to August (90/100 on average).
The worst month is December at 48/100 — cold, rainy, clean air. See December →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Norway →
Geiranger, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Geiranger 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.
| Month | Score | Tier | High | Rain | Sun | Crowds | On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanJanuary | 50 | D | 4°C | 15 d | 1 h | Busy | 1 |
| FebFebruary | 61 | C | 5°C | 12 d | 4 h | Busy | 1 |
| MarMarch | 71 | B | 7°C | 12 d | 6 h | Busy | 1 |
| AprApril | 80 | A | 10°C | 8 d | 10 h | Busy | 1 |
| MayMay | 89 | A | 15°C | 9 d | 12 h | Busy | 3 |
| JunJune | 94 | S | 19°C | 11 d | 12 h | Peak | 4 |
| JulJuly | 91 | S | 20°C | 14 d | 11 h | Peak | 4 |
| AugAugust | 86 | A | 19°C | 16 d | 9 h | Peak | 4 |
| SepSeptember | 82 | A | 16°C | 13 d | 7 h | Peak | 5 |
| OctOctober | 67 | C | 11°C | 15 d | 4 h | Busy | 3 |
| NovNovember | 58 | D | 7°C | 11 d | 2 h | Quiet | 2 |
| DecDecember | 48 | F | 5°C | 16 d | 1 h | Busy | 1 |
What's on in Geiranger through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
- May
- Cruise ships in the fjord1 May – 20 Sep (usually)Season
- Hellesylt car ferry season1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Opening
- Dalsnibba and Eagle Road open20 May – 5 Nov (usually)Opening
- June
- Fjord farm walking season15 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)Season
- September
- Birch turning on the fjord walls20 Sep – 15 Oct (usually)Nature
- October
- Village closed for winter15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)Closure
Crowds in Geiranger in June
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 crowdsCruise ships in the fjord, Summer holidays in Norway, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet