Trondheim weather by month
The best time to visit Trondheim is June to August — 92/100 in July, 21°C and 12 rainy days. The best season is summer, June to August (88/100 on average).
The worst month is January at 33/100 — freezing, rainy, clean air. See January →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
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Best season: June to August (88/100 on average) · worst January (33/100)
- Days
- 21°C
- Nights
- 12°C
- Wet days
- 12
- Sun
- 11.1 h
- Humidity
- 79%
- Daylight
- 19 h

Trondheim, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Trondheim 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 Trondheim through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
- February
- ISFiT student festival5–20 Feb (usually)Festival
- March
- Easter holidays2–6 AprHoliday
- May
- Constitution Day17 MayHoliday
- June
- Pilgrim walking season1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)Season
- July
- Olavsfest26 Jul – 4 Aug (usually)Festival
- September
- Aurora season15 Sep – 31 Mar (usually)Nature
- October
- UKA student festival5 Oct – 5 Nov (usually)Festival
- November
- Christmas market on Torvet25 Nov – 23 Dec (usually)Opening
Crowds in Trondheim 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 crowdsOlavsfest, Summer holidays in Norway, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Good to know before you go to Trondheim
Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.
Visas & entry
A local's insider guide to Trondheim frames it as the more relaxed, authentic alternative to Oslo or Bergen, with a genuinely compact city center that makes walking between the Bakklandet district's colorful wooden houses and the Nidaros Cathedral easy without needing transit. Their timing advice: late May through early September gives the best weather and longest daylight for exploring, while December offers a distinctly different, quieter winter version of the same city worth considering if the crowds of summer aren't the goal.
Traveller notes on Trondheim
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
June in Trondheim barely gets dark — over twenty hours of daylight — and the forum's own saying is that if you are not happy with the weather, give it five minutes. Expect 10 to 20°C, some nights down to 5, occasional days above 25, and the honest possibility of cold, windy and rainy instead. They call June relatively dry, though the record still shows rain on about thirteen days. The packing list is a list precisely because you may need all of it: windproof and waterproof shell, a woollen sweater, long trousers, hiking shoes, and shorts. June versus July is not worth agonising over — the difference is statistical.
Forum posters describe December in Trondheim as bringing short, cold days with ground typically covered in snow, noting that locals lean toward cross-country skiing rather than walking this time of year. Posters are direct that heavy snow arriving right before or during a visit can rule out most walking plans entirely, though the tram ride up to Lian is consistently flagged as a safe, reliable option regardless of conditions. Posters consistently recommend wool long underwear along with a hat and gloves as genuine essentials, noting that special outerwear pants aren't really needed for strolling around the city itself. Posters flag that many students leave for the holidays, leaving Trondheim noticeably quieter than usual through late December. Posters generally rate December as workable but genuinely weather-dependent, with flexibility the key to enjoying a winter visit.
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