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Best time to visit Geirangerfjord

Mid May–Early Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 18.7°C, with 3.3 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Geirangerfjord
Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Geirangerfjord season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 5.6)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 3.0)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 5.0)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 3.1)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 10.6)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 6.4)Early Mar: Avoid (season score 8.6)Mid Mar: Avoid (season score 14.2)Late Mar: Off-season (season score 27.8)Early Apr: Fair (season score 37.6)Mid Apr: Good (season score 60.0)Late Apr: Great (season score 76.4)Early May: Great (season score 75.5)Mid May: Best (season score 87.6)Late May: Best (season score 92.4)Early Jun: Best (season score 95.4)Mid Jun: Best (season score 91.6)Late Jun: Best (season score 97.3)Early Jul: Best (season score 98.8)Mid Jul: Best (season score 95.5)Late Jul: Best (season score 100.0)Early Aug: Best (season score 96.5)Mid Aug: Best (season score 96.5)Late Aug: Best (season score 95.5)Early Sep: Best (season score 91.6)Mid Sep: Great (season score 75.5)Late Sep: Good (season score 70.6)Early Oct: Good (season score 65.9)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 57.1)Late Oct: Off-season (season score 26.7)Early Nov: Fair (season score 40.2)Mid Nov: Off-season (season score 21.1)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 12.1)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 8.7)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 7.5)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 0.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Aurora visibility

The best month is September.

Geirangerfjord aurora visibility, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Good (season score 60.6)Mid Jan: Okay (season score 56.9)Late Jan: Okay (season score 56.5)Early Feb: Good (season score 59.3)Mid Feb: Good (season score 61.9)Late Feb: Good (season score 59.8)Early Mar: Good (season score 61.3)Mid Mar: Good (season score 63.7)Late Mar: Good (season score 67.6)Early Apr: Good (season score 63.1)Mid Apr: Good (season score 66.4)Late Apr: Okay (season score 52.1)Early May: Fair (season score 31.3)Mid May: Fair (season score 28.8)Late May: Fair (season score 28.8)Early Jun: Fair (season score 28.8)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 28.8)Late Jun: Fair (season score 28.8)Early Jul: Fair (season score 28.8)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 28.8)Late Jul: Fair (season score 28.8)Early Aug: Fair (season score 30.6)Mid Aug: Okay (season score 47.2)Late Aug: Good (season score 59.6)Early Sep: Good (season score 70.1)Mid Sep: Good (season score 65.2)Late Sep: Good (season score 68.1)Early Oct: Good (season score 63.5)Mid Oct: Good (season score 71.2)Late Oct: Good (season score 60.7)Early Nov: Good (season score 62.8)Mid Nov: Good (season score 62.6)Late Nov: Good (season score 58.1)Early Dec: Good (season score 59.9)Mid Dec: Good (season score 60.2)Late Dec: Okay (season score 54.9)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)		Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid4.8°C3.980.8%
FebruaryAvoid4.8°C4.081.4%
MarchOff-season6.8°C3.780.3%
AprilGood11.2°C2.877.3%
MayGreat15.3°C2.978.7%
JuneBest18.3°C3.280.8%
JulyBest20.2°C3.379.7%
AugustBest19.5°C3.480.0%
SeptemberGreat16.1°C3.978.3%
OctoberOkay11.5°C3.879.1%
NovemberOff-season7.9°C3.679.2%
DecemberAvoid5.4°C4.279.7%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Geirangerfjord?
Mid May–Early Sep. During this period, the average daytime high is 18.7°C, with 3.3 rainy days per 10 days. For the aurora, September is the best month.
When should I avoid visiting Geirangerfjord?
Late Nov–Mid Mar is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 5.3°C, with 3.9 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Geirangerfjord?
February, September, December, with about 4.2 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: TAFJORD（18 km）. Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.