Weather in Kirkenes in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Kirkenes in August
The expected average maximum temperature in August is +18°C with a maximum of +28°C and a minimum of +5°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 13% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +14°C to +17°C.
Is Kirkenes warm or cold in August?
Kirkenes is typically mild in August.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +16°C to +15°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +9°C to +8°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
August is one of the warmest months in Kirkenes, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Kirkenes in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +15°C | +10°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | -1°C | -4°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +33°C | +30°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 69 mm | 66 mm | 51 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 77% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
August typically has worse weather conditions compared to July. It’s getting colder in August. From +16°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +15°C. As August arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 69 mm to 66 mm. Humidity rises from 74% to 77%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
September brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Kirkenes is gradually increasing during August, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Kirkenes?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kirkenes in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1998 (+1°C) and the highest in 2013 (+5°C). The driest year was 1980 with only 189 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1992 with 511 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kirkenes, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
