Weather in Narvik in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Narvik in August
The expected average maximum temperature in August is +19°C with a maximum of +29°C and a minimum of +9°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +21°C to +17°C.
Is Narvik warm or cold in August?
Narvik is typically mild in August.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +19°C to +17°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +12°C to +11°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 Narvik, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Narvik in August
Water in Narvik in August is Cold. It varies from +11°C to +14°C, with an average of +12°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +17°C.
The water temperature in August is one of the warmest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Narvik in August?
Climate in Narvik in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +17°C | +13°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +3°C | -8°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +30°C | +23°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 139 mm | 134 mm | 148 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +12°C | +11°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 78% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1008 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | 21 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as ok as in July. It’s getting colder in August. From +19°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +17°C. As August arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 139 mm to 134 mm. Humidity rises from 76% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 1 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 1 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Narvik is gradually decreasing during August, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Narvik?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Narvik in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+5°C) and the highest in 1990 (+8°C). The driest year was 1980 with only 664 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1989 with 1620 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Narvik, 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.