Alta

Town · Northern Norway, 🇳🇴 Norway

Population 16,382

Area 13 km²

Time zone Europe/Oslo

Alta

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Climate & when to visit

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Typical weather in January

Poor

-5° (feels like -12°) · extremes -19°–3°
-10° at night
17 rainy days
0 sunny days
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 0 · low
0 hours of daylight

Typical weather in February

Poor

-5° (feels like -12°) · extremes -21°–3°
-10° at night
15 rainy days
1 sunny day
2 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 0 · low
7 hours of daylight

Typical weather in March

Poor

-2° (feels like -8°) · extremes -16°–4°
-8° at night
19 rainy days
11 sunny days
7 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 1 · low
11 hours of daylight

Typical weather in April

Poor

1° (feels like -4°) · extremes -11°–4°
-4° at night
17 rainy days
14 sunny days
10 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 2 · low
16 hours of daylight

Typical weather in May

Poor

5° (feels like 1°) · extremes -5°–14°
1° at night
18 rainy days
8 sunny days
11 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 3 · moderate
21 hours of daylight

Typical weather in June

Poor

12° (feels like 9°) · extremes 2°–20°
6° at night
21 rainy days
2 sunny days
9 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 3 · moderate
24 hours of daylight

Typical weather in July

Fair

16° (feels like 14°) · extremes 6°–23°
10° at night
21 rainy days
3 sunny days
8 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 3 · moderate
24 hours of daylight

Typical weather in August

Fair

15° (feels like 12°) · extremes 5°–22°
9° at night
20 rainy days
2 sunny days
6 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 2 · low
18 hours of daylight

Typical weather in September

Poor

10° (feels like 6°) · extremes 1°–17°
5° at night
18 rainy days
1 sunny day
3 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 1 · low
13 hours of daylight

Typical weather in October

Poor

3° (feels like -2°) · extremes -8°–9°
0° at night
19 rainy days
0 sunny days
1 hour of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 0 · low
8 hours of daylight

Typical weather in November

Poor

-1° (feels like -7°) · extremes -14°–4°
-6° at night
15 rainy days
0 sunny days
0 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 0 · low
2 hours of daylight

Typical weather in December

Poor

-4° (feels like -10°) · extremes -17°–4°
-9° at night
18 rainy days
0 sunny days
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 0 · low
0 hours of daylight

Climate data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2) · 1996–2025

Practical information

Currency: Norwegian Krone NOK kr · Card payments · Widely accepted
Electricity: Type C / Type F
230 V · 50 Hz

Languages: Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk
Tap water: Safe to drink
Driving side: Right
Calling code: +47

Tours & Activities

Related destinations

Northern Norway

Other Destinations

Troms og Finnmark Nordland Tromsø Harstad Municipality Harstad Narvik Kirkenes Lebesby Henningsvær Reine