Hardangervidda

Mountain Range · Vestland, 🇳🇴 Norway

Area 3,393 km²

Time zone Europe/Oslo

Hardangervidda

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Hardangervidda Essentials

Hardangervidda is Europe's largest high-mountain plateau, spanning over 3,422 square kilometers across central Norway. This selection includes the four major waterfalls of the Husedalen Valley—Tveitafossen, Nyastølfossen, Nykkjesøyfossen, and Søtefossen—which descend from the plateau toward Kinsarvik. It also features the Nupsfonn glacier and key DNT mountain huts like Rauhelleren and Litlos, which serve as essential hubs for multi-day trekking routes across this wild tundra landscape, inhabited by Northern Europe’s largest wild reindeer herds.

Hardangervidda — Map

Hardangervidda — Map

Climate & when to visit

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Typical weather in January

Poor

-8° (feels like -14°) · extremes -22°–-1°
-13° at night
22 rainy days
0 sunny days
1 hour of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 0 · low
6 hours of daylight

Typical weather in February

Poor

-7° (feels like -13°) · extremes -23°–-1°
-13° at night
19 rainy days
2 sunny days
2 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 0 · low
9 hours of daylight

Typical weather in March

Poor

-5° (feels like -11°) · extremes -21°–0°
-12° at night
20 rainy days
6 sunny days
4 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 1 · low
11 hours of daylight

Typical weather in April

Poor

-2° (feels like -7°) · extremes -15°–2°
-8° at night
18 rainy days
11 sunny days
8 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 3 · moderate
14 hours of daylight

Typical weather in May

Poor

2° (feels like -3°) · extremes -10°–9°
-3° at night
19 rainy days
7 sunny days
8 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 4 · moderate
17 hours of daylight

Typical weather in June

Poor

9° (feels like 4°) · extremes -4°–16°
1° at night
21 rainy days
2 sunny days
7 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 4 · moderate
19 hours of daylight

Typical weather in July

Poor

12° (feels like 8°) · extremes 0°–18°
4° at night
24 rainy days
4 sunny days
7 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 4 · moderate
18 hours of daylight

Typical weather in August

Poor

11° (feels like 7°) · extremes 0°–16°
4° at night
23 rainy days
4 sunny days
5 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 3 · moderate
15 hours of daylight

Typical weather in September

Poor

7° (feels like 2°) · extremes -4°–13°
1° at night
21 rainy days
4 sunny days
4 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 2 · low
13 hours of daylight

Typical weather in October

Poor

1° (feels like -5°) · extremes -11°–6°
-4° at night
23 rainy days
2 sunny days
2 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 1 · low
10 hours of daylight

Typical weather in November

Poor

-4° (feels like -10°) · extremes -18°–1°
-9° at night
22 rainy days
0 sunny days
1 hour of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 0 · low
7 hours of daylight

Typical weather in December

Poor

-7° (feels like -13°) · extremes -22°–0°
-12° at night
23 rainy days
0 sunny days
1 hour of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
UV index 0 · low
6 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

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