Norway
Lofoten in August
☀️ SummerCool and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: light layers
Why August scores 8.9What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort8.0
- ✓Cool (15°C highs / 12°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 10.3°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~48 mm rain)
- !Grey, overcast skies (~84% cloud cover on average)
- Air quality10.0
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~3 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline9.0
- ·Normal precautions
| Aug | Jul | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.9 Excellent | 9.4 Excellent |
| Season | ☀️ Summer | ☀️ Summer |
| High / low | 15° / 12° | 16° / 12° |
| Rain | 48 mm | 50 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 10° | dew pt 10° |
| PM2.5 | 3 µg/m³ | 3 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Skrova weather-station normals. Rainfall: Skrova weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsAugust 2027
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
No national public holidays in Norway this month.
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore LofotenEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyAn Arctic archipelago in northern Norway of jagged peaks, fishing villages and beaches, visited for hiking, northern lights and midnight sun.
No major events on our calendar for August.
Coming up later
Northern lights seasonDate variesRoughly September to early April
Aurora can appear on clear, dark nights.
Why go: Weather is changeable; plan several nights to improve your chances.
Where: Throughout the islands
Skrei cod seasonDate variesUsually January to April
Cod migrate to Lofoten to spawn and fish dry on racks.
Why go: Villages are busy with fishing activity.
Where: Fishing villages
World Cod Fishing Championship (VM i skreifiske)Date variesUsually March
A large sea-fishing competition for skrei.
Why go: Accommodation in Svolvær is busy.
Where: Svolvær
Reine
A fishing village of red rorbu cabins beneath steep peaks.
Reinebringengreat in Aug
A steep hike on stone steps to a viewpoint over Reine.
💡 Do not attempt in snow or ice without proper experience and equipment.
Hamnøy and Sakrisøy
Small villages known for classic views of red cabins and mountains.
Haukland and Uttakleiv beaches
White-sand beaches on Vestvågøy.
Henningsvær
A fishing village built across small islands, with a football pitch on the rocks.
Lofotr Viking Museum
A reconstructed Viking chieftain's longhouse at Borg.
Stockfish (tørrfisk)
Cod air-dried on wooden racks, a centuries-old Lofoten trade.
💡 Restaurants and fish shops
Skrei
Fresh winter-migrating Arctic cod.
💡 Restaurants, in season roughly January to April
Fish soup
Creamy fish soup.
💡 Restaurants in fishing villages
Bacalao
Salt-cod stew with tomato and potato.
💡 Restaurants
Stockfish
Dried cod.
💡 Fish shops in the villages
Wool knitwear
Norwegian sweaters.
💡 Shops in Svolvær and Henningsvær
Local art and ceramics
Work by artists in the islands.
💡 Galleries in Henningsvær