The best time to travel to Norway

The best time to travel to Norway

In the popular imagination, Norway is commonly regarded as remote and cold, spectacular, but climatically inhospitable. There is some truth to this, of course, but the best time to visit It is not, perhaps, as clear an option as you can imagine since all seasons have advantages.

It is a country with a particular charm and a climate that, depending on the time of year, the activities we plan to carry out and where in the country we are, we can take advantage of our time more or less. 

According to the months of the year

Norwegian fjord

The beginning of the year is quite cold and dark in Norway, and if you are planning to visit in January and February make sure to bundle up especially if you are heading to the ski slopes or looking for the Northern Lights.

March is the best time to go to Norway to maximize daylight hours and snowfall in winter sports resorts and, in April and May, you will find a lot of wildflowers and flowers that appear in Country Meadowsas well as a good amount of slush underfoot.

June, July and AugustThey are undoubtedly the best months to go to Norway in terms of temperature and hours of the day, although the prices will be at a premium just like the mosquitoes and other insects around the swamps to the north of the country.

That's him midnight sun timeSo you'll get long days in southern Norway and even all-day sunshine in northern Norway. And with the warm climate, there are many things to do and places to visit in Norway.

June and July are also Norway's time higher levels of tourism, so while all the sights will be open.

Port in norwegian village

In mid-September and October, Norway becomes somewhat more affordable as it is caught between summer and winter with various outdoor attractions beginning to close with the onset of snow and icy wind.

November days are cold and darkapart from snow clouds culminating in higher ground and the Northern Lights. It is really in December when things start to turn quite a bit with snowflakes, frozen lakes and Christmas parties with Norwegian lighting,

For travelers, the quietest (and probably cheapest) month in Norway is October. Summer is over, but the ski season hasn't started yet, so October can be cold but many outdoor attractions are still open.

According to our tastes or the activities we want

Before May and after September is the slowest travel time of the year in Norway, and prices for flights to Norway or local hotels will be at their cheapest level. While there aren't too many things to do outdoors in the colder months, this answers the question of When to go to Norway a budget traveler and sports lover outdoor and mountain or that have to do with snow.

January and February are dark and the months are colder, so it is aimed at one of the ski areas in Norway, with March being the end of the ski season.

As the year progresses, Easter is the time for colorful festivals Sami, and mid-May your visit can be absolutely delightful if it coincides with the short Norwegian spring, although this is difficult to gauge.

Road in norway

Spring is particularly seductive in the fjords, with a thousand waterfalls fed by melting snow, and wildflowers galore everywhere. Autumn can be too exquisite, with September bathed in soft sunlight but, especially in the far north, it is often cold, from late September to mid to late May.

However, most of the people travel during the summer seasonWhich may be the best time to visit as bus, ferry and train connections are at their most frequent. This is the time of the midnight sun: the further north you go, the longer the day will be, until at Nordkapp, the sun is continuously visible from mid-May to the end of July.

One noteworthy thing, however, is that the summer season in Norway is relatively short; it runs roughly from the beginning of June to the end of August. Visiting this country in September is to find that many tourist offices, museums and other places have reduced their hours, and buses, ferries and trains have already switched to reduced schedules.


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