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Coldest sea in Norway in January

250 coastal locations in Norway ranked by typical January sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in January: 6.1°C.

Coldest in January

Jan Mayen

0.2°C January mean in Norway

Regional January average

6.1°C

across all 250 coastal locations in Norway

Vs annual mean

-3.4°C

below the year-round regional average

What the Norway sea feels like in January

This water is very cold and can cause pain. We don't recommend you swim in this temperature for anything other than very short swims of 5 to 10 minutes unless you are a very experienced cold water swimmer.

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  • Warmest month August 15.0°C
  • Coldest month March 5.0°C
  • Annual mean 9.5°C
  • Months above 20°C 0 of 12

Where January fits in the year

January sits inside the regional pattern shown on the left. Pick a different month to see how the ranking shifts.

All twelve Norway month rankings:

Norway sea temperature map (live)

The map shows today's latest reading at every Norway location. The list below is based on the typical January mean.

Zoom in to see individual locations. Click a pin for water temperatures. View list →
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Top 50 coldest Norway locations in January

Sorted by typical January mean from a decade of daily readings, coldest first. Click any place for the full location page.

# Location January mean
1 Jan Mayen 0.2°C
2 Dale 0.5°C
3 Ny-Alesund 0.6°C
4 Vadso Troms og Finnmark 3.9°C
5 Kirkenes 4.0°C
6 Åros Viken 4.4°C
7 Oscarsborg Frogn 4.4°C
8 Sætre Viken 4.4°C
9 Sjølyststranda Oslo 4.4°C
10 Drobak 4.5°C
11 Fagerstrand 4.5°C
12 Lysaker 4.5°C
13 Nesoddtangen 4.5°C
14 Oslo 4.5°C
15 Sandvika 4.5°C
16 Selvik 4.5°C
17 Slemmestad 4.5°C
18 Svelvik 4.5°C
19 Tofte 4.5°C
20 Tomra 4.5°C
21 Varangerbotn 4.7°C
22 Viker Hvaler 4.7°C
23 Larkollen 4.7°C
24 Lervik 4.7°C
25 Moss 4.7°C
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26 Oslofjord 4.7°C
27 Skjærhalden Viken 4.8°C
28 Varde 4.8°C
29 Lyngseidet 4.9°C
30 Fredrikstad 4.9°C
31 Olderdalen 4.9°C
32 Hatteng 4.9°C
33 Asgardstrand 4.9°C
34 Horten 4.9°C
35 Tonsberg 4.9°C
36 Årøysund Vestfold og Telemark 4.9°C
37 Berlevag Troms og Finnmark 5.0°C
38 Kvalsund 5.0°C
39 Batsfjord 5.0°C
40 Havøysund Troms og Finnmark 5.0°C
41 Tennevoll 5.1°C
42 Straumen 5.1°C
43 Lodingen 5.1°C
44 Storsteinnes 5.2°C
45 Tromso 5.2°C
46 Kjopsvik 5.2°C
47 Leinesfjorden 5.2°C
48 Bogen 5.2°C
49 Narvik 5.2°C
50 Mehamn 5.2°C

Warmest 10 in Norway in January

Same data the other way. The warmest spots for the same month.

# Location January mean
1 Sjolyststranda 15.3°C
2 Steinshamn 7.7°C
3 Askvoll 7.4°C
4 More og Romsdal 7.4°C
5 Brattvåg Møre og Romsdal 7.4°C
6 Elnesvågen Møre og Romsdal 7.3°C
7 Langevåg Møre og Romsdal 7.3°C
8 Valderøy Møre og Romsdal 7.3°C
9 Hoyanger 7.3°C
10 Maloy 7.3°C

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