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Warmest sea in Norway in January

250 coastal locations in Norway ranked by their typical January sea temperature. Region-wide average in January: 6.1°C. The top of the list is where to find the warmest swimming this month.

Warmest in January

Sjolyststranda

15.3°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, useful for trip planning weeks or months ahead.

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

Sorted by the typical January mean built from a decade of daily readings at each location. Click any place for its 30-day chart, monthly profile, and full 10-year history.

# 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
11 Svelgen 7.3°C
12 Selje 7.3°C
13 Fedje 7.3°C
14 Alesund 7.2°C
15 Fosnavåg Møre og Romsdal 7.2°C
16 Ulsteinvik 7.2°C
17 Mausund Frøya 7.2°C
18 Askvoll Vestland fylke 7.2°C
19 Dale Vestland 7.2°C
20 Ørsta Møre og Romsdal 7.2°C
21 Bruhagen 7.2°C
22 Kristiansund 7.2°C
23 Isdalsstø Vestland 7.2°C
24 Lonevåg Vestland 7.2°C
25 Tjeldstø Vestland 7.2°C
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26 Eide 7.1°C
27 Floro 7.1°C
28 Larsnes 7.1°C
29 Austrheim 7.1°C
30 Molde 7.1°C
31 Valldal 7.1°C
32 Vestnes 7.1°C
33 Hardbakke 7.1°C
34 Hyllestad 7.1°C
35 Ågotnes Vestland 7.1°C
36 Hopen 7.1°C
37 Midsund 7.1°C
38 Sistranda 7.1°C
39 Skodje 7.1°C
40 Aurlandsvangen 7.1°C
41 Balestrand 7.1°C
42 Naustdal 7.1°C
43 Nordfjordeid 7.1°C
44 Sandane 7.1°C
45 Sogndal 7.1°C
46 Sognefjord 7.1°C
47 Volda 7.1°C
48 Falkhytta Møre og Romsdal 7.1°C
49 Osøyro Vestland 7.1°C
50 Storebø Vestland 7.1°C

Coldest 10 in Norway in January

Same data the other way. Helpful if you want to know which Norway coasts to avoid for swimming in January.

# 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

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