Best time to visit Myrkdalen

The climate in Myrkdalen through the year

When to go

No month in Myrkdalen reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 26 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 14°C and the night falls to 8°C, with rain on about 22 days and clear sky 31 % of the time. The score changes little through the year: from 14 in September to 26 in July.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (14°C) is about 18 degrees warmer than a January day (−3°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. October is the wettest month with 244 mm and April the driest with 77 mm, out of about 1,960 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in November–May, deepest in March (about 90 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 5.5 hours in December to 19 hours in June. Myrkdalen lies about 850 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 5 degrees cooler than the lowlands around it.

By type of trip

The best months change with what you want to do. Each of Eddigo’s trip types has its own preferred daytime temperature and its own weights for rain, humidity and sun. Myrkdalen scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): May–September, up to 79
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in December–April

How it compares

Of the 26 destinations Eddigo covers in Norway, Myrkdalen is the 5th coolest over the year and the 3rd wettest. In July, when Myrkdalen scores 26, Bergen (82 km away) scores 44 and Ustaoset (95 km away) scores 28. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.