Visiting Tromso by yacht

When to come, the polar night and midnight sun dates, 2027 events and how to get around.

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Seasons

When to come

Season	Months	Daily high	Monthly rain
Peak	June to August	13 to 16 °C	58 to 88 mm
Shoulder	May, September	9 to 11 °C	57 to 111 mm
Off season	October to April	-1 to 5 °C	71 to 127 mm

WMO 1991 to 2020 normals, Tromsø station. Season bands are our own estimate.

Daylight

Light and darkness

Visit Tromsø gives these dates.

Midnight sunUsually from around 20 May to 22 July

Polar nightFrom around 27 November to 15 January

Northern lightsVisible from late August to early April. Clear skies and darkness are needed

Whale watchingUsually from the beginning of November to the end of January. Since 2017 orcas and humpback whales have fed on herring in fjords north of Tromsø, around Skjervøy and Kvænangen

Visit Tromsø, 2026. The season dates vary from year to year.

Events

18 to 24 January 2027

Tromsø International Film Festival (TIFF 2027).

11 to 20 February 2027

Nordlysfestivalen, the Northern Lights Festival.

19 June 2027

Midnight Sun Marathon.

Dates from each organiser's website.

Ashore

The Breivika cruise port is about 4 km north of the city centre. City bus 42 runs between Breivika and the centre. Regional buses leave from Prostneset.

Getting here

Tromsø Airport Langnes is about 5 km from the city centre. The flight from Oslo takes about 1 hour 50 minutes. There is no train to Tromsø. Hurtigruten and Havila call at Tromsø twice daily on the route between Bergen and Kirkenes.

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