NorwaySummit weather, forecast and climate

Eskkrateret

Volcano284 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Elevation284 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation2.3 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul6°average high

70.99° N, 8.30° WElevation 284 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit284 m
Mid-mountain140 m
Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Eskkrateret in brief

Eskkrateret rises to 284 m, Norway.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 7°, while nights fall below freezing in 8 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to October.

Facts

Elevation: 284 m · 932 ft
Country: Norway
Coordinates: 70.9947, -8.2953

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Eskkrateret by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Eskkrateret by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-2°	-3°	-3°	-2°	1°	4°	6°	7°	5°	2°	0°	-2°
Average low	-6°	-6°	-7°	-5°	-2°	1°	4°	4°	2°	-1°	-4°	-6°
Precipitation	119 mm	108 mm	118 mm	81 mm	61 mm	51 mm	70 mm	99 mm	124 mm	140 mm	123 mm	127 mm
Cloud cover	68%	67%	68%	68%	65%	61%	71%	68%	66%	69%	68%	67%
Daylight	0h 00	7h 00	11h 30	16h 23	24h 00	24h 00	24h 00	18h 46	13h 33	8h 58	3h 03	0h 00
Month score	9	13	10	20	27	31	22	15	10	9	9	10

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	valley	valley	valley	valley	200 m	650 m	1,050 m	1,100 m	800 m	300 m	valley	valley
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain