Sortland
Sortland is a small town in Nordland, Norway, close to the sea. It has a population of about 5,804 (2025). The climate is classified as subarctic (Köppen Dfc), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.
Best: Jun–Aug. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Sortland at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in July
Average low in February
144 mm of rain
90 mm of rain
August
within 11 km
Weather in Sortland
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Cloudy · wind 7 km/h · humidity 74%
When to go to Sortland
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 47 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| High | 2° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Low | -3° | -4° | -3° | 0° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Rain (mm) | 209 | 172 | 144 | 123 | 97 | 90 | 110 | 128 | 189 | 246 | 189 | 208 |
| Wet days | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 |
| Sea | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 8° | 7° |
What's on in Sortland
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Sortland
More museums: Jennestad Handelssted · Sortland museum
Outdoors around Sortland
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Nature around Sortland
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Norway seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Sortland
Earthquakes around Sortland
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Towns and villages around Sortland
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Sortland from above
Postal codes
Getting to Sortland
Places near Sortland
Places with a climate like Sortland
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
