August–September
Wk 35–37
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 48 out of 100, weather comfort near 26.
- Crowd level
- 37–65
- Comfort
- 24–28
Norway · Norwegische Fjorde
Vestland: fjords, glaciers and a young province
Vestland was formed in 2020 through the merger of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane. The new province includes the Sognefjord, Norway's longest fjord, the Nærøyfjord as a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, and glaciers such as the Jostedalsbreen.
Busiest week
JulyCrowd level 100
Wk 30 · 428,041 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
JanuaryCrowd level 0
Wk 2–4 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Sweet spot
August–SeptemberCrowd level 37–65
Wk 35–37 · quietest while the weather still holds
Warmest month
12 °CComfort 37
July · around 184 mm of rain in the month
Norwegische Fjorde in brief
Vestland is a Norwegian province that came into being on 1 January 2020 through the merger of the former provinces of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane, and its coast is strongly shaped by fjords such as the Sognefjord, the Hardangerfjord and the Nordfjord. The Sognefjord is Norway's longest fjord at 204 kilometres, and the Nærøyfjord has been a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site since 2005. Inland, the Scandinavian Mountains, the Hardangervidda and glaciers such as the Jostedalsbreen shape the province; its highest point is the Store Skagastølstind at 2,405 metres. The seat of the provincial council is Bergen, the region's largest city; the 43 municipalities are grouped into historical districts such as Hardanger, Voss and Sunnfjord.
When is Norwegische Fjorde busy, when is it quiet?
Click a week. The panel on the right explains why it is busy or quiet.
Weather profile
Weather comfort is an absolute scale (0 = poor, 100 = ideal) and a second axis next to the season-relative crowd level.
JanuaryØ 1
FebruaryØ 8
MarchØ 12
AprilØ 17
MayØ 38
JuneØ 65
JulyØ 91
AugustØ 79
SeptemberØ 37
OctoberØ 18
NovemberØ 13
DecemberØ 4
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
August · Wk 35
Crowd level65/100 · moderate
quietbusy
Weather comfort5/100 · Sun & warmth
+63 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- August (72 %) · September (28 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 304,035
- School-holiday pressure (source markets)
- 42 % of source markets on school holidays · -3 % crowding from holidays
- Main source markets
- Germany (35 %) · Netherlands (14 %) · United Kingdom (11 %) · 18% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 75,130–428,041 (avg 186,911)
- Base years
- 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (excluding 2020, 2021)
v1: Crowd-Score aus der Eurostat-Basisschicht (Übernachtungen), moduliert vom Schulferien-Druck der Quellmärkte, region-spezifisch gewichtet mit dem Quellland-Mix. Season-relativ zur Region. Event-Schichten folgen.
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The travel year in Norwegische Fjorde, month by month
The year as a table to read and to cite: crowd level for every month, plus weather comfort and temperature from the climate normals.
| Month | Crowd level0–100, season-relative | Weather comfort0–100, profile “mild” | Avg temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | -7 °C |
| February | 8 | 1 | -6 °C |
| March | 12 | 3 | -4 °C |
| April | 17 | 8 | -1 °C |
| May | 38 | 21 | 6 °C |
| June | 65 | 34 | 10 °C |
| July | 91 | 37 | 12 °C |
| August | 79 | 31 | 10 °C |
| September | 37 | 22 | 7 °C |
| October | 18 | 10 | 2 °C |
| November | 13 | 3 | -3 °C |
| December | 4 | 1 | -6 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Norwegische Fjorde itself, not the busiest destination in Europe. The figures say when it is quiet here — not where it is quieter than elsewhere.
Weather comfort 0–100 from the climate normals, profile “mild” – the same profile as the recommendation above, not the selection in the calendar. A “–” means the data for that month is missing.
Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026
The windows worth catching
Three windows from the model: first whether the weather suits the region, then how busy it gets.
May–June
Wk 21–23
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 50, weather comfort near 28.
- Crowd level
- 36–64
- Comfort
- 25–31
July–August
Wk 29–31
The region's peak: crowd level around 95 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 90–100
- Comfort
- 34–37
Norwegische Fjorde compared with Europe
How full the accommodation is here, measured against Europe – on the only measure on which two travel regions can be compared.
- Bed occupancy in Norwegische Fjorde
- 35.2
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: June, at 1.9× the value. Closest to the median: December, at 1.2× the value.
Mean across 12 months, weighted by their weeks. This occupancy compares travel regions with one another. The crowding in the table above compares Norwegische Fjorde with itself. The two measures are never combined.
Climate through the year
Average temperature with day/night range and precipitation across the twelve months.
- Avg temperature
- Day/night range
- Precipitation
| Month | Avg temperature (°C) | Day avg (°C) | Night avg (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -7 | -7 | -7 | 211 |
| Feb | -7 | -6 | -7 | 170 |
| Mar | -5 | -4 | -5 | 162 |
| Apr | -1 | -1 | -2 | 98 |
| May | 5 | 6 | 3 | 107 |
| Jun | 9 | 10 | 8 | 149 |
| Jul | 10 | 12 | 9 | 184 |
| Aug | 9 | 10 | 8 | 201 |
| Sep | 6 | 7 | 6 | 210 |
| Oct | 1 | 2 | 1 | 228 |
| Nov | -3 | -3 | -4 | 172 |
| Dec | -6 | -6 | -6 | 227 |
The band shows mean daytime to nighttime temperature. Precipitation shown as monthly total (mm). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
How sunny?
How much sun a typical day delivers, month by month, expressed as hours of full midday sun.
Not very sunny
≈ 2.4 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
May
Sunniest month
| Month | ≈ h of full midday sun per day |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0.3 |
| Feb | 0.9 |
| Mar | 2.2 |
| Apr | 4.4 |
| May | 5.1 |
| Jun | 5.1 |
| Jul | 4.6 |
| Aug | 3.3 |
| Sep | 2.1 |
| Oct | 1.0 |
| Nov | 0.4 |
| Dec | 0.1 |
Basis: mean daily solar irradiance in kWh/m²/day; 1 kWh/m² is roughly one hour of full midday sun (1,000 W/m²). Not the same as measured sunshine duration. Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
Directly reachable from
Destination airports of Norwegische Fjorde and every European departure airport with a direct connection to them.
Destination airports
Select a destination airport to see the direct departure airports.
“Directly reachable” means a direct connection exists according to our sources. We do not show a live timetable. Availability and flight days can vary by season and airline.
Ski areas in Norwegische Fjorde
Mapped ski areas in this region with slope kilometres, lifts and elevation, plus the long-term snow average from our climate data.
- Ski areas
- 37
- Slopes in total
- 217 km
- Lifts
- 121
- Highest point
- 1,562 m
On a long-term average, April sees the most snow: 232 cm mean snow depth across the region. In 9 months of the year the regional average reaches at least 10 cm of snow depth.
| Ski area | Slopes | Lifts | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrkdalen | 23.49 km22.33 km cross-country | 9 | 446–1,067 m621 m vertical drop |
| Voss Resort Fjellheisar | 23.11 km | 11 | 283–948 m665 m vertical drop |
| Strandafjellet skisenter | 20.84 km13.5 km cross-country | 7 | 447–1,139 m692 m vertical drop |
| Eikedalen skisenter | 13.11 km | 9 | 454–908 m455 m vertical drop |
| Sogn skisenter | 12.88 km | 4 | 322–990 m668 m vertical drop |
| Sogndal skisenter | 12.25 km | 5 | 487–938 m452 m vertical drop |
| Røldal Skisenter | 10.62 km | 6 | 690–1,269 m579 m vertical drop |
| Harpefossen skisenter | 9.84 km | 6 | 248–812 m564 m vertical drop |
| Ørsta skisenter | 9.51 km | 4 | 320–854 m534 m vertical drop |
| Sauda skisenter | 8.69 km | 5 | 354–816 m462 m vertical drop |
| Stryn Vinterski | 6.75 km | 3 | 320–974 m654 m vertical drop |
| Stryn Sommer-skisenter | 6.29 km | 2 | 1,067–1,562 m496 m vertical drop |
| Volda skisenter | 6.08 km | 3 | 322–654 m331 m vertical drop |
| Hornindal skisenter | 5.79 km | 1 | 390–740 m350 m vertical drop |
| Sunnmørsalpane Skiarena Fjellseter | 5.57 km | 5 | 367–872 m505 m vertical drop |
| Jølster Skisenter | 5.2 km | 4 | 243–759 m515 m vertical drop |
| Sunndal alpinsenter | 5.07 km | 1 | 211–525 m314 m vertical drop |
| Stordal alpinsenter | 4.65 km | 4 | 394–792 m398 m vertical drop |
| Ørskogfjell skisenter | 3.91 km | 3 | 318–703 m385 m vertical drop |
| Surnadal alpinsenter | 3.85 km | 1 | 106–471 m365 m vertical drop |
| Rauma skisenter | 3.57 km | 1 | 319–619 m300 m vertical drop |
| Stordalen skisenter | 3.14 km | 2 | 496–641 m145 m vertical drop |
| Breimsbygda Skisenter | 2.8 km | 3 | 635–845 m210 m vertical drop |
| Fjellhaugen skisenter | 2.45 km | 2 | 510–677 m166 m vertical drop |
| Furedalen alpin | 2.35 km | 2 | 383–570 m187 m vertical drop |
and 12 more areas in this region
Slope, lift and elevation figures come from open mapping and are complete to varying degrees. “Not available” means not mapped, not “does not exist”. Opening hours and season are not included. Snow figures are long-term averages for the whole region, not snow depth on the mountain and not a forecast.
Norwegische Fjorde in detail
A young province
Vestland is a Norwegian province (Fylke) that came into being on 1 January 2020 through the merger of the former provinces of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane, excluding the municipality of Hornindal. The merger followed a decision of the Storting on 8 June 2017, as part of a regional reform that aimed to reduce the number of provinces to eleven. The provincial council (Fylkeskommune) has its seat in Bergen, the state governor (Statsforvalter) is seated in Hermansverk; the provincial assembly (Fylkesting) has 65 members, and the official language is Nynorsk, as in the neighbouring provinces of Rogaland and Møre og Romsdal. Vestland is divided into 43 municipalities, grouped among others into the historical districts of Sunnhordland, Hardanger, Voss, Midthordland, Nordhordland, Ytre Sogn, Indre Sogn, Sunnfjord and Nordfjord; nine municipalities were formed at the time of the merger through the amalgamation of former municipalities.
Fjords, mountains and glaciers
Vestland borders Møre og Romsdal to the north, Innlandet and Buskerud to the east, Telemark to the southeast and Rogaland to the south, and forms the central area of the Vestlandet region. The coast is strongly shaped by fjords; the largest are the Sognefjord, the Hardangerfjord and the Nordfjord. The Sognefjord runs 204 kilometres long and up to 1,308 metres deep, has numerous branch arms and is Norway's longest fjord; the Nærøyfjord has been a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site since 2005. Inland, the Scandinavian Mountains shape the province, notably with Jotunheimen and the Hardangervidda; the highest peak is the Store Skagastølstind at 2,405 metres, and large mainland glaciers in the province include the Jostedalsbreen, the Folgefonna and the Hardangerjøkulen, Norway's sixth-largest glacier.
Places between the coast and the Hardangervidda
Vestland stretches from Norway's rugged west coast north and south of Bergen, the region's largest city, and the area around the Hardangerfjord, inland as far as the northwestern part of the Hardangervidda. Finse lies in the northern Hardangervidda and, at 1,222 metres, is the highest railway station in northern Europe, reachable only by train, bicycle or on foot. Austevoll is a municipality made up of more than 600 islands between Bergen and the islands of Bømlo and Stord. Waterfalls in the province include the Låtefossen near Odda, the Steinsdalsfossen in Norheimsund, the Tvindefossen near Voss and the Vøringsfossen near Eidfjord.
Two former provinces
The former province of Hordaland included the 170-kilometre-long Hardangerfjord, one of Norway's longest fjords; the area around the fjord also carries the name Hardanger. Around 470,000 people lived across Hordaland's roughly 15,600 square kilometres, some 380,000 of them in the wider area around the provincial capital Bergen, Norway's second-largest city. The former province of Sogn og Fjordane was shaped above all by Norway's largest glacier, the Jostedalsbreen; across 18,619 square kilometres it had a good 106,000 inhabitants, a little over two percent of the Norwegian population. The largest municipality in Sogn og Fjordane was Førde, with around 11,500 inhabitants; the province's administrative seat was Hermansverk.
The coat of arms
Vestland's coat of arms shows silver, staggered mountains on a blue background symbolising the fjords; these motifs were the ones most often proposed by residents of the new province.
Frequently asked questions about the best time to visit Norwegische Fjorde
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Norwegische Fjorde?
- The best time to visit Norwegische Fjorde is August–September (Wk 35–37): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 48 out of 100, weather comfort about 26 out of 100.
When is Norwegische Fjorde quietest?
- January (Wk 2–4) is the quietest time in Norwegische Fjorde. Crowd levels there sit at 0 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Norwegische Fjorde busiest?
- Norwegische Fjorde is busiest in July (Wk 30) with around 428,041 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Norwegische Fjorde and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Norwegische Fjorde in July with an average of 12 °C and around 184 mm of rain in the month.
When is there the most snow in Norwegische Fjorde and when are ski conditions best?
- Norwegische Fjorde has the most snow in April with an average of around 232 cm. Those are the most reliable weeks for winter sports.
When is Norwegische Fjorde least busy while still having good snow?
- The best time for quiet winter sports in Norwegische Fjorde is January: with still around 164 cm of snow, the crowd level of about 1 out of 100 is below peak season.
How do you get to Norwegische Fjorde?
- Norwegische Fjorde is reachable via 12 destination airports with direct flights, including Bergen Airport (BGO), Stavanger Airport Sola (SVG) and Vigra Alesund Airport (AES).
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Sources and data vintages
Every provenance note on this page, collected in one place.
- Cover photo
- Photo by Michael Fousert on Unsplash
- Cover video
- Video by Ulrich Scharwächter on Pexels
- Crowding figures
- Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026. v1 approximation, calculated from Eurostat overnight stays. Day tourism and cruises (Venice, Dubrovnik …) are still missing, so we show these destinations as quieter than they are. The crowd score is a model-based forecast, not a measurement.
- Climate data
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.
- Reachability
Data sources: direct connections from Wikipedia (“Airlines and destinations”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, aggregated and modified by us), cross-checked with Eurostat, Destatis and the UK Civil Aviation Authority; airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain). The derived connection data is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Data as of: September 2026
- Ski areas
Data sources: ski areas from OpenSkiMap, based on OpenStreetMap, licensed under ODbL 1.0; snow depths from ERA5-Land (Copernicus Climate Change Service).
- Region text
- Text by HolidayHub, written from Wikivoyage „Vestland“ (1558717) · Wikipedia „Vestland“ (264445107) · Wikidata Q56407177. Wikivoyage and Wikipedia are licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikidata CC0.
- Data basis
- All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.