Film production in Bodø
Between July and December, usable daylight in Bodø moves by 21h 20min — from 22h 38min down to 1h 18min. An exterior day in December is a different day from one in June. This page carries sunrise, sunset and golden-hour times for all twelve months, the climate profile.
Light and shooting hours
On 15 June, the sun in Bodø rises at null and sets at null; the evening golden hour starts at 22:13 and runs for null minutes. By December that shifts to 11:19–12:37, with a null-minute golden-hour window from null.
For scheduling, that means the window for the one shot that lives on light runs between 71 and 156 minutes across the year. Put it last in the day and the first overrun takes it.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Golden hour (evening, from) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10:21 | 14:04 | 3h 43min | |
| February | 08:18 | 16:17 | 7h 59min | 14:38 |
| March | 06:25 | 18:00 | 11h 35min | 16:47 |
| April | 05:17 | 20:49 | 15h 32min | 19:34 |
| May | 03:05 | 22:54 | 19h 49min | 21:07 |
| June | 24h | — | ||
| July | 01:50 | 00:28 | 22h 38min | 21:52 |
| August | 04:29 | 21:47 | 17h 18min | 20:23 |
| September | 06:20 | 19:37 | 13h 17min | 18:26 |
| October | 08:03 | 17:35 | 9h 32min | 16:13 |
| November | 09:04 | 14:31 | 5h 27min | |
| December | 11:19 | 12:37 | 1h 18min |
Blue hour and shooting windows
Blue hour in Bodø starts at null in June and ends at null — a window of null minutes. In December it is 36 minutes from 14:14. If you need a city view with lit windows, that window is all you get.
Sunset moves fastest around the equinoxes: between March (18:00) and September (19:37) there are 97 minutes of difference. A schedule running over several weeks cannot work from one fixed "sunset" time.
Weather and washout risk
Bodø averages 19 rain days in January and 16 in February. A three-day exterior shoot in January statistically loses 1.9 days — not a forecast, but the basis for deciding whether a cover set belongs in the budget.
| Month | Mean temperature | Rain days | Sunshine hours/day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -3.4 °C | 19 | 0.6 |
| February | -2.4 °C | 16 | 3.0 |
| March | -1.0 °C | 19 | 6.3 |
| April | 2.5 °C | 16 | 9.2 |
| May | 7.3 °C | 18 | 10.7 |
| June | 11.4 °C | 18 | 12.0 |
| July | 14.2 °C | 16 | 11.5 |
| August | 13.5 °C | 19 | 9.4 |
| September | 10.1 °C | 18 | 7.0 |
| October | 4.6 °C | 19 | 4.2 |
| November | 0.6 °C | 18 | 1.3 |
| December | -1.5 °C | 19 | 0.0 |
Planning a shoot here
A schedule that ignores these numbers looks fine on paper and falls over on the day. TillyGen folds sun position, travel and crew availability straight into the schedule — if the exterior no longer fits before sunset in December, the plan says so, not the wrap report.
Frequently asked
When is golden hour in Bodø?
In June it starts at 22:13 and lasts null minutes; in December it starts at null and lasts null minutes. The table above lists all twelve months.
How much daylight does a shoot day in Bodø get?
Between 1h 18min in December and 22h 38min in July. The 21h 20min difference is worth four to eight setups depending on your pace.
Which month is best for exteriors in Bodø?
Combining daylight and rain days, July comes out ahead: plenty of usable light with comparatively few rain days. July has the longest days but not necessarily the steadiest weather.