Film production in Tromsø
Between May and January, usable daylight in Tromsø moves by 21h 31min — from 21h 55min down to 0h 24min. 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 Tromsø rises at null and sets at null; the evening golden hour starts at 22:31 and runs for null minutes. By December that shifts to null–null, 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 79 and 150 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 | 11:42 | 12:06 | 0h 24min | |
| February | 08:17 | 15:41 | 7h 24min | 13:33 |
| March | 06:08 | 17:40 | 11h 31min | 16:18 |
| April | 04:44 | 20:46 | 16h 02min | 19:21 |
| May | 01:44 | 23:39 | 21h 55min | 21:09 |
| June | 24h | — | ||
| July | 24h | — | ||
| August | 03:45 | 21:54 | 18h 09min | 20:16 |
| September | 05:57 | 19:24 | 13h 27min | 18:05 |
| October | 07:54 | 17:07 | 9h 12min | 15:32 |
| November | 09:24 | 13:35 | 4h 11min | |
| December | — | — | 0h | — |
Blue hour and shooting windows
Blue hour in Tromsø starts at null in June and ends at null — a window of null minutes. In December it is 55 minutes from 13:00. If you need a city view with lit windows, that window is all you get.
Sunset moves fastest around the equinoxes: between March (17:40) and September (19:24) there are 104 minutes of difference. A schedule running over several weeks cannot work from one fixed "sunset" time.
Weather and washout risk
Tromsø averages 19 rain days in June and 15 in February. A three-day exterior shoot in June 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 | -6.3 °C | 16 | 0.1 |
| February | -4.9 °C | 15 | 2.1 |
| March | -3.0 °C | 18 | 5.5 |
| April | 0.4 °C | 16 | 8.7 |
| May | 5.1 °C | 18 | 10.2 |
| June | 10.1 °C | 19 | 10.7 |
| July | 13.8 °C | 15 | 11.6 |
| August | 12.9 °C | 18 | 8.6 |
| September | 8.9 °C | 18 | 5.8 |
| October | 2.7 °C | 17 | 3.1 |
| November | -1.6 °C | 16 | 0.4 |
| December | -4.0 °C | 16 | 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 January, the plan says so, not the wrap report.
Frequently asked
When is golden hour in Tromsø?
In June it starts at 22:31 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 Tromsø get?
Between 0h 24min in January and 21h 55min in May. The 21h 31min difference is worth four to eight setups depending on your pace.
Which month is best for exteriors in Tromsø?
Combining daylight and rain days, May comes out ahead: plenty of usable light with comparatively few rain days. May has the longest days but not necessarily the steadiest weather.