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Climate of Hammerfest
Hammerfest has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Hammerfest is 4° degrees and there is about 394 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 152 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 2.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -2°C and 13°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -6°C and 9°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 6°C and 12°C
- Rain: it rains 125 days and there is a total of approximately 394 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 89 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 1059 sun hours
| Maximum temperature: | between -2°C and 13°C |
| Warmest month: | 13°C in July |
| Coldest month: | -2°C in January |
| Night temperature: | between -6°C and 9°C |
| Sea temperature: | between 6°C and 12°C |
| Dry days: | 151 days |
| Days with rain: | 125 days |
| Days with snow: | 89 days |
| Total rain sum: | 394 mm |
| Hours of sunshine: | 1059 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Hammerfest.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Hammerfest.
Climate table of Hammerfest
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Hammerfest. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Hammerfest might be like in a given month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Night temp. (°C) | -5 | -6 | -4 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | -1 | -3 |
| Water temp. (°C) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 33 | 27 | 39 | 31 | 32 | 41 | 29 | 32 | 23 | 41 | 38 | 28 |
| Days with rain | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 5 |
| Days with snow | 10 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Dry days | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 14 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| UV-index | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Best time to visit Hammerfest
The best time to visit Hammerfest in Norway is from January through December. In this period you have a very cold temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Hammerfest is 13°C in July and the lowest is -2°C in January. The highest water temperature is 12°C and at its coldest the water is 6°C.
Climate of Hammerfest by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Hammerfest? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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