Hammerfest weather by month

Check out Hammerfest weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & UV index

Temperature in Hammerfest (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	-1	-1	0	3	6	11	14	13	9	4	1	0
Min temperature (night-time)	-12	-11	-10	-7	-2	2	5	5	2	-2	-7	-10
Heat & Humidity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sea temperature	2	2	2	2	2	6	9	10	9	7	6	3

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in Hammerfest

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov
Daily hours of sunshine	0	1	3	5	7	8	8	6	3	2	0
Daily hours of daylight	1	7	12	17	23	24	24	18	13	9	3
UV Index (Maximum)	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	2	1	0	0

Rainfall in Hammerfest

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	25	23	21	19	16	16	15	16	20	25	24	26
Average monthly rainfall (mm)	71	61	56	49	42	48	56	58	63	81	74	81

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The climate guide for Norway (Hammerfest) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Hammerfest?

Hammerfest has a cold climate with cool summers and some rainfall in all months.

Hammerfest weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -1°C in Hammerfest, Norway in January based on long-term weather averages. There are no hours of sunshine per day on average with 25 days with some rainfall and typically 71 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

-1
-1°C max day temperature
0
0 hours of sunshine per day
25
25 days with some rainfall
-12
-12°C min night temperature
1
1 hour of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
71
71 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
2
2°C sea temperature

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Hammerfest weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -1°C in Hammerfest, Norway in February based on long-term weather averages. There is 1 hour of sunshine per day on average with 23 days with some rainfall and typically 61 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

-1
-1°C max day temperature
1
1 hour of sunshine per day
23
23 days with some rainfall
-11
-11°C min night temperature
7
7 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
61
61 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
2
2°C sea temperature

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Hammerfest weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 0°C in Hammerfest, Norway in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 3 hours of sunshine per day on average with 21 days with some rainfall and typically 56 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

0
0°C max day temperature
3
3 hours of sunshine per day
21
21 days with some rainfall
-10
-10°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
56
56 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
2
2°C sea temperature

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Hammerfest weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 3°C in Hammerfest, Norway in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 19 days with some rainfall and typically 49 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

3
3°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
19
19 days with some rainfall
-7
-7°C min night temperature
17
17 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
49
49 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
2
2°C sea temperature

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Hammerfest weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 6°C in Hammerfest, Norway in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 42 mm of rainfall in the month.

6
6°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
16
16 days with some rainfall
-2
-2°C min night temperature
23
23 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
42
42 mm of monthly rainfall
2
2 (Low) UV index
2
2°C sea temperature

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Hammerfest weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 11°C in Hammerfest, Norway in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 48 mm of rainfall in the month.

11
11°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
16
16 days with some rainfall
2
2°C min night temperature
24
24 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
48
48 mm of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
6
6°C sea temperature

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Hammerfest weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 14°C in Hammerfest, Norway in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with 15 days with some rainfall and typically 56 mm of rainfall in the month.

14
14°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
15
15 days with some rainfall
5
5°C min night temperature
24
24 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
56
56 mm of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
9
9°C sea temperature

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Hammerfest weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 13°C in Hammerfest, Norway in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 58 mm of rainfall in the month.

13
13°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
16
16 days with some rainfall
5
5°C min night temperature
18
18 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
58
58 mm of monthly rainfall
2
2 (Low) UV index
10
10°C sea temperature

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Hammerfest weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 9°C in Hammerfest, Norway in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 3 hours of sunshine per day on average with 20 days with some rainfall and typically 63 mm of rainfall in the month.

9
9°C max day temperature
3
3 hours of sunshine per day
20
20 days with some rainfall
2
2°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
63
63 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
9
9°C sea temperature

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Hammerfest weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 4°C in Hammerfest, Norway in October based on long-term weather averages. There are 2 hours of sunshine per day on average with 25 days with some rainfall and typically 81 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

4
4°C max day temperature
2
2 hours of sunshine per day
25
25 days with some rainfall
-2
-2°C min night temperature
9
9 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
81
81 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
7
7°C sea temperature

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Hammerfest weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 1°C in Hammerfest, Norway in November based on long-term weather averages. There are no hours of sunshine per day on average with 24 days with some rainfall and typically 74 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

1
1°C max day temperature
0
0 hours of sunshine per day
24
24 days with some rainfall
-7
-7°C min night temperature
3
3 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
74
74 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
6
6°C sea temperature

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Hammerfest weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 0°C in Hammerfest, Norway in December based on long-term weather averages. There are no hours of sunshine per day on average with 26 days with some rainfall and typically 81 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

0
0°C max day temperature
0
0 hours of sunshine per day
26
26 days with some rainfall
-10
-10°C min night temperature
0
0 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
81
81 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
3
3°C sea temperature

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