Best year time to visit Hammerfest

General weather information about Hammerfest

Average annual temperature is 2.8 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 27.2 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -15.1 °C

Number of sunny days: 86 days

Number of rainy days: 180 days

Number of snow days: 99 days

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* Weather data for Hammerfest Norway is based on climate observations for 2026 year

Hammerfest air temperature forecast for each month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)5.36.12.75.917.823.127.226.420.17.22.82.6
Average daytime temperature (°C)-0.20.7-3.22.77.811.815.116.210.82.4-1.0-4.5
Average temperature (°C)-2.4-2.0-5.21.25.69.512.713.99.01.0-3.3-7.1
Average night temperature (°C)-4.8-4.5-7.5-0.63.36.99.711.27.0-0.8-6.0-9.7
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)-13.1-12.0-14.6-4.1-3.02.65.86.02.3-4.7-12.6-15.1

Hammerfest monthly weather indicators

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight maximum duration (h)4.09.013.019.024.024.024.022.015.011.06.00.0
Daylight mean duration (h)1.17.011.716.522.724.024.018.613.48.82.90.0
Daylight minimum duration (h)0.04.09.014.019.024.022.015.011.06.00.00.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)0.01.24.87.37.112.413.58.14.22.90.40.0
Precipitation (mm)9312911865118514084157987835
Sunny days7527311131007615
Rainy days71441525191821302061
Snow days1792583000041815

Best time to visit Hammerfest:

The best time to visit Hammerfest during the most sunny months:

  • April — 7.3(h)
  • May — 7.1(h)
  • June — 12.4(h)
  • July — 13.5(h)
  • August — 8.1(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Hammerfest:

  • April — 16.5(h)
  • May — 22.7(h)
  • June — 24.0(h)
  • July — 24.0(h)
  • August — 18.6(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Hammerfest is at

  • February — 129(mm)
  • March — 118(mm)
  • May — 118(mm)
  • September — 157(mm)