Hammerfest monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Hammerfest

Hammerfest average temperature chart (Celsius) Hammerfest average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Hammerfest (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -1.5 -1.4 0.2 2.5 5.8 10.5 14 13 8.8 3.9 1.1 -0.4
°F 29.2 29.4 32.4 36.5 42.5 50.9 57.3 55.3 47.9 38.9 34 31.3

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Hammerfest monthly rainfall chart (mm) Hammerfest monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Hammerfest (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 71 61 56 49 42 48 56 58 63 81 74 81
inches 2.8 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.5 3.2 2.9 3.2
Rainy days 24 22 20 18 15 16 16 17 20 23 23 25

Average annual rainfall in Hammerfest: 833.833mm (328.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Hammerfest

Hammerfest average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Hammerfest
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 0.2 1.1 3 2.4 0 0 0 3 3.7 2.2 0.9 0.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Hammerfest average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Hammerfest average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Hammerfest (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -11.7 -11.4 -10.3 -6.7 -1.6 2.3 5.4 5.3 2.2 -2 -6.9 -10.3
Max °C -1.3 -1.2 0.4 2.7 6 10.7 14.3 13.2 9 4 1.3 -0.2
Min °F 10.9 11.5 13.6 19.9 29.1 36.1 41.6 41.5 36 28.4 19.6 13.6
Max °F 20.3 20.7 23.2 28.4 36 43.7 49.6 48.6 42.1 33.8 27 22.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Hammerfest average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Hammerfest average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Hammerfest in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 5.2 4.8 4.6 4.5 5.4 7 9.3 10.2 9.2 7.7 6.7 6
°F 41.4 40.6 40.2 40.1 41.7 44.6 48.7 50.3 48.6 45.9 44.1 42.7

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Hammerfest average winspeed by month (km/h) Hammerfest average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Hammerfest (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 12 13 12 12 12 13 11 10 11 12 12 12
mph 7 8 7 8 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Hammerfest relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Hammerfest
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
87% 87% 86% 81% 75% 72% 76% 81% 85% 88% 90% 88%

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Hammerfest weather stats

Hammerfest weather statistics
Hottest month: July 14°C 57.2°F
Driest month: May 42mm 1.7ins
Sunniest month: July 0hrs
Coldest month: January -1.5°C 29.3°F
Wettest month: December 81mm 3.2ins
Warmest sea: August 10.2°C 50.4°F
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