Annual mean 3°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind S
Warmest
14.1 °C
Coldest
-3.8 °C
Wettest
41%
Windiest
8.0 m/s
Prevailing
S
6.3 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
never good
never good
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The average temperature in Hammerfest over the whole year is 3°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 13°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C. The rainy (wet) season in Hammerfest runs from October to April, peaking in March with a 39% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 14%. Winds in Hammerfest are highest in January, averaging 7.4 m/s (27 km/h), and lightest in July, at 4.7 m/s (17 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in Hammerfest come in December, when the sky is typically 63% covered; June is the cloudiest month, at 72%.
Month by month Hammerfest climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-3°C
-4°C
-11°C
31%
65%
7.4 m/s
0
0
0
February
-3°C
-3°C
-10°C
31%
65%
7.2 m/s
0
0
0
March
-2°C
-3°C
-9°C
39%
70%
7.0 m/s
0
0
0
April
1°C
-0°C
-5°C
27%
69%
6.0 m/s
0
0
1
May
5°C
4°C
-1°C
20%
72%
5.7 m/s
0
0
12
June
9°C
8°C
4°C
16%
72%
5.6 m/s
5
0
33
July
13°C
11°C
9°C
14%
66%
4.7 m/s
20
2
60
August
13°C
11°C
9°C
18%
69%
5.1 m/s
17
1
56
September
10°C
8°C
5°C
21%
71%
5.4 m/s
3
0
35
October
4°C
3°C
-2°C
30%
71%
6.0 m/s
0
0
6
November
1°C
1°C
-6°C
36%
66%
6.5 m/s
0
0
1
December
-2°C
-2°C
-9°C
32%
63%
6.8 m/s
0
0
0
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Hammerfest weather by season
Year round, Hammerfest has days of about -3°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 13°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -4°C to 11°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 3°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Hammerfest weather in winterDecember to February
High -3°CLow -3°CRain 31%
Winter in Hammerfest has typical daily highs of about -3°C and lows of about -3°C, with a 31% chance of rain on a given day.
Hammerfest weather in springMarch to May
High 2°CLow 0°CRain 29%
Spring in Hammerfest has typical daily highs of about 2°C and lows of about 0°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
Hammerfest weather in summerJune to August
High 12°CLow 10°CRain 16%
Summer in Hammerfest has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Hammerfest weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 5°CLow 4°CRain 29%
Autumn in Hammerfest has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Hammerfest?
The rainy (wet) season in Hammerfest runs from October to April, peaking in March with a 39% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 14%.
What time of year is Hammerfest windiest?
Winds in Hammerfest are highest in January, averaging 7.4 m/s (27 km/h), and lightest in July, at 4.7 m/s (17 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
What is the average temperature in Hammerfest year round?
The average temperature in Hammerfest over the whole year is 3°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 13°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C.