Hammerfest climate

Name: Hammerfest
Address: Finnmark, Norway

Norway · Finnmark · 70.663° N, 23.682° E

Köppen ETtundraPolar & alpine

Mild-for-its-latitude Arctic coast thanks to the Gulf Stream, but dark and stormy.

Cold enough that no month is truly warm — tundra, ice cap, or high mountain.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 60°F / 15°C

Coldest month

December, 18°F / -8°C

Annual swing

42°F / 23°C

Wettest month

September

Driest month

December

Rain per year

21.3" / 541 mm

Snow per year

120.9" / 3071 mm

Elevation

30 ft / 9 m

Time zone

Europe/Oslo

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	27 / -3	19 / -7	0.42 / 11	21.0 / 533	80%	11.8 / 19.0	84%
February	28 / -2	19 / -7	0.81 / 21	16.3 / 414	80%	12.0 / 19.3	85%
March	29 / -1	22 / -6	0.26 / 7	24.6 / 625	78%	11.2 / 18.0	83%
April	35 / 2	29 / -2	0.99 / 25	15.5 / 393	81%	10.0 / 16.1	78%
May	43 / 6	34 / 1	1.94 / 49	10.3 / 262	78%	8.5 / 13.7	79%
June	54 / 12	44 / 7	2.85 / 72	1.0 / 24	77%	8.6 / 13.8	77%
July	60 / 15	50 / 10	3.47 / 88	0.0 / 0	79%	7.5 / 12.1	72%
August	58 / 15	49 / 9	3.71 / 94	0.0 / 0	82%	7.9 / 12.7	80%
September	50 / 10	43 / 6	3.90 / 99	0.6 / 15	83%	8.9 / 14.3	82%
October	39 / 4	32 / 0	1.94 / 49	9.6 / 243	84%	9.2 / 14.8	79%
November	32 / 0	24 / -4	0.74 / 19	11.1 / 282	84%	10.2 / 16.4	82%
December	27 / -3	18 / -8	0.25 / 6	11.0 / 278	82%	10.7 / 17.2	80%

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