Hammerfest Weather in December
Hammerfest in December
The short of it: Hammerfest in December averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -6 °C (21 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about none — polar night of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -6° · rain 81 mm · daylight none — polar night
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Hammerfest an average December high of -1°, a low of -6° and some 81 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about -1°, nights near -6°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 81 mm. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about none — polar night in mid-December, 156 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Hammerfest runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Rypefjord, 2 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Hammerfest, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 18 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- none — polar night
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RypefjordFinnmark | 2 km S | -1° | -6° | 81 mm |
| ÁvanuorriFinnmark | 52 km NE | -1° | -5° | 65 mm |
| ØksfjordFinnmark | 68 km SW | 1° | -4° | 51 mm |
| AltaFinnmark | 79 km SSW | -1° | -8° | 40 mm |
| LakselvFinnmark | 83 km SE | -1° | -8° | 38 mm |
| HonningsvågFinnmark | 91 km ENE | 1° | -2° | 58 mm |
| SkjervøyTroms | 123 km WSW | 3° | -1° | 49 mm |
| KjøllefjordFinnmark | 138 km ENE | -1° | -7° | 43 mm |