Hammerfest Weather in February
Hammerfest in February
The short of it: Hammerfest in February averages a high of -3 °C (27 °F) and a low of -8 °C (17 °F), with 59 mm (2.3 in) of rain and about 6 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -3° · low -8° · rain 59 mm · daylight 6 h 49 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
February in Hammerfest brings afternoons near -3° and nights around -8°, with about 59 mm of rain over the month. Hammerfest's coldest stretch of the year, -3° by day and -8° by night. Rain is modest, about 59 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 6 h 49 min in mid-February, 409 minutes more than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates February 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 February. Rypefjord, 2 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
February in Hammerfest, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° colder, 15 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RypefjordFinnmark | 2 km S | -3° | -8° | 59 mm |
| ÁvanuorriFinnmark | 52 km NE | -3° | -8° | 51 mm |
| ØksfjordFinnmark | 68 km SW | -2° | -6° | 39 mm |
| AltaFinnmark | 79 km SSW | -3° | -10° | 29 mm |
| LakselvFinnmark | 83 km SE | -4° | -11° | 31 mm |
| HonningsvågFinnmark | 91 km ENE | -3° | -5° | 46 mm |
| SkjervøyTroms | 123 km WSW | 0° | -4° | 36 mm |
| KjøllefjordFinnmark | 138 km ENE | -3° | -9° | 36 mm |