Hammerfest Weather in May
Hammerfest in May
The short of it: Hammerfest in May averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about round the clock of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 1° · rain 44 mm · daylight round the clock
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Hammerfest an average May high of 6°, a low of 1° and some 44 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 6°, with nights near 1°. Rain is modest, about 44 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about round the clock in mid-May, 471 minutes more than a month before. The evenings barely darken — the light lingers past ten.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Hammerfest runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Rypefjord, 2 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Hammerfest, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- round the clock
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RypefjordFinnmark | 2 km S | 6° | 1° | 44 mm |
| ÁvanuorriFinnmark | 52 km NE | 5° | 1° | 42 mm |
| ØksfjordFinnmark | 68 km SW | 7° | 2° | 32 mm |
| AltaFinnmark | 79 km SSW | 9° | 3° | 28 mm |
| LakselvFinnmark | 83 km SE | 9° | 2° | 32 mm |
| HonningsvågFinnmark | 91 km ENE | 5° | 3° | 39 mm |
| SkjervøyTroms | 123 km WSW | 9° | 5° | 28 mm |
| KjøllefjordFinnmark | 138 km ENE | 5° | 1° | 36 mm |