Hammerfest Weather in September
Hammerfest in September
The short of it: Hammerfest in September averages a high of 9 °C (49 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 5° · rain 65 mm · daylight 13 h 11 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Hammerfest an average September high of 9°, a low of 5° and some 65 mm of rain. Much like August: highs about 9°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 11 min in mid-September, 314 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates September 2 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 September. Rypefjord, 2 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
September in Hammerfest, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 3° colder, 12 mm more rain
- Versus October
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RypefjordFinnmark | 2 km S | 9° | 5° | 65 mm |
| ÁvanuorriFinnmark | 52 km NE | 8° | 5° | 63 mm |
| ØksfjordFinnmark | 68 km SW | 10° | 6° | 54 mm |
| AltaFinnmark | 79 km SSW | 11° | 6° | 42 mm |
| LakselvFinnmark | 83 km SE | 12° | 5° | 50 mm |
| HonningsvågFinnmark | 91 km ENE | 9° | 6° | 60 mm |
| SkjervøyTroms | 123 km WSW | 12° | 8° | 53 mm |
| KjøllefjordFinnmark | 138 km ENE | 9° | 5° | 52 mm |