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When to go · Hamar

Hamar, month by month

The best months for Hamar: Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Jan, Nov, Dec.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar for sightseeing (short days, ice, some museums on winter hours).-3 °C / -10 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
  2. FebruaryGreatInside Hamar's best window: Jun–Aug (long days, Skibladner sailing, lake swimming); Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing at Gåsbu.-2 °C / -10 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  3. MarchGreatInside Hamar's best window: Jun–Aug (long days, Skibladner sailing, lake swimming); Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing at Gåsbu.3 °C / -6 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  4. AprilMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (long days, Skibladner sailing, lake swimming); Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing at Gåsbu). Across Norway: Thaw in the south, ski touring in the north; Svalbard snowmobile season.8 °C / -1 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
  5. MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (long days, Skibladner sailing, lake swimming); Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing at Gåsbu). Across Norway: Fruit blossom in Hardanger, 17 May celebrations; mountain roads still closed early in the month.15 °C / 4 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  6. JuneGreatInside Hamar's best window: Jun–Aug (long days, Skibladner sailing, lake swimming); Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing at Gåsbu.19 °C / 9 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
  7. JulyGreatInside Hamar's best window: Jun–Aug (long days, Skibladner sailing, lake swimming); Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing at Gåsbu.21 °C / 11 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustGreatInside Hamar's best window: Jun–Aug (long days, Skibladner sailing, lake swimming); Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing at Gåsbu.20 °C / 10 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
  9. SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (long days, Skibladner sailing, lake swimming); Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing at Gåsbu). Across Norway: Autumn colours, fewer crowds, first auroras in the north; fjord boats cut to winter timetables late in the month.15 °C / 6 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (long days, Skibladner sailing, lake swimming); Feb–Mar for cross-country skiing at Gåsbu). Across Norway: Wet and dark in the south; mountain roads close; good aurora nights in the north.8 °C / 2 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
  11. NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar for sightseeing (short days, ice, some museums on winter hours).2 °C / -3 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar for sightseeing (short days, ice, some museums on winter hours).-2 °C / -8 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday