When to go · Hammerfest
Hammerfest in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (polar night, limited daylight).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- −1°C (30°F)30°F (−1°C) / −7°C (19°F)19°F (−7°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 15
- Crowds
- Medium
- Norway overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Norway overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (polar night, limited daylight).
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in December
- HammerfestHighs around -1 °C (30 °F), lows around -7 °C (19 °F), rain on about 15 daysHighs around 30 °F (-1 °C), lows around 19 °F (-7 °C), rain on about 15 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas big impact
24–26 Dec · Norway
Christmas Eve afternoon onwards everything closes; restaurants shut 24–25 Dec.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Norway overall
- Medium
- Prices · Norway overall
- Medium
Norway overall: Christmas markets in Oslo and Bergen; polar night and auroras in the north; closures 24–26 Dec.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Hammerfest, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: -1 °C (30 °F)30 °F (-1 °C)
Jun: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Night low
Dec: -7 °C (19 °F)19 °F (-7 °C)
Jun: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 15
Jun: 10 (better)
Crowds
Dec: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
Dec: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jun: 0
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (polar night, limited daylight).
June: Inside Hammerfest's best window: Jun–Aug.
Hammerfest: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast