Average Weather in Hamar Norway

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In Hamar, the summers are comfortable, wet, and partly cloudy and the winters are long, freezing, snowy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 15°F to 70°F and is rarely below -3°F or above 80°F.

The warm season lasts for 3.4 months, from May 24 to September 6, with an average daily high temperature above 61°F. The hottest day of the year is July 18, with an average high of 70°F and low of 53°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.8 months, from November 15 to March 10, with an average daily high temperature below 35°F. The coldest day of the year is February 7, with an average low of 15°F and high of 28°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

In Hamar, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Hamar begins around April 20 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around September 19. On July 18, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 50% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 50% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 19 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around April 20. On November 11, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 72% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 28% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Hamar varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.1 months, from May 14 to November 16, with a greater than 32% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 41% on July 3.

The drier season lasts 5.9 months, from November 16 to May 14. The smallest chance of a wet day is 21% on February 10.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Hamar changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 9.0 months, from March 7 to December 7. The highest chance of a day with rain alone is 41% on July 3.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.0 months, from December 7 to March 7. The highest chance of a day with snow alone is 15% on January 17.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Hamar experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Hamar. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around August 5, with an average total accumulation of 3.7 inches.

The least rain falls around February 10, with an average total accumulation of 0.5 inches.

Snowfall

We report snowfall in liquid-equivalent terms. The actual depth of new snowfall is typically between 5 and 10 times the liquid-equivalent amount, assuming the ground is frozen. Colder, drier snow tends to be on the higher end of that range and warmer, wetter snow on the lower end.

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Hamar experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly liquid-equivalent snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.5 months, from October 12 to April 26, with a sliding 31-day liquid-equivalent snowfall of at least 0.1 inches. The most snow falls during the 31 days centered around January 10, with an average total liquid-equivalent accumulation of 1.0 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from April 26 to October 12. The least snow falls around July 23, with an average total liquid-equivalent accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Hamar varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 5 hours, 36 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 19 hours, 11 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 3:41 AM on June 19, and the latest sunrise is 5 hours, 46 minutes later at 9:27 AM on December 26. The earliest sunset is at 3:00 PM on December 16, and the latest sunset is 7 hours, 53 minutes later at 10:53 PM on June 22.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Hamar during 2017, starting in the spring on March 26, lasting 7.1 months, and ending in the fall on October 29.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Hamar, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Hamar varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 5.0 days, from January 22 to January 27; for 1.4 months, from February 19 to April 2; and for 6.6 months, from May 3 to November 20, with a peak percentage of 46% on August 7. The wind is most often from the north for 3.3 weeks, from January 27 to February 19; for 1.0 months, from April 2 to May 3; and for 2.1 months, from November 20 to January 22, with a peak percentage of 33% on April 19.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from May 5 to August 9, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.7 kWh. The brightest day of the year is June 20, with an average of 5.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from October 12 to February 25, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.3 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 23, with an average of 0.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Hamar are 60.794 deg latitude, 11.068 deg longitude, and 449 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Hamar contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 515 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 468 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,841 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,360 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Hamar is covered by artificial surfaces (45%), water (33%), and cropland (17%), within 10 miles by cropland (42%) and trees (31%), and within 50 miles by trees (67%) and herbaceous vegetation (12%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Hamar, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Hamar.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Hamar according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Hamar is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Hamar and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are: Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (76%, 67 kilometers, south) and Dala Järna (24%, 144 kilometers, east).

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.