Is Gothenburg hot in December?
Days are typically cold at 4.2°C, while nights average -0.2°C.
Sweden · 1991–2020 normal
Typical December weather in Gothenburg: 4.2°C by day, -0.2°C at night, 93 mm of rain over 13.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
In the year-round weather comparison, December scores 5 out of 100 (July leads the year at 81). Daylight is calculated as 6 h 34 from latitude 57.71°. Open-water sea temperature is 5.2°C (11 km from the place centre).
December at a glance
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Days are typically cold at 4.2°C, while nights average -0.2°C.
The measured monthly average is 93 mm across about 13 wet days.
There are about 6 h 34 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
December ranks 12 of 12 in our weather comparison; July ranks first.
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The measured night-time normal is -0.2°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
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