Sweden · 1991–2020 normal

Älvdalen in
December.

Typical December weather in Älvdalen: -2.6°C by day, -10.2°C at night, 37 mm of rain over 9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-2.6°C
Typical low-10.2°C
Rain37 mm
Wet days9

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 68). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 30 from latitude 61.23°.

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 61.2° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 30. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -10.2°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -10.2°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 2726332
NOAA station
SWE00139582 · ALVDALEN_A
Station distance
2.5 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 26 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.