Sweden · 1991–2020 normal
Alfta in
December.
Typical December weather in Alfta: -1.4°C by day, -8.8°C at night, 38 mm of rain over 9.2 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high-1.4°C
Typical low-8.8°C
Rain38 mm
Wet days9.2
Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 68). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 27 from latitude 61.35°.
Event window
Long northern nights in December
At 61.3° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 27. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -8.8°C.
Event window
Frost-level nights in December
The measured night-time normal is -8.8°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2726939
- NOAA station
- SWE00139602 · EDSBYN_A
- Station distance
- 19 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.