Is Stokmarknes hot in December?
Days are typically cold at 2.2°C, while nights average -2.5°C.
Norway · 1991–2020 normal
Stokmarknes in
December.
Typical December weather in Stokmarknes: 2.2°C by day, -2.5°C at night, 117 mm of rain over 17.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high2.2°C
Typical low-2.5°C
Rain117 mm
Wet days17.1
In the year-round weather comparison, December scores 5 out of 100 (July leads the year at 48). Daylight is calculated as none from latitude 68.56°. Open-water sea temperature is 6.8°C (7 km from the place centre).
December at a glance
What is Stokmarknes like in December?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 117 mm across about 17 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about none between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is December a good time to visit?
December ranks 12 of 12 in our weather comparison; July ranks first.
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Long northern nights in December
At 68.6° the calculated mid-month daylight is none. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -2.5°C.
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Frost-level nights in December
The measured night-time normal is -2.5°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 3136690
- NOAA station
- NOE00112080 · ANDOYA
- Station distance
- 95.6 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 28 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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