Norway · 1991–2020 normal

Ørsta in
December.

Typical December weather in Ørsta: 4.6°C by day, -0.7°C at night, 264 mm of rain over 20.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high4.6°C
Typical low-0.7°C
Rain264 mm
Wet days20.1

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 51). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 07 from latitude 62.20°. Open-water sea temperature is 7.7°C (24 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 62.2° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 07. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -0.7°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -0.7°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 3336588
NOAA station
NOE00133566 · FISKABYGD
Station distance
30.4 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 27 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.