United States · 1991–2020 normal

Ester in
December.

Typical December weather in Ester: -15.5°C by day, -24°C at night, 19 mm of rain over 5.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-15.5°C
Typical low-24°C
Rain19 mm
Wet days5.5

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 71). Daylight is calculated as 3 h 46 from latitude 64.85°.

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 64.8° the calculated mid-month daylight is 3 h 46. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -24°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -24°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 5861769
NOAA station
USC00502870 · ESTER
Station distance
0.5 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 17 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.