Sweden · 1991–2020 normal

Övertorneå in
December.

Typical December weather in Övertorneå: -4.2°C by day, -12°C at night, 54 mm of rain over 12.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-4.2°C
Typical low-12°C
Rain54 mm
Wet days12.1

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 69). Daylight is calculated as 2 h 31 from latitude 66.39°.

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 66.4° the calculated mid-month daylight is 2 h 31. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -12°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -12°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 603814
NOAA station
SWE00140712 · OVERTORNEA
Station distance
0.9 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 24 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.