Sweden · 1991–2020 normal

Kiruna in
December.

Typical December weather in Kiruna: -5.7°C by day, -16°C at night, 27 mm of rain over 7.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-5.7°C
Typical low-16°C
Rain27 mm
Wet days7.5

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 50). Daylight is calculated as none from latitude 67.86°.

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 67.9° 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 -16°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -16°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 605155
NOAA station
SWE00140926 · RENSJON_A
Station distance
28.7 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 25 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.