Norway · 1991–2020 normal

Vardø in
December.

Typical December weather in Vardø: 0.2°C by day, -4.2°C at night, 68 mm of rain over 15.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high0.2°C
Typical low-4.2°C
Rain68 mm
Wet days15.8

Comfort score 5 this month (August leads the year at 38). Daylight is calculated as none from latitude 70.37°. Open-water sea temperature is 5.3°C (1 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 70.4° 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 -4.2°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -4.2°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 777019
NOAA station
NO000098550 · VARDO
Station distance
0.6 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 26 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.