Norway · 1991–2020 normal

Vadsø in
December.

Typical December weather in Vadsø: 0.2°C by day, -4.3°C at night, 61 mm of rain over 14.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high0.2°C
Typical low-4.3°C
Rain61 mm
Wet days14.4

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 41). Daylight is calculated as none from latitude 70.07°. Open-water sea temperature is 4.7°C (23 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 70.1° 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 -4.3°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -4.3°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 777073
NOAA station
NOE00105494 · VARDOE
Station distance
59.9 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 30 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.