Norway · 1991–2020 normal

Lakselv in
December.

Typical December weather in Lakselv: -1.5°C by day, -8°C at night, 39 mm of rain over 9.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-1.5°C
Typical low-8°C
Rain39 mm
Wet days9.8

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 64). Daylight is calculated as none from latitude 70.05°. Open-water sea temperature is 4.7°C (39 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 -8°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -8°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 779082
NOAA station
NOE00133110 · ALTA LUFTHAVN
Station distance
61.9 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 27 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.