Norway · 1991–2020 normal

Kautokeino in
December.

Typical December weather in Kautokeino: -6.7°C by day, -17°C at night, 25 mm of rain over 7.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-6.7°C
Typical low-17°C
Rain25 mm
Wet days7.4

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 59). Daylight is calculated as none from latitude 69.01°.

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 69.0° 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 -17°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -17°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 779330
NOAA station
NOE00111336 · KAUTOKEINO
Station distance
1.8 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.