Norway · 1991–2020 normal
Alta in
December.
Typical December weather in Alta: -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 69.97°.
Event window
Long northern nights in December
At 70.0° 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 -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 847633
- NOAA station
- NOE00133110 · ALTA LUFTHAVN
- Station distance
- 3.4 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.