Espoo Weather in December
Espoo in December
The short of it: Espoo in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 58 mm (2.3 in) of rain and about 5 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -4° · rain 58 mm · daylight 5 h 51 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Espoo an average December high of 1°, a low of -4° and some 58 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 1°, nights near -4°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 58 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 5 h 51 min in mid-December, 88 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Espoo runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Olari, 6 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Espoo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OlariUusimaa | 6 km SE | 1° | -4° | 57 mm |
| EspoonlahtiUusimaa | 6 km S | 1° | -4° | 58 mm |
| LaaksolahtiUusimaa | 7 km NE | 1° | -4° | 57 mm |
| MatinkyläUusimaa | 7 km SE | 1° | -4° | 56 mm |
| LeppävaaraUusimaa | 9 km E | 1° | -4° | 57 mm |
| TapiolaUusimaa | 9 km ESE | 1° | -3° | 56 mm |
| PitäjänmäkiUusimaa | 12 km E | 1° | -4° | 56 mm |
| MunkkiniemiUusimaa | 12 km E | 1° | -3° | 56 mm |