Imatra Weather in December
Imatra in December
The short of it: Imatra in December averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -7 °C (20 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 5 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -7° · rain 61 mm · daylight 5 h 31 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Imatra an average December high of -2°, a low of -7° and some 61 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about -2°, nights near -7°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 5 h 31 min in mid-December, 95 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Imatra runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Korvenkylä, 3 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Imatra, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KorvenkyläSouth Karelia | 3 km WNW | -2° | -7° | 62 mm |
| SvetogorskLeningradskaya Oblast' | 9 km SE | -2° | -7° | 61 mm |
| RuokolahtiSouth Karelia | 13 km NNE | -2° | -7° | 61 mm |
| JoutsenoSouth Karelia | 14 km WSW | -2° | -7° | 62 mm |
| LosevoLeningradskaya Oblast' | 16 km SE | -2° | -7° | 60 mm |
| LesogorskiyLeningradskaya Oblast' | 17 km SE | -2° | -7° | 60 mm |
| LaihiaSouth Karelia | 25 km WSW | -1° | -6° | 61 mm |
| NuijamaaSouth Karelia | 26 km SSW | -2° | -6° | 62 mm |