Simo Weather in December
Simo in December
The short of it: Simo in December averages a high of -3 °C (28 °F) and a low of -10 °C (15 °F), with 49 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 3 h 10 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 -3° · low -10° · rain 49 mm · daylight 3 h 10 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Simo an average December high of -3°, a low of -10° and some 49 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about -3°, nights near -10°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 49 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 3 h 10 min in mid-December, 155 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Simo runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Kuivaniemi, 12 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Simo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 3 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KuivaniemiNorth Ostrobothnia | 12 km SSE | -2° | -9° | 50 mm |
| KemiLapland | 24 km WNW | -3° | -10° | 46 mm |
| LautiosaariLapland | 26 km NW | -3° | -11° | 47 mm |
| KeminmaaLapland | 28 km WNW | -3° | -11° | 47 mm |
| IiNorth Ostrobothnia | 42 km SSE | -2° | -9° | 48 mm |
| HaparandaNorrbotten | 46 km WNW | -3° | -10° | 52 mm |
| TornioLapland | 46 km WNW | -3° | -10° | 52 mm |
| TervolaLapland | 48 km NNW | -3° | -11° | 55 mm |