Utsjoki Weather in December
Utsjoki in December
The short of it: Utsjoki in December averages a high of -6 °C (22 °F) and a low of -14 °C (7 °F), with 35 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about none — polar night of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -6° · low -14° · rain 35 mm · daylight none — polar night
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & September
Thirty years of records give Utsjoki an average December high of -6°, a low of -14° and some 35 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about -6°, nights near -14°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 35 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about none — polar night in mid-December, 202 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and September.
Against its neighbours, Utsjoki runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Kárášjohka, 76 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Utsjoki, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- none — polar night
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KárášjohkaFinnmark | 76 km SW | -7° | -17° | 23 mm |
| LakselvFinnmark | 80 km WNW | -1° | -8° | 38 mm |
| VadsøFinnmark | 105 km ENE | -2° | -5° | 42 mm |
| InariLapland | 111 km S | -5° | -14° | 29 mm |
| KjøllefjordFinnmark | 116 km N | -1° | -7° | 43 mm |
| BjørnevatnFinnmark | 117 km ESE | -3° | -9° | 39 mm |
| KirkenesFinnmark | 117 km E | -3° | -9° | 39 mm |
| HonningsvågFinnmark | 126 km NNW | 1° | -2° | 58 mm |