Sámi Weather in December
Sámi in December
The short of it: Sámi in December averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 149 mm (5.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 9° · rain 149 mm · daylight 9 h 31 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Sámi an average December high of 15°, a low of 9° and some 149 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 15°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 149 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 31 min in mid-December, 31 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and June.
Against its neighbours, Sámi runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Itháki, 14 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
December in Sámi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IthákiIonian Islands | 14 km NNE | 15° | 9° | 147 mm |
| ArgostólionIonian Islands | 16 km WSW | 16° | 10° | 147 mm |
| LixoúriIonian Islands | 19 km WSW | 16° | 10° | 147 mm |
| KatastárionIonian Islands | 48 km SSE | 15° | 9° | 182 mm |
| AstakósWest Greece | 49 km NE | 14° | 6° | 134 mm |
| NidhríonIonian Islands | 51 km N | 14° | 7° | 142 mm |
| VanátonIonian Islands | 54 km SSE | 16° | 9° | 188 mm |
| GaïtánionIonian Islands | 55 km SSE | 16° | 9° | 192 mm |