Dalvík Weather in December
Dalvík in December
The short of it: Dalvík in December averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 2 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -3° · rain 56 mm · daylight 2 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Dalvík an average December high of 2°, a low of -3° and some 56 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 2°, nights near -3°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 56 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 2 h 55 min in mid-December, 163 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Dalvík runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Ólafsfjörður, 12 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Dalvík, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 2 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 26 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÓlafsfjörðurNortheast | 12 km NNW | 1° | -4° | 63 mm |
| SiglufjörðurNortheast | 26 km NW | 2° | -3° | 56 mm |
| AkureyriNortheast | 38 km SSE | 3° | -3° | 57 mm |
| NorðurþingNortheast | 54 km E | 3° | -3° | 60 mm |
| SauðárkrókurNorthwest | 56 km WSW | 3° | -2° | 43 mm |
| LaugarNortheast | 59 km ESE | 2° | -4° | 65 mm |
| BlönduósNorthwest | 87 km WSW | 3° | -3° | 40 mm |
| HvammstangiNorthwest | 128 km WSW | 3° | -3° | 46 mm |