Hellissandur Weather in December
Hellissandur in December
The short of it: Hellissandur in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -0 °C (32 °F), with 105 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 3 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low 0° · rain 105 mm · daylight 3 h 43 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
December in Hellissandur brings afternoons near 4° and nights around 0°, with about 105 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 4°, nights near 0°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 105 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 3 h 43 min in mid-December, 138 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Hellissandur runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Ólafsvík, 9 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Hellissandur, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 3 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 32 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÓlafsvíkWest | 9 km ESE | 3° | -1° | 113 mm |
| GrundarfjörðurWest | 29 km E | 3° | -1° | 99 mm |
| StykkishólmurWest | 57 km ENE | 3° | -1° | 78 mm |
| PatreksfjörðurWestfjords | 76 km N | 2° | -2° | 152 mm |
| BorgarnesWest | 102 km ESE | 3° | -1° | 80 mm |
| BorgarnesWest | 102 km ESE | 3° | -1° | 84 mm |
| AkranesWest | 109 km SE | 4° | 0° | 86 mm |
| GarðurSouthern Peninsula | 111 km SSE | 5° | -1° | 95 mm |