Vogar Weather in December
Vogar in December
The short of it: Vogar in December averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 4 h 17 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 5° · low -1° · rain 99 mm · daylight 4 h 17 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Vogar an average December high of 5°, a low of -1° and some 99 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 4 h 17 min in mid-December, 123 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, Vogar runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Reykjanesbær, 9 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Vogar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 4 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 28 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReykjanesbærSouthern Peninsula | 9 km WNW | 4° | -1° | 97 mm |
| KeflavíkSouthern Peninsula | 9 km WNW | 4° | -1° | 96 mm |
| GrindavíkSouthern Peninsula | 16 km S | 4° | -1° | 102 mm |
| GarðurSouthern Peninsula | 16 km NW | 5° | -1° | 95 mm |
| SandgerðiSouthern Peninsula | 17 km WNW | 5° | 0° | 96 mm |
| ÁlftanesCapital Region | 22 km NE | 4° | 0° | 96 mm |
| HafnarfjörðurCapital Region | 24 km ENE | 4° | -1° | 103 mm |
| GarðabærCapital Region | 25 km ENE | 4° | -1° | 99 mm |