Varėna Weather in December
Varėna in December
The short of it: Varėna in December averages a high of 0 °C (33 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 7 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -5° · rain 44 mm · daylight 7 h 21 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Varėna an average December high of 0°, a low of -5° and some 44 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 0°, with nights near -5°. Rain is modest, about 44 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 21 min in mid-December, 62 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and May.
Against its neighbours, Varėna runs about middling and drier than most in December. Senoji Varėna, 4 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Varėna, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senoji VarėnaAlytus | 4 km NNW | 0° | -5° | 45 mm |
| MatuizosAlytus | 10 km NE | 0° | -5° | 45 mm |
| DaugaiAlytus | 23 km NW | 0° | -4° | 44 mm |
| EišiškėsVilnius | 28 km E | 0° | -4° | 45 mm |
| RūdiškėsVilnius | 37 km NNE | 0° | -5° | 46 mm |
| ViečiūnaiAlytus | 38 km WSW | 1° | -4° | 42 mm |
| AlytusAlytus | 40 km WNW | 1° | -4° | 43 mm |
| DruskininkaiAlytus | 44 km WSW | 1° | -4° | 41 mm |