Alta Weather in December
Alta in December
The short of it: Alta in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -8 °C (19 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about none — polar night of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -8° · rain 40 mm · daylight none — polar night
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Alta an average December high of -1°, a low of -8° and some 40 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about -1°, nights near -8°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about none — polar night in mid-December, 199 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Alta runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Øksfjord, 46 km to the NW, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Alta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- none — polar night
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ØksfjordFinnmark | 46 km NW | 1° | -4° | 51 mm |
| LakselvFinnmark | 65 km E | -1° | -8° | 38 mm |
| RypefjordFinnmark | 76 km N | -1° | -6° | 81 mm |
| HammerfestFinnmark | 79 km N | -1° | -6° | 81 mm |
| SkjervøyTroms | 88 km W | 3° | -1° | 49 mm |
| StorslettTroms | 89 km WSW | 1° | -3° | 45 mm |
| KárášjohkaFinnmark | 102 km ESE | -7° | -17° | 23 mm |
| KautokeinoFinnmark | 107 km S | -6° | -15° | 22 mm |