Åndalsnes Weather in December
Åndalsnes in December
The short of it: Åndalsnes in December averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -0 °C (31 °F), with 136 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 4 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low 0° · rain 136 mm · daylight 4 h 58 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Åndalsnes an average December high of 4°, a low of 0° and some 136 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Åndalsnes: highs scarcely reach 4°, nights fall to 0°. Wet spells are common — about 136 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 4 h 58 min in mid-December, 107 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Åndalsnes runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Hjelset, 26 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Åndalsnes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 24 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 4 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HjelsetMøre og Romsdal | 26 km NNW | 3° | -1° | 216 mm |
| EidsvågMøre og Romsdal | 30 km NE | 4° | -1° | 146 mm |
| VestnesMøre og Romsdal | 31 km WNW | 4° | 0° | 183 mm |
| MoldeMøre og Romsdal | 33 km NW | 3° | -1° | 202 mm |
| TomraMøre og Romsdal | 39 km W | 2° | -2° | 207 mm |
| EideMøre og Romsdal | 41 km NNW | 3° | 0° | 235 mm |
| ElnesvågenMøre og Romsdal | 42 km NW | 2° | -1° | 211 mm |
| GiskemoMøre og Romsdal | 43 km WSW | 3° | -1° | 186 mm |