Årnes Weather in December
Årnes in December
The short of it: Årnes in December averages a high of -0 °C (31 °F) and a low of -5 °C (22 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 5 h 52 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 0° · low -5° · rain 65 mm · daylight 5 h 52 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Årnes an average December high of 0°, a low of -5° and some 65 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 0°, nights near -5°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 5 h 52 min in mid-December, 88 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, 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, Årnes runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Auli, 12 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Årnes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 20 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h