Grimstad Weather in December
Grimstad in December
The short of it: Grimstad in December averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 108 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 6 h 24 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 3° · low -2° · rain 108 mm · daylight 6 h 24 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Grimstad brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -2°, with about 108 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 3°, nights near -2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 108 mm, the 4th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 6 h 24 min in mid-December, 78 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, Grimstad runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Fevik, 6 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Grimstad, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 31 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h