Melbu Weather in December
Melbu in December
The short of it: Melbu in December averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 133 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about none — polar night of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -1° · rain 133 mm · daylight none — polar night
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
December in Melbu brings afternoons near 2° and nights around -1°, with about 133 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 2°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 133 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about none — polar night in mid-December, 264 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Melbu runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Stokmarknes, 8 km to the NNE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Melbu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 3°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- none — polar night
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StokmarknesNordland | 8 km NNE | 3° | -1° | 135 mm |
| SvolværNordland | 31 km SSW | 1° | -3° | 105 mm |
| SortlandNordland | 33 km NE | 4° | 1° | 137 mm |
| SigerfjordNordland | 33 km ENE | 4° | 0° | 141 mm |
| StrandNordland | 34 km NE | 4° | 1° | 138 mm |
| KabelvågNordland | 35 km SSW | 1° | -3° | 112 mm |
| MyreNordland | 47 km NNE | 4° | 0° | 140 mm |
| LødingenNordland | 50 km E | 2° | -2° | 161 mm |