Moss Weather in December
Moss in December
The short of it: Moss in December averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 6 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -3° · rain 74 mm · daylight 6 h 5 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & July
Thirty years of records give Moss an average December high of 2°, a low of -3° and some 74 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 2°, nights near -3°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 74 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 6 h 5 min in mid-December, 84 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 April and July.
Against its neighbours, Moss runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Rygge, 8 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Moss, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 24 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RyggeØstfold | 8 km SE | 2° | -4° | 76 mm |
| RyggebyenØstfold | 8 km SE | 2° | -4° | 76 mm |
| HortenVestfold | 10 km W | 2° | -2° | 70 mm |
| TofteAkershus | 13 km NNW | 2° | -3° | 73 mm |
| ÅsgårdstrandVestfold | 14 km SW | 2° | -2° | 72 mm |
| VestbyAkershus | 20 km NNE | 2° | -4° | 71 mm |
| HolmestrandVestfold | 20 km WNW | 1° | -3° | 74 mm |
| TønsbergVestfold | 23 km SW | 2° | -2° | 73 mm |