Narvik Weather in December
Narvik in December
The short of it: Narvik in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 85 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about none — polar night of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -5° · rain 85 mm · daylight none — polar night
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
December in Narvik brings afternoons near 1° and nights around -5°, with about 85 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 1°, nights near -5°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 85 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about none — polar night in mid-December, 266 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Narvik runs about middling and drier than most in December. Beisfjord, 10 km to the SE, is 3° cooler by day.
December in Narvik, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 14 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- none — polar night
- Average wind
- 17 km/h