Oppeid Weather in December
Oppeid in December
The short of it: Oppeid in December averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 142 mm (5.6 in) of rain and about none — polar night of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -3° · rain 142 mm · daylight none — polar night
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Oppeid an average December high of 2°, a low of -3° and some 142 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 2°, nights near -3°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 142 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about none — polar night in mid-December, 278 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, Oppeid runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Kjøpsvik, 32 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Oppeid, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 10 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- none — polar night
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KjøpsvikNordland | 32 km E | 1° | -4° | 131 mm |
| LødingenNordland | 40 km NNE | 2° | -2° | 161 mm |
| SvolværNordland | 46 km WNW | 1° | -3° | 105 mm |
| KabelvågNordland | 49 km WNW | 1° | -3° | 112 mm |
| MelbuNordland | 57 km NW | 2° | -1° | 133 mm |
| BallangenNordland | 58 km ENE | 1° | -4° | 131 mm |
| StokmarknesNordland | 61 km NNW | 3° | -1° | 135 mm |
| SigerfjordNordland | 62 km N | 4° | 0° | 141 mm |