Os Weather in December
Os in December
The short of it: Os in December averages a high of -3 °C (26 °F) and a low of -11 °C (12 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 5 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -3° · low -11° · rain 40 mm · daylight 5 h 0 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Os an average December high of -3°, a low of -11° and some 40 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about -3°, nights near -11°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 5 h 0 min in mid-December, 106 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Os runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Røros, 12 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Os, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h