Otta Weather in December
Otta in December
The short of it: Otta in December averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -8 °C (17 °F), with 26 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 5 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -8° · rain 26 mm · daylight 5 h 17 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Otta brings afternoons near -2° and nights around -8°, with about 26 mm of rain over the month. Otta's coldest stretch of the year, -2° by day and -8° by night. Rain is modest, about 26 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 5 h 17 min in mid-December, 100 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Otta runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Kvam, 14 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Otta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KvamInnlandet | 14 km SE | -2° | -8° | 31 mm |
| VinstraInnlandet | 23 km SSE | -2° | -8° | 34 mm |
| VågåmoInnlandet | 26 km WNW | -3° | -9° | 34 mm |
| HundorpInnlandet | 32 km SE | -3° | -8° | 36 mm |
| DombåsInnlandet | 40 km NNW | -3° | -9° | 35 mm |
| FossbergomInnlandet | 51 km W | -1° | -8° | 48 mm |
| TrettenInnlandet | 65 km SE | -3° | -8° | 43 mm |
| BismoenInnlandet | 68 km W | -2° | -8° | 66 mm |