Sand Weather in December
Sand in December
The short of it: Sand in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -6 °C (21 °F), with 59 mm (2.3 in) of rain and about 5 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -6° · rain 59 mm · daylight 5 h 47 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Sand an average December high of -1°, a low of -6° and some 59 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about -1°, nights near -6°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 59 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 5 h 47 min in mid-December, 90 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Sand runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Skarnes, 17 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Sand, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 20 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkarnesInnlandet | 17 km SSE | -1° | -6° | 61 mm |
| RåholtAkershus | 24 km WSW | 0° | -6° | 68 mm |
| KirkenærInnlandet | 29 km ENE | -1° | -7° | 58 mm |
| ÅrnesAkershus | 30 km S | 0° | -5° | 65 mm |
| SpetalenInnlandet | 31 km SE | -1° | -6° | 64 mm |
| MauraAkershus | 32 km WSW | 0° | -6° | 72 mm |
| NeskollenAkershus | 32 km SSW | 0° | -5° | 67 mm |
| KongsvingerInnlandet | 34 km SE | -1° | -6° | 66 mm |