Sandnes Weather in December
Sandnes in December
The short of it: Sandnes in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of 0 °C (33 °F), with 132 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 6 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 0° · rain 132 mm · daylight 6 h 15 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
December in Sandnes brings afternoons near 5° and nights around 0°, with about 132 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near 0°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 132 mm, the 5th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 6 h 15 min in mid-December, 81 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Sandnes runs about middling and drier than most in December. Sola, 6 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Sandnes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h