Sauda Weather in December
Sauda in December
The short of it: Sauda in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 302 mm (11.9 in) of rain and about 6 h 1 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 3° · low -2° · rain 302 mm · daylight 6 h 1 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Sauda an average December high of 3°, a low of -2° and some 302 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 3°, nights near -2°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 302 mm. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 6 h 1 min in mid-December, 85 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, Sauda runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Sand, 19 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Sauda, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 35 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h