Stokmarknes Weather in December
Stokmarknes in December
The short of it: Stokmarknes in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 135 mm (5.3 in) of rain and about none — polar night of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -1° · rain 135 mm · daylight none — polar night
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
December in Stokmarknes brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -1°, with about 135 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 3°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 135 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about none — polar night in mid-December, 261 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Stokmarknes runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Melbu, 8 km to the SSW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Stokmarknes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 3°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- none — polar night
- Average wind
- 20 km/h