Strand Weather in December
Strand in December
The short of it: Strand in December averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 138 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about none — polar night of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low 1° · rain 138 mm · daylight none — polar night
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Strand an average December high of 4°, a low of 1° and some 138 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 4°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 138 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, 256 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Strand runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Sortland, 2 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Strand, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 3°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- none — polar night
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SortlandNordland | 2 km W | 4° | 1° | 137 mm |
| SigerfjordNordland | 6 km SSE | 4° | 0° | 141 mm |
| StokmarknesNordland | 26 km SW | 3° | -1° | 135 mm |
| MyreNordland | 28 km NNW | 4° | 0° | 140 mm |
| BorkenesTroms | 30 km ENE | 3° | -2° | 149 mm |
| MelbuNordland | 34 km SW | 2° | -1° | 133 mm |
| LødingenNordland | 39 km SE | 2° | -2° | 161 mm |
| HarstadTroms | 45 km ENE | 2° | -2° | 139 mm |