Straumen Weather in December
Straumen in December
The short of it: Straumen in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 156 mm (6.1 in) of rain and about 0 h 58 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 -5° · rain 156 mm · daylight 0 h 58 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Straumen an average December high of 1°, a low of -5° and some 156 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 1°, nights near -5°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 156 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 0 h 58 min in mid-December, 244 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, Straumen runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Fauske, 13 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Straumen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 15 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 0 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h