Tønsberg Weather in December
Tønsberg in December
The short of it: Tønsberg in December averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 73 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 6 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -2° · rain 73 mm · daylight 6 h 8 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & July
December in Tønsberg brings afternoons near 2° and nights around -2°, with about 73 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 2°, nights near -2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 73 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 6 h 8 min in mid-December, 83 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 April and July.
Against its neighbours, Tønsberg runs about middling and drier than most in December. Sem, 5 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Tønsberg, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 37 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SemVestfold | 5 km WNW | 1° | -2° | 76 mm |
| MelsomvikVestfold | 6 km SW | 1° | -2° | 75 mm |
| StokkeVestfold | 8 km SW | 1° | -2° | 77 mm |
| ÅsgårdstrandVestfold | 10 km NNE | 2° | -2° | 72 mm |
| HortenVestfold | 17 km NNE | 2° | -2° | 70 mm |
| TjømeVestfold | 17 km S | 2° | -1° | 72 mm |
| SandefjordVestfold | 19 km SW | 1° | -2° | 84 mm |
| RyggebyenØstfold | 23 km ENE | 2° | -4° | 76 mm |