Vadsø Weather in December
Vadsø in December
The short of it: Vadsø in December averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about none — polar night of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -5° · rain 42 mm · daylight none — polar night
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Vadsø an average December high of -2°, a low of -5° and some 42 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about -2°, nights near -5°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about none — polar night in mid-December, 194 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Vadsø runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Kirkenes, 40 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Vadsø, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 3°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- none — polar night
- Average wind
- 22 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KirkenesFinnmark | 40 km SSE | -3° | -9° | 39 mm |
| BjørnevatnFinnmark | 46 km SSE | -3° | -9° | 39 mm |
| VardøFinnmark | 61 km ENE | 0° | -5° | 48 mm |
| BåtsfjordFinnmark | 62 km N | -2° | -6° | 47 mm |
| NikelMurmansk | 76 km SSE | -5° | -11° | 40 mm |
| PechengaMurmansk | 82 km SE | -5° | -10° | 42 mm |
| ZapolyarnyyMurmansk | 83 km SSE | -5° | -11° | 42 mm |
| BerlevågFinnmark | 91 km NNW | -1° | -6° | 44 mm |