Vang Weather in December
Vang in December
The short of it: Vang in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -8 °C (18 °F), with 58 mm (2.3 in) of rain and about 5 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -8° · rain 58 mm · daylight 5 h 32 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & September
Thirty years of records give Vang an average December high of -1°, a low of -8° and some 58 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about -1°, nights near -8°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 58 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 5 h 32 min in mid-December, 95 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and September.
Against its neighbours, Vang runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Hemsedal, 29 km to the S, is 2° cooler by day.
December in Vang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 10 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HemsedalBuskerud | 29 km S | -3° | -10° | 52 mm |
| FagernesInnlandet | 39 km ESE | -2° | -9° | 35 mm |
| LeiraInnlandet | 43 km ESE | -3° | -10° | 40 mm |
| ÅrdalstangenVestland | 48 km WNW | 1° | -4° | 84 mm |
| AurdalInnlandet | 51 km ESE | -3° | -10° | 41 mm |
| GolBuskerud | 51 km SSE | -3° | -10° | 38 mm |
| ÅlBuskerud | 55 km S | -3° | -9° | 43 mm |
| LærdalsøyriVestland | 59 km W | 1° | -4° | 99 mm |