Vardø Weather in December
Vardø in December
The short of it: Vardø in December averages a high of 0 °C (32 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about none — polar night of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -5° · rain 48 mm · daylight none — polar night
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Vardø an average December high of 0°, a low of -5° and some 48 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 0°, nights near -5°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about none — polar night in mid-December, 176 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Vardø runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Båtsfjord, 59 km to the WNW, is 2° cooler by day.
December in Vardø, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- none — polar night
- Average wind
- 28 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BåtsfjordFinnmark | 59 km WNW | -2° | -6° | 47 mm |
| VadsøFinnmark | 61 km WSW | -2° | -5° | 42 mm |
| KirkenesFinnmark | 82 km SSW | -3° | -9° | 39 mm |
| BjørnevatnFinnmark | 89 km SSW | -3° | -9° | 39 mm |
| BerlevågFinnmark | 92 km NW | -1° | -6° | 44 mm |
| PechengaMurmansk | 94 km S | -5° | -10° | 42 mm |
| ZapolyarnyyMurmansk | 106 km S | -5° | -11° | 42 mm |
| NikelMurmansk | 112 km SSW | -5° | -11° | 40 mm |