Vik Weather in December
Vik in December
The short of it: Vik in December averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 196 mm (7.7 in) of rain and about 5 h 33 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 -2° · rain 196 mm · daylight 5 h 33 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Vik brings afternoons near 1° and nights around -2°, with about 196 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 1°, nights near -2°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 196 mm. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 5 h 33 min in mid-December, 94 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, Vik runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Balestrand, 17 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Vik, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 28 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 3°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BalestrandVestland | 17 km N | 1° | -2° | 221 mm |
| HermansverkVestland | 20 km NE | 2° | -1° | 157 mm |
| HøyangerVestland | 32 km NW | 0° | -3° | 317 mm |
| SogndalVestland | 34 km NE | 3° | -1° | 122 mm |
| KaupangerVestland | 38 km ENE | 3° | -1° | 114 mm |
| LærdalsøyriVestland | 48 km E | 1° | -4° | 99 mm |
| VossVestland | 48 km S | 1° | -3° | 229 mm |
| SandeVestland | 51 km NW | 2° | 0° | 327 mm |