Älta Weather in December
Älta in December
The short of it: Älta in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 53 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 6 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -2° · rain 53 mm · daylight 6 h 8 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Älta an average December high of 3°, a low of -2° and some 53 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 3°, nights near -2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 53 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. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Älta runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Trångsund, 5 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Älta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h