Åre Weather in December
Åre in December
The short of it: Åre in December averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -8 °C (17 °F), with 51 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 4 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -8° · rain 51 mm · daylight 4 h 35 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Åre an average December high of -1°, a low of -8° and some 51 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about -1°, nights near -8°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 51 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 4 h 35 min in mid-December, 116 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 May and July.
Against its neighbours, Åre runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Björnänge, 3 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Åre, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 4 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h