Haparanda Weather in December
Haparanda in December
The short of it: Haparanda in December averages a high of -3 °C (27 °F) and a low of -10 °C (14 °F), with 52 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 3 h 2 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 -3° · low -10° · rain 52 mm · daylight 3 h 2 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Haparanda an average December high of -3°, a low of -10° and some 52 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about -3°, nights near -10°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 52 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 3 h 2 min in mid-December, 159 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Haparanda runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Tornio, 1 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
December in Haparanda, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 3 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TornioLapland | 1 km NNE | -3° | -10° | 52 mm |
| MarielundNorrbotten | 2 km NW | -3° | -10° | 53 mm |
| KeminmaaLapland | 19 km ESE | -3° | -11° | 47 mm |
| LautiosaariLapland | 21 km E | -3° | -11° | 47 mm |
| KemiLapland | 22 km ESE | -3° | -10° | 46 mm |
| SangisNorrbotten | 29 km W | -3° | -10° | 51 mm |
| RisögrundNorrbotten | 41 km W | -3° | -9° | 50 mm |
| TervolaLapland | 41 km NE | -3° | -11° | 55 mm |