Malmö Weather in December
Malmö in December
The short of it: Malmö in December averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 55 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 7 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low 1° · rain 55 mm · daylight 7 h 4 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Malmö an average December high of 5°, a low of 1° and some 55 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 55 mm, the 5th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 7 h 4 min in mid-December, 67 minutes less than a month before.
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 May and July.
Against its neighbours, Malmö runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Limhamn, 4 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Malmö, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LimhamnSkåne | 4 km SW | 5° | 1° | 51 mm |
| BunkeflostrandSkåne | 8 km SW | 5° | 1° | 51 mm |
| LommaSkåne | 9 km NNE | 5° | 1° | 54 mm |
| OxieSkåne | 9 km SE | 4° | 1° | 60 mm |
| StaffanstorpSkåne | 14 km ENE | 5° | 1° | 55 mm |
| LundSkåne | 16 km NE | 5° | 1° | 57 mm |
| SvedalaSkåne | 18 km SE | 4° | 1° | 62 mm |
| DragørCapital Region | 21 km W | 5° | 1° | 51 mm |