Piteå Weather in December
Piteå in December
The short of it: Piteå in December averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -8 °C (17 °F), with 51 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 3 h 26 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 -2° · low -8° · rain 51 mm · daylight 3 h 26 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Piteå brings afternoons near -2° and nights around -8°, with about 51 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about -2°, nights near -8°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 51 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 3 h 26 min in mid-December, 146 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, Piteå runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Bergsviken, 5 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Piteå, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 3 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BergsvikenNorrbotten | 5 km WSW | -2° | -9° | 49 mm |
| HortlaxNorrbotten | 5 km SW | -1° | -8° | 50 mm |
| NorrfjärdenNorrbotten | 11 km N | -2° | -9° | 50 mm |
| RoknäsNorrbotten | 13 km WNW | -2° | -10° | 48 mm |
| RosvikNorrbotten | 16 km NE | -2° | -9° | 49 mm |
| JävreNorrbotten | 19 km S | -1° | -7° | 50 mm |
| AlvikNorrbotten | 26 km NNE | -2° | -10° | 47 mm |
| AntnäsNorrbotten | 31 km NNE | -2° | -10° | 46 mm |