Rättvik Weather in December
Rättvik in December
The short of it: Rättvik in December averages a high of 0 °C (32 °F) and a low of -6 °C (22 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 5 h 37 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 0° · low -6° · rain 44 mm · daylight 5 h 37 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Rättvik brings afternoons near 0° and nights around -6°, with about 44 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 0°, nights near -6°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 44 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 5 h 37 min in mid-December, 93 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, Rättvik runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Backa, 4 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Rättvik, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h