Rot Weather in December
Rot in December
The short of it: Rot in December averages a high of -3 °C (27 °F) and a low of -10 °C (14 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 5 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -3° · low -10° · rain 44 mm · daylight 5 h 29 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Rot an average December high of -3°, a low of -10° and some 44 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from November to about -3°, with nights near -10°. 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 29 min in mid-December, 96 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Rot runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Älvdalen, 2 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Rot, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h