Västerås Weather in December
Västerås in December
The short of it: Västerås in December averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 6 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -3° · rain 42 mm · daylight 6 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & August
December in Västerås brings afternoons near 2° and nights around -3°, with about 42 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 2°, nights near -3°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 6 h 2 min in mid-December, 85 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and August.
Against its neighbours, Västerås runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Skultuna, 14 km to the NW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Västerås, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 6 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkultunaVästmanland | 14 km NW | 1° | -4° | 52 mm |
| HallstahammarVästmanland | 18 km W | 1° | -4° | 48 mm |
| SurahammarVästmanland | 21 km WNW | 1° | -4° | 56 mm |
| TorshällaSödermanland | 23 km SSW | 2° | -3° | 43 mm |
| HällbybrunnSödermanland | 26 km SSW | 2° | -3° | 44 mm |
| EskilstunaSödermanland | 28 km S | 2° | -3° | 45 mm |
| EnköpingUppsala | 30 km E | 2° | -3° | 44 mm |
| KöpingVästmanland | 34 km WSW | 1° | -4° | 50 mm |