Viken Weather in December
Viken in December
The short of it: Viken in December averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -8 °C (17 °F), with 52 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 3 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -8° · rain 52 mm · daylight 3 h 51 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Viken an average December high of -2°, a low of -8° and some 52 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about -2°, nights near -8°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 52 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 3 h 51 min in mid-December, 135 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 August and June.
Against its neighbours, Viken runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Skellefteå, 3 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
December in Viken, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 3 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkellefteåVästerbotten | 3 km NNE | -2° | -8° | 51 mm |
| MedleVästerbotten | 9 km W | -2° | -8° | 50 mm |
| UrsvikenVästerbotten | 12 km E | -2° | -8° | 52 mm |
| NylandVästerbotten | 12 km NW | -2° | -9° | 50 mm |
| KågeVästerbotten | 13 km NNE | -2° | -9° | 49 mm |
| ErsmarkVästerbotten | 14 km N | -2° | -9° | 48 mm |
| SkelleftehamnVästerbotten | 16 km ESE | -1° | -7° | 52 mm |
| BureåVästerbotten | 18 km SE | -1° | -7° | 54 mm |