Weather in Harstad in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Harstad in December
Going from a maximum of +4°C during the day to a minimum of -11°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around -2°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 60% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -1°C to -10°C.
Is Harstad warm or cold in December?
Harstad is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +3°C to 0°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from 0°C to -3°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Harstad, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Harstad in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | 0°C | -1°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -15°C | -21°C | -21°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +9°C | +8°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 71 mm | 71 mm | 59 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 81% | 80% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1005 HPa | 1002 HPa | 1002 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 9 | 14 | 16 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +3°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to 0°C. The rainfall amount in December stays the same as in the previous month with a 71 mm of total precipitation. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 81% to 80%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Harstad is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Harstad?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Harstad in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+4°C) and the highest in 2011 (+7°C). The driest year was 1980 with only 570 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2005 with 1322 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Harstad
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Harstad, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.