Weather in Kalmar in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Kalmar;
Average weather
Average temperature in Kalmar in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +4°C with a maximum of +9°C and a minimum of -7°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 19% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from 0°C to +3°C.
Is Kalmar warm or cold in December?
Kalmar is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +6°C to +3°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +3°C to 0°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Kalmar, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Kalmar in December
Water in Kalmar in December is Cold. It varies from +3°C to +6°C, with an average of +5°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +3°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Kalmar in December?
Climate in Kalmar in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +3°C | +2°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -9°C | -25°C | -21°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +12°C | +12°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 47 mm | 32 mm | 22 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +5°C | +3°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 87% | 86% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 10 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 3 | 7 | 9 | ||||
December often has better weather than November. It’s getting colder in December. From +6°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +3°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 47 mm to 32 mm. Humidity rises from 86% to 87%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 3 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 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Kalmar is gradually decreasing during December, going from 5 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Kalmar.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Kalmar?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kalmar in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (+8°C) and the highest in 2020 (+13°C). The driest year was 2018 with only 315 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 641 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kalmar, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
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.