Weather in Kokkola in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Kokkola;
Average weather
Average temperature in Kokkola in December
Going from a maximum of +4°C during the day to a minimum of -19°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around -5°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 22% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -7°C to -12°C.
Is Kokkola warm or cold in December?
Kokkola is typically cold in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +2°C to -2°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -2°C to -6°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
December is one of the coolest months in Kokkola, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Kokkola in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | -2°C | -4°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -21°C | -28°C | -34°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +7°C | +8°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 19 mm | 9 mm | 3 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 89% | 89% | 88% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1006 HPa | 1007 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 10 | 13 | 13 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +2°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to -2°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 19 mm to 9 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 89%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 4 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 1 to 2.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Kokkola is gradually decreasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Kokkola.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Kokkola?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kokkola in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+4°C) and the highest in 2020 (+9°C). The driest year was 2002 with only 256 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2016 with 617 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kokkola, 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.