Weather in Malmo in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Malmo;
Average weather
Average temperature in Malmo 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 38% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -1°C to +5°C.
Is Malmo warm or cold in December?
Malmo is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +7°C to +4°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 Malmo, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Malmo in December
Water in Malmo in December is Cold. It varies from +3°C to +8°C, with an average of +6°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +4°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Malmo in December?
Climate in Malmo in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +4°C | +3°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -16°C | -24°C | -22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +12°C | +11°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 55 mm | 51 mm | 41 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 5 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +6°C | +3°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 88% | 87% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 12 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||
December weather is still as bad as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +7°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +4°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 55 mm to 51 mm. Humidity rises from 86% to 88%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 5 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 2 sunny days in November to 1 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains bad.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Malmo is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Malmo.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Malmo?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Malmo in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (+9°C) and the highest in 2020 (+13°C). The driest year was 1996 with only 369 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2014 with 1052 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Malmo, 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.