Weather in Narvik in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Narvik in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is -2°C with a maximum of +5°C and a minimum of -15°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 45% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -1°C to -10°C.
Is Narvik warm or cold in December?
Narvik is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +2°C to 0°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -3°C to -6°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Narvik, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Narvik in December
Water in Narvik in December is Cold. It varies from +4°C to +9°C, with an average of +6°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around 0°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Narvik in December?
Climate in Narvik in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | 0°C | -2°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -24°C | -30°C | -29°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +11°C | +10°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 82 mm | 83 mm | 75 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +6°C | +5°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 79% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1005 HPa | 1002 HPa | 1003 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 12 | 17 | 17 | ||||
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 0°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 82 mm to 83 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 80% to 79%. 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 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Narvik is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 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 Narvik?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Narvik in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+5°C) and the highest in 1990 (+8°C). The driest year was 1980 with only 664 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1989 with 1620 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Narvik, 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.