Weather in Ostersund in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Ostersund;
Average weather
Average temperature in Ostersund in December
Going from a maximum of +3°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 up 18% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -1°C to +3°C.
Is Ostersund warm or cold in December?
Ostersund is typically cold in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +1°C to -3°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -3°C to -8°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 Ostersund, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Ostersund in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +1°C | -3°C | -4°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -22°C | -27°C | -36°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +7°C | +9°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 43 mm | 43 mm | 86 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 85% | 85% | 84% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1007 HPa | 1005 HPa | 1005 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 22 | 23 | 23 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||
December weather is still as bad as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +1°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to -3°C. The rainfall amount in December stays the same as in the previous month with a 43 mm of total precipitation. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 85%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 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 bad.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 15 m/s which is quite strong. The wind will cause branches to move and ground debris to fly around.
The average wind speed in Ostersund is gradually increasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 7 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Ostersund.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Ostersund?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Ostersund in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (-10°C) and the highest in 2006 (+4°C). The driest year was 2008 with only 0 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 0 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Ostersund, 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.