Weather in Stavanger in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Stavanger;
Average weather
Average temperature in Stavanger in December
Going from a maximum of +9°C during the day to a minimum of -8°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +4°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 29% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from 0°C to +5°C.
Is Stavanger warm or cold in December?
Stavanger is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +8°C to +5°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +5°C to +2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Stavanger, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Stavanger in December
Water in Stavanger in December is Cold. It varies from +6°C to +10°C, with an average of +8°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +5°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Stavanger in December?
Climate in Stavanger in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +5°C | +4°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -9°C | -11°C | -19°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +12°C | +11°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 206 mm | 175 mm | 154 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +8°C | +6°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 81% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1007 HPa | 1008 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 21 | 18 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||
December weather is still as bad as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +8°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +5°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 206 mm to 175 mm. Humidity rises from 80% to 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 4 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 3 sunny days in November to 2 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains bad.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 11 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Stavanger is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 8 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Stavanger.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Stavanger?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Stavanger in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+8°C) and the highest in 2014 (+12°C). The driest year was 1993 with only 1101 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 3278 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Stavanger
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Stavanger, 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.