Frederikshavn weather in December

In December, Frederikshavn sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 13.6 wet days and about 6.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 48 min at the start of December to 6 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Frederikshavn's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Frederikshavn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
6 h 18 min
9:04 AM – 3:24 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
28 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Frederikshavn is town in northeast Jutland, Denmark.

Density
1,667/km²
people per km²
Founded
1818

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Frederikshavn reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Frederikshavn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Frederikshavn weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6712.44.570.0
Feb / 469.3490.0
Mar / 4492.711.40.0
Apr / 428.30.413.91.2
May12° / 509.5016.23.2
Jun15° / 13°6610.1017.64.8
Jul18° / 15°568.40176.1
Aug18° / 16°7711.40155.8
Sep15° / 13°7211.3012.54.5
Oct11° / 10°9414.30.1102.6
Nov / 7714.20.97.71.1
Dec / 6913.62.96.40.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32575
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72674
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112872
122872
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153070
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213268
223268
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312971

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Frederikshavn gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 13.6 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1476
2476
3466
4466
5466
6456
7456
8456
9456
10446
11446
12436
13436
14436
15427
16427
17438
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214411
224412
234412
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254413
264314
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284414
294414
304415
314415

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in December

Winds average 28 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 28 km/h on the calmest days to 29 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
128breezy
228breezy
328breezy
428breezy
528breezy
628breezy
728breezy
828breezy
928breezy
1028breezy
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1228breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 48 min at the start of December to 6 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:44 AM to 9:09 AM, and sunset from 3:31 PM to 3:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.88:443:31
26.78:463:30
36.78:473:29
46.78:493:29
56.68:503:28
66.68:523:27
76.68:533:27
86.58:553:26
96.58:563:26
106.58:573:25
116.48:593:25
126.49:003:25
136.49:013:24
146.49:023:24
156.49:033:24
166.39:043:24
176.39:053:24
186.39:053:24
196.39:063:25
206.39:073:25
216.39:073:25
226.39:083:26
236.39:083:26
246.39:093:27
256.39:093:27
266.39:093:28
276.39:093:29
286.39:093:30
296.49:093:31
306.49:093:32
316.49:093:33

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.31 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Frederikshavn?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Frederikshavn.

What to pack for Frederikshavn in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Frederikshavn sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Frederikshavn in December

The nearest coast averages about 6°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Frederikshavn in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Frederikshavn peaks around August 10 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowAug 10UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Frederikshavn?

Frederikshavn sits at 57.4°N, 10.5°E, 8 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Skagen, 31 km away.

SkagenHjørringNørresundbyAalborgBjörlandaVästra FrölundaMajornaGothenburg

Topography around Frederikshavn

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Frederikshavn.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Frederikshavn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m.

The land around Frederikshavn is covered by water (45%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (57%) within 16 km, and water (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
123 m
80 km
141 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Skagen 31 km · Hjørring 33 km · Nørresundby 56 km · Aalborg 57 km · Björlanda 85 km · Västra Frölunda 86 km · Majorna 87 km · Gothenburg 90 km

Denmark travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 92% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$76,970
2025
Happiness
7.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 611
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 71%other/none/unspecified 24%Muslim 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Frederikshavn (57.4407°, 10.5366°, elevation 8 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).