Hjørring weather in December

In December, Hjørring sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 6.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-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 17% 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 Hjørring's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hjørring's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
6 h 18 min
9:06 AM – 3:26 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Hjørring is town in Denmark.

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 Hjørring reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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763
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How December really feels in Hjørring

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.

Hjørring weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6011.84.270.0
Feb / 4393.990.0
Mar / 429.22.711.40.4
Apr10° / 4290.413.92.2
May14° / 529.5016.24.1
Jun17° / 11°6510.3017.65.4
Jul19° / 14°629.80176.3
Aug20° / 14°7611.70156.0
Sep16° / 12°6311012.54.8
Oct12° / 7612.80.1102.8
Nov / 6011.90.97.71.1
Dec / 5912.22.96.40.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22575
32575
42575
52674
62674
72773
82872
92872
103070
113169
123169
133169
143268
153367
163367
173268
183268
193268
203268
213268
223268
233169
243169
253169
263070
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282971
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302971
312872

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Hjørring gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1396
2396
3396
4396
5396
6406
7406
8406
9406
10396
11396
12396
13387
14387
15387
16388
17388
18389
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223912
233912
243913
253913
263913
273913
284014
294014
304014
314014

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 21 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
721breezy
821breezy
921breezy
1021breezy
1121breezy
1221breezy
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3122breezy

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 8:46 AM to 9:12 AM, and sunset from 3:33 PM to 3:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.88:463:33
26.78:483:32
36.78:503:32
46.78:513:31
56.68:533:30
66.68:543:29
76.58:563:29
86.58:573:28
96.58:583:28
106.59:003:27
116.49:013:27
126.49:023:27
136.49:033:26
146.49:043:26
156.39:053:26
166.39:063:26
176.39:073:26
186.39:083:26
196.39:093:27
206.39:093:27
216.39:103:27
226.39:103:28
236.39:113:28
246.39:113:29
256.39:113:30
266.39:123:30
276.39:123:31
286.39:123:32
296.39:123:33
306.49:123:34
316.49:123:35

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 6.32 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 Hjørring?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hjørring.

What to pack for Hjørring in December

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

In December, Hjørring sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Hjørring in December

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan5Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Hjørring 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 Hjørring 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 Hjørring?

Hjørring sits at 57.5°N, 10.0°E, 51 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Frederikshavn, 33 km away.

FrederikshavnNørresundbySkagenAalborgRandersBjörlandaSkiveViborg

Topography around Hjørring

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hjørring has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m.

The land around Hjørring is covered by grassland (33%), cropland (24%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and water (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
141 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Frederikshavn 33 km · Nørresundby 45 km · Skagen 46 km · Aalborg 46 km · Randers 112 km · Björlanda 115 km · Skive 115 km · Viborg 118 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 Hjørring (57.4642°, 9.9823°, elevation 51 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).