Skagen weather in December

In December, Skagen sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 14.2 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 5°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 42 min at the start of December to 6 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Skagen's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skagen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
6 h 18 min
9:06 AM – 3:22 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
31 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Skagen is northernmost town in Denmark.

Density
53/km²
people per km²

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 5°C by the end.

A typical December day in Skagen reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°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 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
175
275
365
465
564
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1264
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1564
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3152

How December really feels in Skagen

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.

Skagen 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 / 6612.54.470.0
Feb / 48104.18.90.0
Mar / 458.92.711.40.0
Apr / 417.80.3141.2
May12° / 509.3016.33.1
Jun15° / 13°649.6017.64.7
Jul17° / 16°558.7017.16.0
Aug18° / 16°72110155.8
Sep15° / 14°7211.4012.54.5
Oct12° / 10°9614.80102.7
Nov / 78140.87.61.2
Dec / 7114.22.76.40.2

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 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42476
52575
62674
72674
82674
92773
102773
112872
122872
132971
142971
153169
163169
173169
183268
193268
203169
213268
223268
233268
243268
253268
263268
273268
283169
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Skagen gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 14.2 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1486
2486
3486
4486
5486
6485
7485
8485
9485
10475
11475
12466
13456
14456
15447
16447
17448
18449
194410
204410
214511
224512
234512
244513
254413
264413
274413
284413
294414
304413
314413

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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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15100
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17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 31 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 30 km/h on the calmest days to 31 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
131windy
231windy
331windy
431windy
531windy
631windy
731windy
831windy
931windy
1031windy
1130windy
1230windy
1330windy
1430windy
1530windy
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1930windy
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2130windy
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2331windy
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3031windy
3131windy

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 42 min at the start of December to 6 h 18 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 9:11 AM, and sunset from 3:29 PM to 3:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.78:463:29
26.78:473:28
36.68:493:27
46.68:513:26
56.68:523:26
66.58:543:25
76.58:553:24
86.48:573:24
96.48:583:23
106.48:593:23
116.49:013:22
126.39:023:22
136.39:033:22
146.39:043:22
156.39:053:22
166.39:063:22
176.39:073:22
186.29:083:22
196.29:083:22
206.29:093:22
216.29:103:23
226.29:103:23
236.29:103:24
246.29:113:24
256.29:113:25
266.29:113:26
276.39:113:26
286.39:123:27
296.39:123:28
306.39:113:29
316.39:113:30

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.3 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.4Dim
20.3Dim
30.3Dim
40.3Dim
50.3Dim
60.3Dim
70.3Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Skagen?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Skagen.

What to pack for Skagen in December

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

In December, Skagen sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreakera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Skagen 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 Skagen 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 Skagen 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 Skagen?

Skagen sits at 57.7°N, 10.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Frederikshavn, 31 km away.

FrederikshavnHjørringBjörlandaMajornaVästra FrölundaGothenburgNørresundbyKungälv

Topography around Skagen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skagen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m.

The land around Skagen is covered by water (43%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (90%) within 16 km, and water (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
140 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Frederikshavn 31 km · Hjørring 46 km · Björlanda 74 km · Majorna 79 km · Västra Frölunda 80 km · Gothenburg 82 km · Nørresundby 84 km · Kungälv 84 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 Skagen (57.7209°, 10.5839°, elevation 0 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).