Väståboland weather in December

In December, Väståboland sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 12.7 wet days and about 5.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 hours at the start of December to 5 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Väståboland's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Väståboland's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
4th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
5 h 30 min
9:43 AM – 3:11 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Väståboland is town in the region of Southwest Finland, Finland.

Density
3/km²
people per km²
Founded
2009

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 3°C in the first days to 0°C by the end.

A typical December day in Väståboland reaches about 2°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 -4°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Väståboland

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.

Väståboland 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-1° / -5°4810.186.30.0
Feb-2° / -6°368.47.18.60.0
Mar / -4°3585.211.30.0
Apr / 328.11.614.20.9
May12° / 347.6016.83.6
Jun17° / 11°529.2018.45.5
Jul20° / 14°5910.1017.86.4
Aug20° / 14°6811.3015.46.0
Sep15° / 10°539.7012.64.4
Oct / 63110.49.71.7
Nov / 5911.72.97.10.1
Dec / -2°5912.76.45.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Väståboland gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 20 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 hours at the start of December to 5 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:20 AM to 9:48 AM, and sunset from 3:21 PM to 3:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.09:203:21
26.09:223:20
35.99:243:19
45.99:263:18
55.89:283:17
65.89:293:16
75.79:313:15
85.79:333:14
95.69:343:13
105.69:363:13
115.69:373:12
125.59:393:12
135.59:403:11
145.59:413:11
155.59:423:11
165.59:433:11
175.49:443:11
185.49:453:11
195.49:463:11
205.49:473:11
215.49:473:11
225.49:483:12
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265.49:493:14
275.49:493:15
285.59:493:16
295.59:493:17
305.59:493:18
315.59:483:20

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.17 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Väståboland?

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

0.0
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 Väståboland.

What to pack for Väståboland in December

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

In December, Väståboland sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Väståboland in December

The nearest coast averages about 5°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 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Väståboland 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 Väståboland peaks around June 17 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 17UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Väståboland?

Väståboland sits at 60.3°N, 22.3°E, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Kaarina, 13 km away.

RaseborgLoimaa

Topography around Väståboland

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Väståboland has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m.

The land around Väståboland is covered by trees (50%) and water (23%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
276 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Kaarina 13 km · Turku 17 km · Raisio 22 km · Naantali 24 km · Lieto 25 km · Salo 47 km · Raseborg 73 km · Loimaa 74 km

Finland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$56,149
2025
Happiness
7.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 603
Religion
Lutheran 67%none 31%other 2%Greek Orthodox 1%

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 Väståboland (60.2997°, 22.3004°), 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).