Alesund weather in December

In December, Alesund sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 219 mm of precipitation across 20.1 wet days and about 4.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 18 min at the start of December to 4 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Alesund's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alesund's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
219 mm
20.1 wet days
Daylight
4 h 36 min
10:15 AM – 2:48 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Alesund is town in Norway.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,902/km²
people per km²
Founded
1824

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month.

A typical December day in Alesund reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°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 7°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Alesund

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.

Alesund weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 20519.812.35.60.0
Feb / 17917.912.38.20.0
Mar / 16918.310.411.30.0
Apr / 11014.55.114.40.5
May / 10315.31.517.41.7
Jun12° / 11715.6019.32.6
Jul14° / 11°11915.6018.53.5
Aug15° / 12°15317.8015.83.6
Sep13° / 10°22118.3012.62.8
Oct / 22018.72.29.51.4
Nov / 19717.25.46.50.2
Dec / 21920.110.64.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
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42179
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Alesund gets around 219 mm of rain and snow over 20.1 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 64% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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316438

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.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
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520light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 18 min at the start of December to 4 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:47 AM to 10:19 AM, and sunset from 3:03 PM to 2:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.39:473:03
25.29:503:01
35.19:523:00
45.19:542:58
55.09:562:57
65.09:582:56
74.910:002:55
84.910:022:53
94.810:042:52
104.810:062:52
114.710:082:51
124.710:092:50
134.610:112:50
144.610:122:49
154.610:132:49
164.610:152:48
174.510:162:48
184.510:172:48
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204.510:182:48
214.510:192:49
224.510:202:49
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314.610:192:58

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.09 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.09 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 Alesund?

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
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alesund.

What to pack for Alesund in December

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

In December, Alesund sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 20 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Alesund in December

The nearest coast averages about 8°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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March near 6°C.

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

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Alesund 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 Alesund peaks around June 22 at about 5 (moderate) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 22UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alesund?

Alesund sits at 62.5°N, 6.2°E, 3 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Molde, 59 km away.

FlamBergenTrondheimNesttunYtrebygdaStjørdalshalsen

Topography around Alesund

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alesund has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,863 m.

The land around Alesund is covered by water (73%) within 3 km, water (63%) within 16 km, and water (46%), grassland (24%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
286 m
16 km
906 m
80 km
1,863 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Molde 59 km · Kristiansund 107 km · Flam 186 km · Bergen 235 km · Trondheim 239 km · Nesttun 243 km · Ytrebygda 245 km · Stjørdalshalsen 265 km

Norway travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 91% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$94,594
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 613
Religion
Church of Norway 68%other Christian 4%Muslim 3%Roman Catholic 3%

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 Alesund (62.4723°, 6.1549°, elevation 3 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).