Gjøvik weather in December

In December, Gjøvik sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 5.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -0°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 5 h 54 min at the start of December to 5 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Gjøvik's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gjøvik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
5 h 18 min
9:35 AM – 2:52 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
0.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Gjøvik is settlement in Gjøvik Municipality, Norway.

Density
1,393/km²
people per km²
Founded
1861

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 -0°C in the first days to -4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Gjøvik reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-4
20-4
30-4
40-4
50-4
6-1-5
7-1-5
8-1-5
9-1-5
10-1-6
11-1-6
12-2-6
13-2-6
14-2-6
15-2-7
16-2-7
17-2-7
18-3-7
19-3-8
20-3-8
21-3-8
22-3-8
23-3-8
24-3-8
25-3-8
26-3-8
27-4-9
28-4-9
29-4-9
30-4-9
31-4-9

How December really feels in Gjøvik

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
18 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Gjøvik weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°5510.210.86.20.0
Feb-2° / -9°377.68.78.50.0
Mar / -5°427.98.211.30.0
Apr / -1°478.54.814.21.5
May14° / 7411.41.516.94.0
Jun18° / 8512018.65.3
Jul20° / 11°9413.3017.95.7
Aug19° / 10°10213.6015.55.4
Sep14° / 7410.7012.63.8
Oct / 76112.49.71.1
Nov / -2°7211.17.870.0
Dec-2° / -7°5410.19.25.40.0

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 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51882
61981
72080
82080
92179
102179
112377
122377
132476
142575
152674
162674
172872
182872
192872
202971
212971
222971
233070
243070
253070
263070
273169
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Gjøvik gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 33% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13832
23832
33732
43732
53732
63631
73631
83531
93430
103330
113329
123229
133128
143028
153027
162927
172927
182927
192927
202928
213028
223029
233029
243130
253130
263231
273232
283332
293333
303433
313434

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
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 54 min at the start of December to 5 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 9:11 AM to 9:40 AM, and sunset from 3:03 PM to 3:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.99:113:03
25.89:133:01
35.79:153:00
45.79:172:59
55.69:192:58
65.69:212:57
75.69:232:56
85.59:242:55
95.59:262:54
105.49:282:54
115.49:292:53
125.49:302:53
135.39:322:52
145.39:332:52
155.39:342:52
165.39:352:52
175.39:362:52
185.29:372:52
195.29:382:52
205.29:392:52
215.29:392:52
225.29:402:53
235.29:402:53
245.29:402:54
255.29:412:55
265.29:412:55
275.39:412:56
285.39:412:57
295.39:412:58
305.39:402:59
315.39:403:01

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.16 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.2Dim
20.2Dim
30.2Dim
40.2Dim
50.2Dim
60.2Dim
70.2Dim
80.2Dim
90.2Dim
100.2Dim
110.2Dim
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170.2Dim
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230.2Dim
240.2Dim
250.2Dim
260.2Dim
270.2Dim
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290.2Dim
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310.2Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Gjøvik?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gjøvik.

What to pack for Gjøvik in December

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

In December, Gjøvik sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Gjøvik 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 Gjøvik peaks around June 23 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 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 23UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gjøvik?

Gjøvik sits at 60.8°N, 10.7°E, 127 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Hamar, 20 km away.

Moss

Topography around Gjøvik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gjøvik has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m around an average of 181 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,340 m.

The land around Gjøvik is covered by water (40%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (53%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
314 m
16 km
598 m
80 km
1,340 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Hamar 20 km · Lillehammer 38 km · Lillestrøm 95 km · Oslo 98 km · Asker 108 km · Drammen 120 km · Kongsberg 138 km · Moss 151 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 Gjøvik (60.7957°, 10.6915°, elevation 127 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. 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).