Kristiansund weather in December

In December, Kristiansund sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 179 mm of precipitation across 19 wet days and about 4.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 hours at the start of December to 4 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kristiansund's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kristiansund's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
179 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
4 h 12 min
10:18 AM – 2:32 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kristiansund is town in Kristiansund Municipality in Norway.

Density
2,914/km²
people per km²
Founded
1742

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 Kristiansund reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°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 Kristiansund

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.

Kristiansund weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°17118.212.15.40.0
Feb / -1°15416.711.68.10.0
Mar / 14817.410.511.20.0
Apr / 10013.95.414.50.7
May10° / 9615.11.717.61.9
Jun12° / 11015.6019.62.8
Jul15° / 12°10415.3018.73.8
Aug15° / 12°14016.9015.93.9
Sep13° / 10°18417.3012.73.0
Oct / 17517.52.49.41.4
Nov / 15616.766.30.1
Dec / -0°1791910.44.40.0

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 83%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kristiansund gets around 179 mm of rain and snow over 19 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 61% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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25725
35726
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266340
276240
286240
296139
306139
316039

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 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 5 hours at the start of December to 4 h 18 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 9:49 AM to 10:22 AM, and sunset from 2:49 PM to 2:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.09:492:49
24.99:512:47
34.99:542:45
44.89:562:44
54.79:592:42
64.710:012:41
74.610:032:40
84.610:052:38
94.510:072:37
104.510:092:36
114.410:112:35
124.410:122:34
134.310:142:34
144.310:152:33
154.310:172:33
164.210:182:32
174.210:192:32
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204.210:222:32
214.210:232:33
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254.210:242:35
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274.210:242:37
284.210:242:38
294.310:232:39
304.310:232:41
314.310:222:42

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.08 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.08 kWh/m² to a high of 4.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kristiansund?

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 Kristiansund.

What to pack for Kristiansund in December

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

In December, Kristiansund sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Kristiansund 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 14°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 Kristiansund in December

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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 Kristiansund peaks around July 12 at about 4 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 12UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Kristiansund?

Kristiansund sits at 63.1°N, 7.7°E, 1 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Molde, 50 km away.

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Topography around Kristiansund

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kristiansund has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,856 m.

The land around Kristiansund is covered by water (63%) within 3 km, water (68%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (44%), grassland (25%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
610 m
80 km
1,856 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Molde 50 km · Alesund 107 km · Trondheim 138 km · Stjørdalshalsen 165 km · Levanger 191 km · Flam 252 km · Lillehammer 264 km · Åre 270 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 Kristiansund (63.1105°, 7.7279°, elevation 1 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).