Larvik weather in December

In December, Larvik sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 85 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 24 min at the start of December to 5 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Larvik's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Larvik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
85 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
5 h 54 min
9:20 AM – 3:12 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Larvik is city in Larvik Municipality, Norway.

Density
1,697/km²
people per km²
Founded
1671

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 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Larvik reaches about 4°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 -2°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Larvik

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.

Larvik weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°8612.17.76.70.0
Feb / -1°599.46.88.80.0
Mar / 578.44.711.40.1
Apr / 518.31.314.11.6
May13° / 618.80.216.53.8
Jun17° / 12°779.90185.3
Jul19° / 15°759.3017.46.3
Aug19° / 15°9311.9015.25.9
Sep15° / 12°10010.9012.64.6
Oct11° / 11413.30.59.82.4
Nov / 11213.62.87.40.6
Dec / 85134.760.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. 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

Larvik gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 13 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 47% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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314122

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 21 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 24 min at the start of December to 5 h 54 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 8:58 AM to 9:25 AM, and sunset from 3:21 PM to 3:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.48:583:21
26.39:003:20
36.39:023:19
46.29:043:18
56.29:053:17
66.29:073:16
76.19:093:15
86.19:103:15
96.09:123:14
106.09:133:14
116.09:143:13
126.09:163:13
135.99:173:13
145.99:183:12
155.99:193:12
165.99:203:12
175.99:213:12
185.89:223:12
195.89:223:13
205.89:233:13
215.89:243:13
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.24 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.24 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 Larvik?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Larvik.

What to pack for Larvik in December

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

In December, Larvik sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Larvik 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 at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) 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
Jan5Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Larvik 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 Larvik peaks around July 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 20UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Larvik?

Larvik sits at 59.1°N, 10.0°E, 49 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Sandefjord, 14 km away.

Topography around Larvik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Larvik has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,191 m.

The land around Larvik is covered by trees (40%), water (25%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
319 m
80 km
1,191 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Sandefjord 14 km · Porsgrunn 24 km · Skien 30 km · Tønsberg 32 km · Horten 48 km · Fredrikstad 54 km · Moss 55 km · Sarpsborg 66 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 Larvik (59.0533°, 10.0352°, elevation 49 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).