Åre weather in December

In December, Åre sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 4.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to -3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 4 h 54 min at the start of December to 4 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Åre's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Åre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
4 h 06 min
10:01 AM – 2:06 PM
Cloud cover
83%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
0.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Åre is urban area in Åre Municipality, Sweden.

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 -1°C in the first days to -3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Åre 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 3°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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

How December really feels in Åre

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Åre weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°6313.514.95.30.0
Feb-3° / -9°5111.312.48.10.0
Mar / -7°5913.313.711.20.0
Apr / -3°4711.9914.50.2
May / 5412.74.217.61.7
Jun14° / 8515.40.419.73.2
Jul17° / 9015.1018.94.5
Aug16° / 8814.1015.94.3
Sep11° / 7614.50.512.72.4
Oct / 7114.16.29.40.4
Nov / -4°6312.610.66.30.0
Dec-2° / -7°6212.912.94.20.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31387
41387
51387
61486
71486
81288
91387
101387
111387
121486
131585
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241585
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301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Åre gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14240
24140
34140
44140
54140
64140
74140
84140
94140
104140
114240
124240
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314347

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
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14100
15100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 4 h 54 min at the start of December to 4 h 12 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 9:31 AM to 10:06 AM, and sunset from 2:23 PM to 2:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
14.99:312:23
24.89:342:22
34.79:362:20
44.79:392:18
54.69:412:17
64.59:442:15
74.59:462:14
84.49:482:13
94.49:502:11
104.39:522:10
114.39:542:09
124.29:562:09
134.29:572:08
144.19:592:07
154.110:002:07
164.110:012:06
174.110:032:06
184.010:042:06
194.010:052:06
204.010:052:06
214.010:062:06
224.010:072:07
234.010:072:07
244.010:072:08
254.010:072:09
264.010:072:10
274.110:072:11
284.110:072:12
294.110:072:13
304.110:062:15
314.210:062:16

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.06 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.06 kWh/m² to a high of 4.89 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 0.06 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.1Dim
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30.1Dim
40.1Dim
50.1Dim
60.1Dim
70.1Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Åre?

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
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Åre.

What to pack for Åre in December

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

In December, Åre sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Åre 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 Åre peaks around June 23 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 23UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Åre?

Åre sits at 63.4°N, 13.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Östersund, 82 km away.

LevangerStjørdalshalsenTrondheimSundsvallHärnösandHudiksvall

Topography around Åre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Åre has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 949 m around an average of 615 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,050 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,770 m.

The land around Åre is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
949 m
16 km
1,050 m
80 km
1,770 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Östersund 82 km · Levanger 96 km · Stjørdalshalsen 107 km · Trondheim 134 km · Sundsvall 242 km · Härnösand 259 km · Kristiansund 270 km · Hudiksvall 278 km

Sweden travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 87% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$63,133
2025
Happiness
7.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 609
Religion
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

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 Åre (63.3991°, 13.08°, elevation 0 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).