Björlanda weather in December

In December, Björlanda sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 13.6 wet days and about 6.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-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 14% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 42 min at the start of December to 6 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Björlanda's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Björlanda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
78 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
6 h 18 min
9:01 AM – 3:16 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Björlanda is urban area in Gothenburg 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 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Björlanda 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 -1°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Björlanda

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.

Björlanda weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°7312.54.970.0
Feb / -1°5410.24.68.90.0
Mar / 499.83.411.40.1
Apr / 499.70.7141.8
May14° / 6110.60.116.33.9
Jun17° / 12°8511.7017.65.1
Jul19° / 14°8111.6017.16.0
Aug19° / 14°10614.6015.15.5
Sep16° / 11°9413.2012.54.4
Oct11° / 102150.4102.4
Nov / 8213.81.17.60.7
Dec / 7813.63.56.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
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52179
62179
72278
82377
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112476
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312674

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Björlanda gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 13.6 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 43% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1478
2468
3468
4468
5468
6469
7459
8459
9459
10449
11449
12439
13429
14429
15419
164110
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204212
214212
224213
234213
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254214
264214
274315
284315
294315
304316
314316

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 22 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 22 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
422breezy
522breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 42 min at the start of December to 6 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:41 AM to 9:07 AM, and sunset from 3:24 PM to 3:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.78:413:24
26.78:433:23
36.68:443:22
46.68:463:21
56.58:483:20
66.58:493:20
76.58:513:19
86.48:523:18
96.48:533:18
106.48:553:17
116.48:563:17
126.38:573:17
136.38:583:17
146.38:593:16
156.39:003:16
166.39:013:16
176.29:023:16
186.29:033:17
196.29:043:17
206.29:043:17
216.29:053:17
226.29:053:18
236.29:063:18
246.29:063:19
256.29:063:20
266.29:073:20
276.29:073:21
286.39:073:22
296.39:073:23
306.39:073:24
316.39:073:25

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.28 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.28 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 Björlanda?

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 Björlanda.

What to pack for Björlanda in December

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

In December, Björlanda 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 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Björlanda in December

The nearest coast averages about 5°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Björlanda 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 Björlanda peaks around June 18 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 18UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Björlanda?

Björlanda sits at 57.8°N, 11.8°E, 8 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Majorna, 10 km away.

Topography around Björlanda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Björlanda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m.

The land around Björlanda is covered by trees (40%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
151 m
80 km
344 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Majorna 10 km · Gothenburg 10 km · Kungälv 15 km · Västra Frölunda 15 km · Mölndal 16 km · Partille 16 km · Mölnlycke 21 km · Lerum 26 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 Björlanda (57.7667°, 11.8333°, elevation 8 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).