Gustavsberg weather in December

In December, Gustavsberg sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 12.7 wet days and about 5.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 18 min at the start of December to 5 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Gustavsberg's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gustavsberg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
5 h 48 min
8:49 AM – 2:36 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
25 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Gustavsberg is urban area in Värmdö Municipality, Sweden.

Density
8,656/km²
people per km²

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 4°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Gustavsberg 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 -1°C and 6°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 Gustavsberg

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.

Gustavsberg weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°449.96.66.60.0
Feb / -2°348.76.88.70.0
Mar / -1°3184.511.30.0
Apr / 327.21.714.10.3
May10° / 367.70.116.62.2
Jun14° / 12°579.1018.14.3
Jul18° / 15°568.9017.56.0
Aug18° / 16°6110.7015.35.8
Sep14° / 12°549.1012.64.3
Oct / 6311.70.29.81.9
Nov / 6412.42.57.30.3
Dec / 5812.75.35.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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52080
62179
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Gustavsberg gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 12.7 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 42% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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314022

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 25 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
125breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 18 min at the start of December to 5 h 48 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 8:27 AM to 8:54 AM, and sunset from 2:45 PM to 2:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.38:272:45
26.38:292:44
36.28:312:43
46.28:332:42
56.18:342:41
66.18:362:40
76.08:382:40
86.08:392:39
96.08:412:38
105.98:422:38
115.98:432:37
125.98:452:37
135.88:462:37
145.88:472:36
155.88:482:36
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175.88:502:36
185.88:512:36
195.78:522:36
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215.78:532:37
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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 0.21 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.21 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 Gustavsberg?

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
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gustavsberg.

What to pack for Gustavsberg in December

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

In December, Gustavsberg sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Gustavsberg 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 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 2°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
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar2Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Gustavsberg 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 Gustavsberg peaks around June 17 at about 5 (high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gustavsberg?

Gustavsberg sits at 59.3°N, 18.4°E, 7 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Boo, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Gustavsberg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gustavsberg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m.

The land around Gustavsberg is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and water (37%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
84 m
80 km
109 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Boo 6.0 km · Nacka 13 km · Lidingö 15 km · Östermalm 17 km · Åkersberga 18 km · Södermalm 18 km · Stockholm 18 km · Årsta 19 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 Gustavsberg (59.3268°, 18.3897°, elevation 7 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).