Helsingborg weather in December

In December, Helsingborg sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 6.8 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 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 06 min at the start of December to 6 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Helsingborg's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Helsingborg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
4th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
6 h 42 min
8:45 AM – 3:26 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Helsingborg is town and seat of Helsingborg Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1085

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 Helsingborg reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 4°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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How December really feels in Helsingborg

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.

Helsingborg 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 / -1°5411.84.67.30.0
Feb / -2°4510.34.69.10.0
Mar / -0°4510311.40.5
Apr11° / 44100.513.82.8
May16° / 6011.20164.8
Jun19° / 10°8112.3017.25.7
Jul21° / 13°8112.6016.76.1
Aug21° / 13°8713.3014.85.9
Sep17° / 10°6210.4012.55.1
Oct12° / 6512.50.110.12.8
Nov / 5311.617.90.7
Dec / -0°5711.83.56.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
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52080
62080
72080
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92179
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112278
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Helsingborg gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 17 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
316light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
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917light breeze
1016light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 06 min at the start of December to 6 h 42 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 8:26 AM to 8:50 AM, and sunset from 3:32 PM to 3:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.18:263:32
27.18:273:31
37.08:293:31
47.08:303:30
57.08:323:29
66.98:333:29
76.98:353:28
86.98:363:28
96.88:373:27
106.88:383:27
116.88:403:27
126.88:413:26
136.78:423:26
146.78:433:26
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196.78:473:27
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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 0.34 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.34 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 Helsingborg?

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
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Helsingborg.

What to pack for Helsingborg in December

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

In December, Helsingborg sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Helsingborg 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 20 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°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Helsingborg 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 Helsingborg peaks around July 12 at about 5 (high) — 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Helsingborg?

Helsingborg sits at 56.0°N, 12.7°E, 13 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Helsingør, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Helsingborg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Helsingborg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m.

The land around Helsingborg is covered by water (40%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, cropland (34%) and water (32%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
286 m
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December weather nearby: Helsingør 5.0 km · Landskrona 21 km · Hørsholm 22 km · Ängelholm 24 km · Birkerød 28 km · Hillerød 28 km · Allerød 29 km · Lillerød 29 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 Helsingborg (56.0467°, 12.6944°, elevation 13 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).