Kristinehamn weather in December

In December, Kristinehamn sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 12.7 wet days and about 5.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kristinehamn's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kristinehamn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
4th coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
5 h 48 min
9:06 AM – 2:53 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kristinehamn is urban area in Kristinehamn Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.4 µg/m³ · 2016

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

A typical December day in Kristinehamn reaches about 2°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 -4°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Kristinehamn

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.

Kristinehamn 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 / -3°5811.36.76.60.0
Feb-0° / -4°459.46.48.70.0
Mar / -2°408.84.511.30.0
Apr / 4381.514.11.0
May13° / 5710.30.116.63.5
Jun17° / 12°9012.5018.15.3
Jul20° / 15°10613.7017.55.8
Aug19° / 15°11415.3015.35.4
Sep15° / 11°8311.9012.64.2
Oct / 9014.20.59.81.7
Nov / 7613.22.87.30.1
Dec / -1°7012.75.35.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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22080
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112278
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kristinehamn gets around 70 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 45% on the wettest days, and about 5 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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Dry (%)
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 19 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
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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 54 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 8:44 AM to 9:11 AM, and sunset from 3:03 PM to 3:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.38:443:03
26.38:463:01
36.28:483:00
46.28:502:59
56.18:512:58
66.18:532:58
76.08:552:57
86.08:562:56
96.08:582:56
105.98:592:55
115.99:002:55
125.99:022:54
135.99:032:54
145.89:042:54
155.89:052:54
165.89:062:53
175.89:072:53
185.89:082:54
195.89:082:54
205.79:092:54
215.79:102:54
225.79:102:55
235.79:112:55
245.79:112:56
255.89:112:57
265.89:112:57
275.89:122:58
285.89:122:59
295.89:123:00
305.89:113:01
315.99:113:02

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 5.85 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 Kristinehamn?

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
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kristinehamn.

What to pack for Kristinehamn in December

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

In December, Kristinehamn sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -1°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 Kristinehamn 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 Kristinehamn peaks around June 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kristinehamn?

Kristinehamn sits at 59.3°N, 14.1°E, 55 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Karlskoga, 24 km away.

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Topography around Kristinehamn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kristinehamn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m.

The land around Kristinehamn is covered by trees (51%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
184 m
80 km
452 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Karlskoga 24 km · Karlstad 35 km · Kumla 62 km · Örebro 63 km · Mariestad 69 km · Motala 101 km · Skövde 103 km · Lidköping 105 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 Kristinehamn (59.3098°, 14.1081°, elevation 55 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).