Kungsbacka weather in December

In December, Kungsbacka sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 6.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-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 48 min at the start of December to 6 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kungsbacka's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kungsbacka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
73 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
6 h 18 min
8:58 AM – 3:18 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kungsbacka is urban area in Kungsbacka 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 Kungsbacka 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 -2°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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741
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How December really feels in Kungsbacka

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.

Kungsbacka weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°6912.34.670.0
Feb / -2°539.84.690.0
Mar / -0°479.73.311.40.4
Apr11° / 499.80.513.92.6
May16° / 5711.2016.24.8
Jun19° / 11°7811.6017.65.8
Jul21° / 13°78120176.2
Aug20° / 13°9814.40155.7
Sep16° / 10°8012.5012.54.7
Oct11° / 9013.90.3102.6
Nov / 7312.517.70.6
Dec / 7312.83.46.40.0

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 (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52278
62278
72278
82278
92278
102377
112377
122377
132377
142377
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202674
212674
222674
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242872
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283070
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Kungsbacka gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1427
2428
3428
4438
5438
6439
7439
8439
9439
10439
11429
12429
13419
14409
15399
163910
173910
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223912
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244013
254013
264013
274014
284114
294114
304214
314315

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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22100
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24100
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26100
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28100
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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
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
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1816light breeze
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2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
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2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 48 min at the start of December to 6 h 24 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 8:38 AM to 9:03 AM, and sunset from 3:25 PM to 3:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.88:383:25
26.78:403:24
36.78:413:23
46.78:433:22
56.68:453:21
66.68:463:21
76.58:483:20
86.58:493:20
96.58:503:19
106.58:523:19
116.48:533:18
126.48:543:18
136.48:553:18
146.48:563:18
156.38:573:18
166.38:583:18
176.38:593:18
186.39:003:18
196.39:003:18
206.39:013:18
216.39:023:19
226.39:023:19
236.39:033:20
246.39:033:20
256.39:033:21
266.39:033:22
276.39:043:22
286.39:043:23
296.39:043:24
306.49:043:25
316.49:033:26

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.3 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.3Dim
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30.3Dim
40.3Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kungsbacka?

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 Kungsbacka.

What to pack for Kungsbacka in December

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

In December, Kungsbacka sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Kungsbacka 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 13 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 Kungsbacka 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 Kungsbacka 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 Kungsbacka?

Kungsbacka sits at 57.5°N, 12.1°E, 6 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Mölndal, 19 km away.

Topography around Kungsbacka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kungsbacka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m.

The land around Kungsbacka is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
188 m
80 km
344 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Mölndal 19 km · Mölnlycke 19 km · Västra Frölunda 20 km · Majorna 25 km · Gothenburg 25 km · Partille 28 km · Lerum 34 km · Björlanda 34 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 Kungsbacka (57.4872°, 12.0761°, elevation 6 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).