Linköping weather in December

In December, Linköping sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 6.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-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 15% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 30 min at the start of December to 6 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Linköping's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Linköping's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
4th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
6 h 06 min
8:52 AM – 2:56 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Linköping is city in Östergötland, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.3 µg/m³ · 2015
Founded
1150

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 Linköping reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 7°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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23-1
33-1
43-1
53-1
63-1
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83-1
93-1
102-1
112-1
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How December really feels in Linköping

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.

Linköping weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°388.75.96.80.0
Feb / -4°327.968.90.0
Mar / -2°307.94.511.40.3
Apr11° / 378.11.6142.6
May16° / 5210.20.116.44.9
Jun19° / 7111.7017.85.8
Jul22° / 12°7711.6017.36.3
Aug21° / 11°6912.4015.16.0
Sep16° / 539.5012.54.8
Oct10° / 5310.30.59.92.2
Nov / 4810.13.27.50.2
Dec / -2°4510.35.66.20.0

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 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21783
31882
41882
51981
61981
71981
81981
91981
102179
112179
122179
132179
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312674

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Linköping gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23615
33616
43616
53616
63616
73616
83616
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103516
113516
123416
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143316
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183117
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203118
213119
223119
233120
243120
253120
263120
273120
283120
293221
303221
313321

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
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5100
6100
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8100
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21100
22100
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24100
25100
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27100
28100
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30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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1814light breeze
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2114light breeze
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 30 min at the start of December to 6 h 06 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 8:31 AM to 8:57 AM, and sunset from 3:04 PM to 3:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.58:313:04
26.58:333:03
36.58:343:02
46.48:363:01
56.48:383:00
66.38:392:59
76.38:412:59
86.38:422:58
96.28:442:57
106.28:452:57
116.28:462:57
126.18:472:56
136.18:492:56
146.18:502:56
156.18:512:56
166.18:522:56
176.18:532:56
186.08:532:56
196.08:542:56
206.08:552:56
216.08:552:57
226.08:562:57
236.08:562:58
246.08:572:58
256.08:572:59
266.08:573:00
276.18:573:00
286.18:573:01
296.18:573:02
306.18:573:03
316.18:573:04

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.23 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is December a good time to visit Linköping?

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 Linköping.

What to pack for Linköping in December

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

In December, Linköping sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Linköping 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 Linköping peaks around June 16 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 16UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Linköping?

Linköping sits at 58.4°N, 15.6°E, 58 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Motala, 37 km away.

VästervikÖrebroNässjö

Topography around Linköping

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Linköping has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m.

The land around Linköping is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), trees (27%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (34%), cropland (27%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
340 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Motala 37 km · Norrköping 38 km · Katrineholm 73 km · Kumla 84 km · Nyköping 89 km · Västervik 94 km · Örebro 99 km · Nässjö 100 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 Linköping (58.4109°, 15.6216°, elevation 58 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).