Ljungby weather in December

In December, Ljungby sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 6.6 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 8% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 54 min at the start of December to 6 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ljungby's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ljungby's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
4th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
6 h 30 min
8:45 AM – 3:15 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ljungby is urban area in Ljungby Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Ljungby 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 -3°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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113-1
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133-1
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How December really feels in Ljungby

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.

Ljungby 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°5711.46.57.20.0
Feb / -4°46106.49.10.0
Mar / -2°449.84.311.40.3
Apr11° / 469.7113.92.6
May16° / 6612.2016.14.6
Jun19° / 8612.8017.45.5
Jul21° / 12°9713.5016.95.8
Aug20° / 11°8614.1014.95.6
Sep16° / 6511012.54.6
Oct10° / 6512.10.4102.2
Nov / 5611.42.37.80.3
Dec / -2°5812.15.16.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21387
31387
41486
51486
61486
71486
81387
91486
101486
111585
121585
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141585
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211684
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301783
311882

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Ljungby gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13912
23912
34012
44012
54013
64013
74013
84114
94114
104015
114015
124015
133916
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153817
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303919
313919

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
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3100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
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1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
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2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2814light breeze
2914light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 54 min at the start of December to 6 h 30 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 8:51 AM, and sunset from 3:22 PM to 3:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.98:263:22
26.98:283:21
36.88:293:20
46.88:313:19
56.88:323:19
66.78:343:18
76.78:353:18
86.78:373:17
96.68:383:17
106.68:393:16
116.68:403:16
126.68:413:16
136.58:433:15
146.58:443:15
156.58:453:15
166.58:453:15
176.58:463:15
186.58:473:16
196.58:483:16
206.58:483:16
216.58:493:17
226.58:493:17
236.58:503:17
246.58:503:18
256.58:513:19
266.58:513:19
276.58:513:20
286.58:513:21
296.58:513:22
306.58:513:23
316.58:513:24

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.28 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.3Dim
20.3Dim
30.3Dim
40.3Dim
50.3Dim
60.3Dim
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100.3Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Ljungby?

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 Ljungby.

What to pack for Ljungby in December

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

In December, Ljungby sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Ljungby 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 69 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°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
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct11Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Ljungby 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 Ljungby peaks around July 10 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 10UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ljungby?

Ljungby sits at 56.8°N, 13.9°E, 142 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Värnamo, 40 km away.

KristianstadKarlshamnÄngelholm

Topography around Ljungby

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ljungby has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 153 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m.

The land around Ljungby is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
78 m
80 km
372 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Värnamo 40 km · Växjö 53 km · Halmstad 68 km · Hässleholm 76 km · Falkenberg 88 km · Kristianstad 90 km · Karlshamn 93 km · Ängelholm 93 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 Ljungby (56.8332°, 13.9408°, elevation 142 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).