Nässjö weather in December

In December, Nässjö sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 6.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 42 min at the start of December to 6 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nässjö's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nässjö's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
4th coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
6 h 18 min
8:49 AM – 3:06 PM
Cloud cover
83%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Nässjö is urban area in Nässjö 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 2°C in the first days to 0°C by the end.

A typical December day in Nässjö reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°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 6°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)
12-1
22-1
32-1
42-1
52-1
62-1
72-2
82-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
132-2
141-2
151-2
161-3
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310-4

How December really feels in Nässjö

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.

Nässjö 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°42107.770.0
Feb / -5°359.17.690.0
Mar / -3°348.85.911.40.2
Apr10° / 4092.1142.3
May15° / 6312.20.216.34.4
Jun18° / 8413.2017.65.4
Jul21° / 11°8813.5017.15.8
Aug20° / 11°8013.50155.6
Sep15° / 5810.1012.54.4
Oct / 5410.70.8101.9
Nov / 5010.94.17.70.1
Dec / -3°4810.96.86.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81486
91486
101585
111585
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Nässjö gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13820
23820
33820
43821
53821
63821
73821
83821
93721
103721
113621
123521
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143421
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283424
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313525

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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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 14 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
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1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 42 min at the start of December to 6 h 18 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 8:29 AM to 8:54 AM, and sunset from 3:13 PM to 3:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.78:293:13
26.78:313:12
36.78:323:11
46.68:343:10
56.68:353:10
66.58:373:09
76.58:383:08
86.58:403:08
96.48:413:07
106.48:423:07
116.48:443:07
126.48:453:06
136.38:463:06
146.38:473:06
156.38:483:06
166.38:493:06
176.38:503:06
186.38:513:06
196.38:513:06
206.28:523:07
216.28:523:07
226.28:533:07
236.28:533:08
246.28:543:08
256.38:543:09
266.38:543:10
276.38:543:11
286.38:553:11
296.38:553:12
306.38:543:13
316.38:543:14

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.25 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is December a good time to visit Nässjö?

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
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nässjö.

What to pack for Nässjö in December

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

In December, Nässjö sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Nässjö 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 Nässjö peaks around June 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nässjö?

Nässjö sits at 57.7°N, 14.7°E, 303 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Huskvarna, 28 km away.

VäxjöSkövdeMotalaLinköping

Topography around Nässjö

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nässjö has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 303 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m.

The land around Nässjö is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
180 m
80 km
293 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Huskvarna 28 km · Jönköping 35 km · Värnamo 65 km · Växjö 86 km · Falköping 89 km · Skövde 96 km · Motala 100 km · Linköping 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 Nässjö (57.6531°, 14.6968°, elevation 303 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).